Leander Dendoncker thought he had scored his third Premier League goal, but it was ruled out
Wolves had a goal ruled out by the video assistant referee as their Premier League game at Leicester City ended in a goalless draw.
Joao Moutinho's right-wing corner was headed goalwards by Leander Dendoncker and hit the arm of Wolves' Willy Boly at close range before Dendoncker shot the rebound past Kasper Schmeichel from eight yards out.
But, after a review, the goal was disallowed by on-field referee Andre Marriner, much to the frustration of some Wolves players.
The Premier League tweeted to explain why the goal had been cancelled
Leicester's Harvey Barnes had a curling effort well held by Rui Patricio, and Wolves' best legal effort fell to Raul Jimenez, but he shot straight at Schmeichel.
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These two sides have been tipped as potential challengers to the Premier League's top six, but this game did not sparkle, with only three shots on target in total, and Leicester having to wait 83 minutes before their solitary goal-bound chance.
But the main controversy came at the other end early in the second half when Dendoncker put the ball in the back of the net and Wolves were celebrating before, one minute and 38 seconds later, the goal was overturned.
"I thought it was a goal, we were ready to start again and VAR [on the big screen] said it might've seen something and I was surprised," said Dendoncker.
"Willy Boly was just jumping and I had no clue it was a handball. It's a new rule so we have to adapt to it and get used to it."
Confirmation that Wolves' goal had been ruled out was cheered by Leicester supporters
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo said the new rules could "ruin the game".
"I haven't seen the images but I trust them. If they saw it, what can we do?" he said. "Things that weren't [that way] before shouldn't be now. We have such a nice Premier League, such a product, we cannot lose that.
"It's what fans come for, to celebrate, not to celebrate a no goal - that's not the real celebration of football. It's not good for the atmosphere of football. The Leicester fans were celebrating the no goal, that's not the mindset of the game.
"What I'm concerned about is, let's not ruin the game.
"Two minutes the game stopped. The anxiety of us celebrating, then we waited - it's not the spirit of the game."
Rodgers praises Maguire replacement Soyuncu
Earlier this week, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha was confirmed as Leicester's new chairman and was introduced to the King Power Stadium crowd in an emotional moment before kick-off, with the Foxes supporters giving him a large round of applause.
Aiyawatt succeeds his late father Vichai, who was one of five people who died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium last October.
After kick-off on Sunday, the hosts were the most wasteful side in the opening half. Ben Chilwell, Ricardo Pereira, Wilfred Ndidi and Youri Tielemans all shot wide, while Jamie Vardy failed to get a touch from close range on a low cross fizzed in from the right side of the six-yard box by Tielemans.
For Wolves, Diogo Jota should have done better than drag a shot wide from a central position just outside the penalty area, and only an excellent last-ditch challenge from Jonny Evans denied Ryan Bennett a shooting chance six yards out.
Within seconds of the restart, Jimenez, who scored 13 Premier League goals last season, shot straight at Schmeichel after a quick counter-attack.
Wolves had a round trip of more than 6,000 miles for their Europa League tie on Thursday against Armenian side Pyunik, but Nuno's side ended with more shots on target than Leicester, with Jimenez again denied by Schmeichel.
The visitors brought on striker Patrick Cutrone, an £18m summer signing from AC Milan, but they could not find their way past a well-organised Leicester defence. Caglar Soyuncu, who came in for Harry Maguire after the England international's £80m move to Manchester United, was among those impressing.
"Caglar was excellent," said Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers. "He got a round of applause at the end from his team-mates and it's not easy to come in for a special player like Harry, but Caglar was strong and comfortable on the ball."
'As long as you get to the right decision, that's what we want' - what they said
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers told Match of the Day: "It was a good game, two well-managed teams. At this time of the season it's never going to be perfect but I'm really pleased with the attitude. Sometimes in these games you can lose 1-0 but we kept fighting to the end.
"At this level every point is important and if you cannot win you take a point and work hard to improve next week."
On the VAR decision that saw Wolves have a goal ruled out, Rodgers added: "I'm a massive fan of VAR. I've said all along that some will go for you, like it did today, and some will go against you, like it has done for Nuno today.
"It has to always be consistent and if there's a handball and that leads to a goal, it gets ruled out. The officials are trying to work it the best they can. It's not perfect yet but as long as you get to the right decision, that's what we want."
Leicester fail to win season opener yet again - the stats
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Leicester have won their opening Premier League match of a season just once in their last 11 attempts (drawn five, lost five) - against Sunderland in 2015-16.
Wolves have drawn 0-0 in their opening game of a top-flight season for the first time since 1951-52.
Wolves had failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their previous 15 away league games before today - a run stretching back to a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace in October 2018.
Each of the last two occasions in which a side has faced no more than one shot on target despite having less than 30% of possession in a Premier League game have been Wolves - against Leicester today and against Arsenal in April 2019.
Leicester didn't have a shot on target until the 83rd minute, courtesy of substitute Harvey Barnes - their latest first attempt on target in a Premier League game since May 2018 v West Ham (86th minute).
Leicester have failed to score in each of their last three games - this is only the second time a Brendan Rodgers side has done so, after a run of three games with Swansea City in November 2011.
Jamie Vardy failed to attempt a single shot in a home Premier League game in which he started for just the seventh time - the last occasion was also against Wolves in August 2018.
What's next?
On Thursday, Wolves play the second leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie against Pyunik (19:45 BST), but Nuno Espirito Santo may have a chance to rest some of his players after his side's 4-0 opening leg win.
They are at Molineux again four days later, on Monday, 19 August, when they host Manchester United in their first home Premier League game of the season (20:00 BST).
Leicester have a week off before they play at Chelsea on Sunday (16:30 BST) in Frank Lampard's first home game in charge of the Blues.
More to follow.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Leicester
1Schmeichel
21Ricardo Pereira
6Evans
4Söyüncü
3Chilwell
25Ndidi
17PérezSubstituted forAlbrightonat 76'minutes
8Tielemans
20ChoudhurySubstituted forBarnesat 61'minutes
10Maddison
9Vardy
Substitutes
2Justin
5Morgan
11Albrighton
12Ward
14Iheanacho
15Barnes
26Praet
Wolves
11Rui PatrÃcio
5Bennett
16Coady
15Boly
2Doherty
32Dendoncker
8NevesBooked at 60minsSubstituted forSaïssat 81'minutes
28João Moutinho
19Castro OttoBooked at 31mins
9Jiménez
18JotaSubstituted forCutroneat 76'minutes
Substitutes
7Lomba Neto
10Cutrone
17Gibbs-White
21Ruddy
27Saïss
29Vinagre
37Traoré
Referee:
Andre Marriner
Attendance:
32,015
Match Stats
Home TeamLeicesterAway TeamWolves
Possession
Home70%
Away30%
Shots
Home15
Away8
Shots on Target
Home1
Away2
Corners
Home12
Away3
Fouls
Home3
Away13
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Match ends, Leicester City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Posted at 90'+2'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Willy Boly.
Posted at 90'+2'
Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saïss tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
Posted at 89'
Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chilwell following a corner.
Posted at 89'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
Posted at 85'
Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
Posted at 83'
Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonny.
Posted at 83'
Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
SubstitutionPosted at 81'
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saïss replaces Rúben Neves.
Posted at 80'
Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
Posted at 78'
Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 78'
Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Posted at 77'
Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
SubstitutionPosted at 76'
Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ayoze Pérez.
SubstitutionPosted at 76'
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Patrick Cutrone replaces Diogo Jota.
Posted at 74'
Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 74'
Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Posted at 72'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Conor Coady.
Posted at 72'
Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.
Posted at 68'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
Posted at 67'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Raúl Jiménez.
Posted at 67'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Willy Boly.
Posted at 66'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
Posted at 65'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
SubstitutionPosted at 61'
Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Hamza Choudhury.
BookingPosted at 60'
Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
Posted at 60'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Conor Coady.
Posted at 57'
Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Posted at 55'
Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
Posted at 54'
Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
Posted at 54'
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 54'
Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Posted at 53'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 52'
Delay in match (Leicester City). VAR checking.
Posted at 52'
VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Posted at 51'
Hand ball by Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Posted at 51'
Attempt blocked. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
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Source: bbc.com