Premier League: Manchester City prevails over Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0
WOLVERHAMPTON. Manchester City was in the end too strong for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
WOLVERHAMPTON. Manchester City was finally too strong for Wolverhampton Wanderers with the goal of J. Grealish (1′), E. Haaland (16′) and P. Foden (69′). Manchester City took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor who was helped by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.16 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 51%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester City won the contest.
Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester City shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Matheus Nunes and R. Neves). On the other side, Manchester City received 1 yellow card (Rodri).
(Wolverhampton Wanderers) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (33′).
After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stay with 6 points like Crystal Palace to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Manchester City will have 14 points like Tottenham Hotspur to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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1'1'
J. Grealish
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13'13'
Rodri
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16'16'
E. Haaland
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33'33'
N. Collins
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65'65'
Rúben Neves
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65'65'
Matheus Nunes
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69'69'
P. Foden
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70'70'
Hee-chan Hwang
Gonçalo Guedes
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70'70'
B. Traoré
Daniel Podence
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71'71'
Julián Álvarez
Bernardo Silva
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73'73'
R. Mahrez
B. Silva
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72'72'
Ilkay Gündogan
Kevin De Bruyne
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78'78'
C. Palmer
J. Grealish
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81'81'
S. Gomez
Rodri
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81'81'
N. Semedo
R. Ait Nouri
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87'87'
C. Campbell
P. Neto
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away against West Ham United on the 1st of October with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Manchester City will host Manchester United on the 2nd of October with a 16-14 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (5 draws).
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Formation and Lineups
Wolverhampton Wanderers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento chose to play with the following team: José Sá , Jonny Otto , Nathan Collins , Max Kilman , Rayan Aït Nouri , Matheus Nunes , Rúben Neves , João Moutinho , Pedro Neto , Daniel Podence and Gonçalo Guedes .
Substitutes
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: G. Guedes for B. Traore (71′), D. Podence for Hwang Hee-Chan (71′), R. Ait Nouri for N. Semedo (81′) and P. Neto for C. Campbell (87′).
Top player: Rúben Neves
Probably the most impressive player in Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rúben Neves.
His rating is with 54 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Also Manchester City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , John Stones , Manuel Akanji , Rúben Dias , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Phil Foden , Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish .
Substitutes
Manchester City made 5 changes: K. De Bruyne for I. Gundogan (73′), B. Silva for R. Mahrez (73′), P. Foden for J. Alvarez (73′), J. Grealish for C. Palmer (78′) and Rodri for S. Gomez (81′).
Top player: Jack Grealish
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester City the most was Jack Grealish.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
