English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 24, 2026
Wolverhampton Wanderers DWDWD 0
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Manchester City DWWLL 2
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

02:33 Pep Guardiola: I'll be waiting for VAR's penalty explanation Watch on ESPN 01:24 Does Antoine Semenyo play with more freedom than other Man City players? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 15Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 45Abdukodir KhusanovCD-R
  4. 16RodriDM
  5. 33Nico O'ReillyLB
  6. 27Matheus NunesRB
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaCM-L
  8. 4Tijjani ReijndersCM-R
  9. 10Rayan CherkiLM
  10. 42Antoine SemenyoRM
  11. 7Omar MarmoushF

WOL · 3-5-2

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 4Santiago BuenoCD
  3. 37Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  4. 15Yerson MosqueraCD-R
  5. 10Jhon AriasCM-L
  6. 8João GomesCM-R
  7. 7AndréAM
  8. 3Hugo BuenoLM
  9. 38Jackson TchatchouaRM
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanCF-L
  11. 36Mateus ManéCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Jhon Arias.
  4. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Jackson Tchatchoua.
  5. 57' André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  7. 67' João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 71' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  10. 73' Substitution, Manchester City. Erling Haaland replaces Rayan Cherki.
  11. 74' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Omar Marmoush.
  12. 88' Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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