English Premier League

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 6': Omar Marmoush
  • 45'+2': Antoine Semenyo
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2 - 0

Haaland rested as Marmoush, Semenyo see City cruise past Wolves

Erling Haaland had to settle for a substitute's role as Manchester City returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Wolves.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan is caught offside.
  • 2': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 3': Foul by Rayan Cherki (Manchester City).
  • 3': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
  • 6': Goal! Manchester City 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Marc Guéhi with a through ball.
  • 10': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
  • 10': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 14': Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 15': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
  • 18': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 20': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
  • 20': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Gomes.
  • 25': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 25': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua.
  • 33': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
  • 33': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov.
  • 35': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno is caught offside.
  • 37': VAR Decision: No Penalty Manchester City.
  • 39': Foul by Jhon Arias (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 39': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 42': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 43': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Jhon Arias (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 45'+2': Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Manchester City 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Jhon Arias.
  • 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Jackson Tchatchoua.
  • 46': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 46': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 54': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
  • 54': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 56': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
  • 57': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 57': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
  • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 62': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
  • 62': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
  • 65': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
  • 65': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 65': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross.
  • 66': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jørgen Strand Larsen is caught offside.
  • 67': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 67': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
  • 68': Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  • 71': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  • 72': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Antoine Semenyo.
  • 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Erling Haaland replaces Rayan Cherki.
  • 74': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Omar Marmoush.
  • 74': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
  • 74': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jørgen Strand Larsen is caught offside.
  • 75': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
  • 78': Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 78': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 82': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 83': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Handball by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 86': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 87': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 87': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Gomes.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
  • 90'+5': Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
35.8 Possession 64.2
11 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
278 Accurate Passes 581
349 Passes 644
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.3
35 Long Balls 45
12 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 0
13 Effective Tackles 6
19 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 17
21 Effective Clearances 11
21 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,469

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 29 +36 64
2 Manchester City 28 +32 59
3 Manchester United 28 +12 51
4 Aston Villa 28 +8 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
25 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
15 Marc Guéhi
45 Abdukodir Khusanov
16 Rodri
33 Nico O'Reilly
27 Matheus Nunes
20 Bernardo Silva
4 Tijjani Reijnders
10 Rayan Cherki
42 Antoine Semenyo
7 Omar Marmoush

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
4 Santiago Bueno
37 Ladislav Krejcí
15 Yerson Mosquera Yellow Card
10 Jhon Arias
8 João Gomes Yellow Card
7 André Yellow Card
3 Hugo Bueno
38 Jackson Tchatchoua
11 Hwang Hee-Chan
36 Mateus Mané

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