English Premier League

FT Friday, May 2, 2025
Wolverhampton Wanderers WWWWW 0
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Manchester City DWWWW 1
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MNC101
Etihad Stadium · 53,282 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 24Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 75Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 19Ilkay GündoganAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 17Kevin De BruyneF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 7Omar MarmoushAM-R

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 12Emmanuel AgbadouCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 2Matt DohertyCD-R
  5. 7AndréCM-L
  6. 8João GomesCM-R
  7. 3Rayan Aït-NouriLM
  8. 22Nélson SemedoRM
  9. 10Matheus CunhaF
  10. 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeCF-L
  11. 5Marshall MunetsiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 58' Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Nico O'Reilly.
  3. 65' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia replaces Matt Doherty.
  4. 66' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  5. 80' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Gonçalo Guedes replaces André.
  6. 83' Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Omar Marmoush.
  7. 84' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  8. 84' Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  9. 85' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Matheus Cunha.
  10. 86' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Santiago Bueno replaces Nélson Semedo.
  11. 90'+3' Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Mateo Kovacic.

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