Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City, 20 October 2024

Score2-1 to Manchester City
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance31,319
Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 5 Drawn: 2 Manchester City won: 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 23 Manchester City scored: 50 . Manchester City had now won eight of the last nine meetings in the Premier League (scored 27, conceded seven).

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Jørgen Strand Larsen 7 G

Goals:

Joško Gvardiol 33 G
John Stones 90+5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder André
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Tommy Doyle for André 46
Carlos Forbs for Matheus Cunha 67
Gonçalo Guedes for Jørgen Strand Larsen 80
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for João Gomes 90

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Jérémy Doku 66
Jack Grealish for Sávio 73
Matheus Nunes for Mateo Kovačić 86

Cards:

Toti 14 Y
Nélson Semedo 20 Y
João Gomes 63 Y

Cards:

Sávio 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Pedro Lima
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Carlos Forbs
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now lost their opening four home games in a league season for the first time. . Wolves had now failed to keep a clean sheet in last 20 league games; longer than any other current Premier League team. . They had now lost six consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since March 2017. . Unused substitute, Pablo Sarabia was booked for dissent in the eighth minute of added time at the end of the game.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now avoided defeat in the last 13 games in the Premier League when they have trailed; the longest such run in the competition’s history (won 10). . The Citizens had now set a new club record of 31 consecutive league games without defeat. Only on seven occasions in English top-flight history has a side gone more than 30 matches without losing. . John Stones' goal (timed at 94 minutes and 33 seconds) was City's latest winner in an away game in the Premier League since Raheem Sterling at AFC Bournemouth on 26 August 2017 (96 minutes and 34 seconds).

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Jørgen Strand Larsen 7 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder André
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha

Substitutions:

Tommy Doyle for André 46
Carlos Forbs for Matheus Cunha 67
Gonçalo Guedes for Jørgen Strand Larsen 80
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for João Gomes 90

Cards:

Toti 14 Y
Nélson Semedo 20 Y
João Gomes 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Pedro Lima
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Carlos Forbs
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now lost their opening four home games in a league season for the first time. . Wolves had now failed to keep a clean sheet in last 20 league games; longer than any other current Premier League team. . They had now lost six consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since March 2017. . Unused substitute, Pablo Sarabia was booked for dissent in the eighth minute of added time at the end of the game.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Joško Gvardiol 33 G
John Stones 90+5 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Jérémy Doku 66
Jack Grealish for Sávio 73
Matheus Nunes for Mateo Kovačić 86

Cards:

Sávio 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now avoided defeat in the last 13 games in the Premier League when they have trailed; the longest such run in the competition’s history (won 10). . The Citizens had now set a new club record of 31 consecutive league games without defeat. Only on seven occasions in English top-flight history has a side gone more than 30 matches without losing. . John Stones' goal (timed at 94 minutes and 33 seconds) was City's latest winner in an away game in the Premier League since Raheem Sterling at AFC Bournemouth on 26 August 2017 (96 minutes and 34 seconds).