“Leicester City CRIPPLED by TRIPLE Injury NIGHTMARE at Wolves! Ruud van Nistelrooy DEVASTATED by ‘CATASTROPHIC’ Double Blow!”

Leicester City endured a nightmare at Wolves as three players suffered injuries in quick succession, with Ruud van Nistelrooy lamenting “two massive blows” to his side.

At half-time at Molineux, van Nistelrooy made a triple substitution, seemingly responding to a poor first-half display he later called “unacceptable.”

However, two of those changes were enforced rather than tactical.

Ricardo Pereira sustained a muscle injury, and Facundo Buonanotte, who had earlier clashed heads with Rayan Ait-Nouri, was substituted due to concussion after receiving treatment during the first half.

Because Buonanotte’s withdrawal was a concussion substitution, Wolves were allowed to make six changes instead of the standard five.

Their manager, Vitor Pereira, used the extra allowance, though van Nistelrooy limited himself to five substitutions.

Adding to Leicester’s woes, just before the interval, Bobby De Cordova-Reid was also forced off after picking up a muscle injury while attempting to dribble through on goal.

In the build-up to the match, it had already been confirmed that Stephy Mavididi could miss the remainder of the season following an injury sustained against Liverpool.

Explaining his half-time changes, van Nistelrooy said: “Facundo had a concussion — he was throwing up at half-time. Ricky had a muscle injury.

Those are two massive blows. Bobby also went off with a muscle injury before half-time. It’s blow after blow, not only in terms of results but also losing players.

The other substitution was Oliver Skipp for Bouba (Soumare).”

Van Nistelrooy believed his team displayed better intensity in the second half, but it made no difference to the final result.

After the break, Wolves pulled away, with Jorgen Strand Larsen and Rodrigo Gomes netting similar goals on either side of a missed penalty from Jamie Vardy, sealing a comfortable win for the home side.