Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Wolves earn shock win against league leaders Man City
Hwang Hee-chan scored the winner as Wolves ended Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season with a shock 2-1 home win on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
- 5': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by João Gomes.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 9': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 9': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Own Goal by Rúben Dias, Manchester City. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Manchester City 0.
- 17': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 17': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 18': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 18': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 24': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 24': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 24': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 26': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
- 27': Attempt saved. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 27': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by José Sá.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
- 32': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 38': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 38': Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 39': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 41': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
- 41': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 43': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 45'+2': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+2': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+3': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 46': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 46': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 48': Foul by Oscar Bobb (Manchester City).
- 48': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 51': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 53': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
- 53': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 54': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 57': Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Manchester City 1. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 59': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
- 59': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Gomes tries a through ball, but Craig Dawson is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
- 63': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 66': Attempt saved. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Manchester City 1. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 67': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces João Gomes.
- 70': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City).
- 70': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri because of an injury.
- 75': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 75': Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 77': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 79': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Nathan Aké.
- 82': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
- 86': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Matheus Cunha.
- 86': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jonny Otto replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 88': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. José Sá tries a through ball, but Fábio Silva is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 90'+2': Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+3': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 90'+4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jonny Otto.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
- 90'+6': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 90'+6': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+7': Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Manchester City 1.
- 90'+7': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Manchester City 1.
Statistics
 MNC |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 7 |
| 68.1 | Possession | 31.9 |
| 23 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 526 | Accurate Passes | 215 |
| 597 | Passes | 282 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 21 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 21 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 7 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,415
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,415
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 34 | +48 | 82 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 34 | +34 | 67 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 34 | +21 | 62 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 34 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK)  |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 5 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 12 | Matheus Cunha |
| 11 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
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