Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City, 30 September 2023

Score2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance31,415

View Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 5 Drawn: 2 Manchester City won: 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 21 Manchester City scored: 43 . Wolverhampton Wanderers had lost the six preceding meetings in the Premier League since December 2019.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Rúben Dias own goal 13 OG
HWANG Hee-chan 66 G

Goals:

Julián Alvarez 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Forward Matheus Cunha

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Nathan Aké Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Julián Alvarez Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Matheus Nunes Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Boubacar Traoré for João Gomes 67
Matt Doherty for Rayan Aït Nouri 74
Fábio Silva for Matheus Cunha 86
Jonny for HWANG Hee-chan 86

Substitutions:

Oscar Bobb for Matheus Nunes 46
Kalvin Phillips for Mateo Kovačić 65
Jack Grealish for Nathan Aké 80

Cards:

HWANG Hee-chan 24 Y
Mario Lemina 39 Y
Pedro Neto 57 Y
José Sá 83 Y
Fábio Silva 90+3 Y

Cards:

Kyle Walker 17 Y
Mateo Kovačić 59 Y
Julián Alvarez 63 Y
Jérémy Doku 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender/Midfielder Jonny
Midfielder Joe Hodge
Midfielder Boubacar Traoré
Midfielder/Forward Saša Kalajdžić
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia
Forward Fábio Silva

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish

Comments:

League position: 13th . Wolverhampton Wanderers avoided losing their opening three home games of a league season for the third time; previously in 1986-87 in League Division Four and 2021-22 in the Premier League. . Wolves had now won three of their last 12 games in all competitions (lost seven). . 900 goals had now been scored in their 349 games in the Premier League (for 367, against 533).

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City failed in their attempt to win their first seven games of a league season for the second time in their history; previously in 1897-98 in League Division Two. . City had now lost two of their last 21 games in the Premier League (won 18). . They had now lost consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since January 2023. . Manchester City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Rúben Dias own goal 13 OG
HWANG Hee-chan 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Forward Matheus Cunha

Substitutions:

Boubacar Traoré for João Gomes 67
Matt Doherty for Rayan Aït Nouri 74
Fábio Silva for Matheus Cunha 86
Jonny for HWANG Hee-chan 86

Cards:

HWANG Hee-chan 24 Y
Mario Lemina 39 Y
Pedro Neto 57 Y
José Sá 83 Y
Fábio Silva 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender/Midfielder Jonny
Midfielder Joe Hodge
Midfielder Boubacar Traoré
Midfielder/Forward Saša Kalajdžić
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 13th . Wolverhampton Wanderers avoided losing their opening three home games of a league season for the third time; previously in 1986-87 in League Division Four and 2021-22 in the Premier League. . Wolves had now won three of their last 12 games in all competitions (lost seven). . 900 goals had now been scored in their 349 games in the Premier League (for 367, against 533).

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Julián Alvarez 58 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Nathan Aké Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Julián Alvarez Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Matheus Nunes Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Oscar Bobb for Matheus Nunes 46
Kalvin Phillips for Mateo Kovačić 65
Jack Grealish for Nathan Aké 80

Cards:

Kyle Walker 17 Y
Mateo Kovačić 59 Y
Julián Alvarez 63 Y
Jérémy Doku 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City failed in their attempt to win their first seven games of a league season for the second time in their history; previously in 1897-98 in League Division Two. . City had now lost two of their last 21 games in the Premier League (won 18). . They had now lost consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since January 2023. . Manchester City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.