English Premier League

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 35': Kevin De Bruyne
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De Bruyne gives Man City win over Wolves to stay on track for UCL

Kevin De Bruyne scored in his penultimate game at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City beat Wolves 1-0 on Friday to boost their chances of Champions League qualification.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by André.
  • 5': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 5': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
  • 8': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 8': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 9': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 10': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan following a set piece situation.
  • 12': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 12': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
  • 12': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 15': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 20': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 23': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo is caught offside.
  • 27': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nico O'Reilly.
  • 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 33': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by José Sá.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 33': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 33': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Goal! Manchester City 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku following a fast break.
  • 40': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 40': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by João Gomes following a fast break.
  • 58': Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Nico O'Reilly.
  • 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  • 64': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 65': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 65': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia replaces Matt Doherty.
  • 66': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 71': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 71': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 76': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 76': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 80': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Gonçalo Guedes replaces André.
  • 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Omar Marmoush.
  • 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 84': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 85': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 85': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Matheus Cunha.
  • 86': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Santiago Bueno replaces Nélson Semedo.
  • 87': Foul by Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 87': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 88': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
  • 90'+1': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+4': James McAtee (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 0
36.1 Possession 63.9
6 SHOTS 9
1 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
317 Accurate Passes 622
380 Passes 684
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.2
40 Long Balls 47
18 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 2
18 Effective Tackles 10
28 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 6
19 Effective Clearances 15
19 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,282

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 38 +45 84
2 Arsenal 38 +35 74
3 Manchester City 38 +28 71
4 Chelsea 38 +21 69
Full Table

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
24 Josko Gvardiol
3 Rúben Dias
75 Nico O'Reilly
27 Matheus Nunes
19 Ilkay Gündogan
8 Mateo Kovacic
20 Bernardo Silva
17 Kevin De Bruyne
11 Jérémy Doku
7 Omar Marmoush

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
12 Emmanuel Agbadou
24 Toti Gomes
2 Matt Doherty
7 André
8 João Gomes
3 Rayan Aït-Nouri
22 Nélson Semedo
10 Matheus Cunha
27 Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
5 Marshall Munetsi

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