57
14:46
Also because Manchester is no longer doing much for the game, the Wanderers are now increasingly taking risks. The West Midlands team have possession of the ball, but are unable to finish.
54
14:44
After winning the ball, a city counterattack rolls. In a four-on-three, De Bruyne plays the decisive pass jerkily in the back of Foden. The Sky Blues are perhaps a bit out of breath because of the comfortable lead and the majority. The Guardiola team defends very seriously, but lacks the killer instinct of the strong early phase in the game.
53
14:42
Jonny finds room on the right wing after De Bruyne’s miss, but his low cross is caught by Silva.
51.
14:40
In a transition situation, João Cancelo starts too early on the left. When Jack Grealish passes, he is offside. This means that the second half is still missing any penalty area scenes.
49
14:38
The Citizens let the hosts run and make the game very calm. In the first minutes of the second round there has been little going on so far.
46
14:34
Both teams return unchanged from the dressing room. Let’s continue with the second 45 minutes.
46
14:34
Kick-off 2nd half
45
14:19
Mid-term conclusion:
Manchester City are 2-0 up at the break at Wolverhampton Wanderers and the drop seems to have dried up at Molineux Stadium. The Guardiola team started the game brilliantly and rewarded themselves with the first attack against sleepy Wolves with the lead, which Haaland was able to extend after a good quarter of an hour. It was more than 20 minutes before the hosts woke up and got more active before Collins did his team a disservice. With a karate kick, he cleared Grealish, who was only able to continue playing after a long break from treatment. The crystal-clear red card nevertheless made for a small preliminary decision. Wanderers have failed to score in the second half in any of their last seven Premier League games. Without active support from the Sky Blues, it should be very difficult today if we are outnumbered.
45
14:17
De Bruyne simply tries it directly after receiving the ball with his chest. However, he does not hit the right-footed shot from 23 meters perfectly. The ball clearly misses the Wolves goal. Kick off Wolverhampton.
45
14:16
Official injury time (minutes): 3
45
14:16
The game is now splashing towards the half-time whistle. Due to the long Grealish treatment, there should still be a few minutes on top.
42
14:13
On a deep pass, Jonny runs against Akanji, but then falls a little too easily with light physical contact. The referee immediately decides to continue playing.
39
14:10
Daniel Podence lands a high diagonal ball down the left wing and then pulls past John Stones into the centre. From 18 meters he takes measurements to the short corner, but this shot also misses the goal. Kick off Manchester City.
37
14:07
Grealish stands again and carries on, at least for the time being. The game at the Molineux Stadium can thus be continued.
36
14:06
For the past three minutes, Jack Grealish, who was hit really badly by the brutal foul, has already been treated on the field. It is difficult to say whether the 27-year-old will continue.
33
14:03
Red card for Nathan Collins (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Insanity! Nathan Collins completely blows the fuses. With a karate jump he jumps into Jack Grealish in an aerial duel. With the cleats first, he hits his opponent in the stomach area. An absolutely brutal scene, which the referee immediately acknowledged with red.
31
14:02
Pedro Neto can assert himself in the center and starts the decisive pass for the free Daniel Podence. However, John Stones is there and intercepts the pass with a strong tackle.
29
14:01
The game is now much more balanced, but primarily takes place in midfield. The Sky Blues are also excellent defenders and effectively keep the now more active Wolves away from their own sixteen.
26
13:58
The first Wolves deal wasn’t dangerous, but it caused the Sky Blues to take their foot off the accelerator for the time being. The Lage-Elf is also successful in pressing for the first time and is increasingly waking up.
23
13:55
Now the Wolves are finally coming to an end. Gonçalo Guedes attracts three players and feeds Pedro Neto into the run, whose right-footed shot from 13 meters in the right-hand position goes wide of the guest goal a good two meters to the left. Kick off Manchester City.
21
13:52
Haaland cannot be separated from the ball, but is pushed far to the outside by Jonny after a failed tackle. The goalgetter then tries to give assists, but the cross from the left wing comes too close on goal and is a treat for Sá, who grabs it safely.
19
13:51
The home side are still not in the game at all. Again and again, the gaps between the Wanderers, who are otherwise so strong in defence, are far too large, while the sparse advances lack any precision in the passing game. Manchester City has absolutely everything under control.
16
13:46
Tooor for Manchester City, 0: 2 by Erling Haaland
The Citizens follow suit and it is Erling Haaland who scores, becoming the first Premier League player ever to score in his first four away games. The Norwegian gets the ball in the center of Silva and then marches towards the opponent’s goal. Also because Kilman keeps too much distance in the backward movement, there is a decisive gap that Haaland exploits mercilessly. The low right-hand shot from 18 meters hits the bottom left of the Wolves goal.
14
1:45 p.m
João Moutinho slammed the free-kick into the wall, earning just a corner kick. However, the short corner then fizzles out completely.
13.
13:43
Yellow card for Rodri (Manchester City)
Shortly before his own sixteen, Rodri checks the fabric of Matheus Nunes’ jersey a little too meticulously. That not only earned him the first yellow card of the game, but also gave the Wolves a promising free-kick from almost 18 meters out.
12.
13:43
The Wanderers have not yet achieved much. A low ball bounces Pedro Neto allowing Rúben Dias to clear. Wolverhampton need some good moves to get going in this game.
9.
1:40 p.m
The hosts try to actively participate in the game and fight against it. But City keeps attacking. The Wolves have great problems countering the power of the reigning champions.
6.
13:38
Again the city attack rolls over to the right. Foden is looking for Haaland, but Collins is in a good position and can clear the corner. With dead ball, Stones finishes from 13 yards, but José Sá saves. Bernardo Silva manages to steal the ball from the keeper and push the ball over the line, but winning the ball is preceded by a hard attack in the five-yard box, which is why the goal logically doesn’t count.
4.
13:36
The Wolves, who have been so defensively strong so far, swim visibly in the early minutes, but then come into the switchover situation. After a cross pass, Gonçalo Guedes is able to charge past John Stones at high speed, but then has an extremely acute angle when shooting from the left from six meters. Ederson is on the post and clears the corner, which then brings nothing further.
1.
13:32
Tooor for Manchester City, 0-1 by Jack Grealish
Dream start for the guests, who take the lead with their first attack. Foden is not attacked on the right wing, waits until De Bruyne runs behind and then serves the Belgian, whose flat cross comes sharply into the box. Haaland misses there, but Grealish is behind him, who slides in from five meters in the bottom right corner. What a start!
1.
13:31
The ball is rolling in the West Midlands and both teams are playing in their usual colours. The Wolves wear their gold jerseys over black shorts. The Sky Blues appear in sky blue and white. Here we go.
13:06
Wolverhampton and Manchester City have met 126 times so far and the record is even relatively balanced. 52 games went to the Sky Blues, while the Wolves have already won 49 of 25 draws. Recently, however, the Guardiola team didn’t burn much against the Wanderers. City have won the last four games in a row with a total of 13-3 goals. At the last guest appearance at the Molineux Stadium in May this year, the reigning champions even celebrated a 5-1 away win.
13:00
Bruno Lage would now like to place his trust in the same eleven who broke the knot in last weekend’s 1-0 win over Southampton. However, the Wolves coach has to react to the injury-related absence of Saša Kalajdžić, who has been out for around nine months with a cruciate ligament rupture. Gonçalo Guedes starts today for the former Stuttgarter. It’s the only change for the home side.
12:54
Wolverhampton has the worst offensive in the Premier League with just three goals from six league games. The again only four goals certify the team of Bruno Lage but also the best defensive. The defense will also be decisive today against the Citizens’ goal factory. Erling Haaland in particular must be stopped today. The 22-year-old has scored in all three away games for Sky Blues and could now become the first player in the Premier League to score at least one goal in his first four away games in the competition.
12:48 p.m
Wolverhampton Wanderers have recently gone through a long dry spell. The West Midlands side have been unbeaten in 13 consecutive league games across the season. On the last day of the game, however, the knot finally burst in the home game against Southampton. With the 1-0 home win, the Wolves got some air in the table basement.
12:42 p.m
During the week, Manchester City won the Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund 2-1 after trailing 1-0, which means that the Sky Blues are also on course in the premier class. Pep Guardiola rotates to three positions in the last game before the international break. Rúben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden are starting today for Nathan Aké, İlkay Gündoğan and Riyad Mahrez (all three benches).
12:36
Defending champions Manchester City are still unbeaten after six league games, but have drawn in their last two away games at Newcastle and Aston Villa. However, the Sky Blues cannot be said to be weak away from home. The Citizens have not lost in the Premier League for 21 league games on foreign pitches (15 wins, six draws).
12:30 p.m
Good day and welcome from Molineux Stadium. This is where Wolverhampton Wanderers host Manchester City today as part of the eighth game day of the Premier League. Kick-off is at 1:30 p.m.