Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City, 16 August 2025

Score4-0 to Manchester City
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance31,118

View Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 5 Drawn: 2 Manchester City won: 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 23 Manchester City scored: 55 . Manchester City had now won ten of the last 11 meetings in the Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers; their loss 2-1 at Molineux in September 2023.

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Vítor Pereira

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Erling Haaland 34 G
Tijjani Reijnders 37 G
Erling Haaland 61 G
Rayan Cherki 81 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Agbadou
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder André
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Marshall Munetsi
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Starting lineup:

James Trafford Goalkeeper
Rúben Dias Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Oscar Bobb Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Nico González Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Fer López for André 72
Hugo Bueno for David Møller Wolfe 72
Jhon Arias for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 73
Rodrigo Gomes for Ki-Jana Hoever 73
HWANG Hee-chan for Jørgen Strand Larsen 82

Substitutions:

Omar Marmoush for Jérémy Doku 66
Matheus Nunes for Rico Lewis 66
Nico O'Reilly for Bernardo Silva 66
Rayan Cherki for Erling Haaland 73
Abdukodir Khusanov for John Stones 82

Cards:

Matt Doherty 67 Y

Cards:

Tijjani Reijnders 54 Y
Nico O'Reilly 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Arias
Midfielder/Forward Fer López
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Saša Kalajdžić
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

Wolverhampton Wanderers had now lost their opening game in each of the last five seasons in the Premier League. . Wolves were now without a win in their last five games in the Premier League (lost four). . They had now failed to score in 12 of their last 45 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

Manchester City had now started with an away game in the Premier League for the ninth consecutive season (won eight, lost one, scored 23 goals and conceded two). . The Citizens had now won their opening game in 14 of their last 15 Premier League seasons; the exception being a 1-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur in 2021. . They had now lost one of their last 32 games in the Premier League played in August (won 27); 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur in 2021. They had now won their last nine August games by an aggregate score of 29-5.

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Vítor Pereira

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Agbadou
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder André
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Marshall Munetsi
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Substitutions:

Fer López for André 72
Hugo Bueno for David Møller Wolfe 72
Jhon Arias for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 73
Rodrigo Gomes for Ki-Jana Hoever 73
HWANG Hee-chan for Jørgen Strand Larsen 82

Cards:

Matt Doherty 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Arias
Midfielder/Forward Fer López
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Saša Kalajdžić
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes

Comments:

Wolverhampton Wanderers had now lost their opening game in each of the last five seasons in the Premier League. . Wolves were now without a win in their last five games in the Premier League (lost four). . They had now failed to score in 12 of their last 45 games in the Premier League.

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland 34 G
Tijjani Reijnders 37 G
Erling Haaland 61 G
Rayan Cherki 81 G

Starting lineup:

James Trafford Goalkeeper
Rúben Dias Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Oscar Bobb Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Nico González Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Omar Marmoush for Jérémy Doku 66
Matheus Nunes for Rico Lewis 66
Nico O'Reilly for Bernardo Silva 66
Rayan Cherki for Erling Haaland 73
Abdukodir Khusanov for John Stones 82

Cards:

Tijjani Reijnders 54 Y
Nico O'Reilly 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

Manchester City had now started with an away game in the Premier League for the ninth consecutive season (won eight, lost one, scored 23 goals and conceded two). . The Citizens had now won their opening game in 14 of their last 15 Premier League seasons; the exception being a 1-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur in 2021. . They had now lost one of their last 32 games in the Premier League played in August (won 27); 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur in 2021. They had now won their last nine August games by an aggregate score of 29-5.