Manchester City estinguishes Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City obliterates Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-1 with goals of

May 5, 2024

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MANCHESTER. Manchester City annihilates Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-1 with goals of Erling Haaland (12′ pen), Erling Haaland (35′), Erling Haaland (45′ pen), Erling Haaland (54′) and Julián Álvarez (85′). On the opposite side, Wolverhampton Wanderers scored with Hee-chan Hwang (53′). Manchester City made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 62,817 spectators. The referee was Craig Pawson assisted by Marc Perry and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Jarred Gillett. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.

Match Statistics

Manchester City

5 - 1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

20 Total 2
12 On Target 1
5 Off Target 1
3 Shots blocked 1

102 Attack 64
54 Dangerous attack 19
71 Ball safe 75

17 Free Kicks 7
2 Penalties 0
6 Corners 0
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

4 Total 17
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Manchester City had a strong ball possession 58% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.

Manchester City shot 20 times, 12 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers received 4 yellow cards (Mario Lemina, Boubacar Traoré, João Gomes and Nélson Semedo).

Match Timeline

Erling Haaland(penalty)

12'

Erling Haaland(goal)Rodri

35'

41'

Mario Lemina- Yellow

Erling Haaland(penalty)

45'

Erling Haaland(VAR)

45'

Nélson Semedo- Yellow

46'

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde- sub ->Mario Lemina

53'

Hee-chan Hwang(goal)

Erling Haaland(goal)Phil Foden

54'

64'

Boubacar Traoré- Yellow

66'

João Gomes- Yellow

John Stones- sub ->Nathan Aké

69'

71'

Santiago Bueno- sub ->Hugo Bueno

76'

Pablo Sarabia- sub ->Matheus Cunha

Matheus Nunes- sub ->Kevin De Bruyne

79'

Jérémy Doku- sub ->Bernardo Silva

80'

Jack Grealish- sub ->Phil Foden

80'

Julián Álvarez- sub ->Erling Haaland

82'

Julián Álvarez(goal)Rodri

85'

87'

T. Chirewa- sub ->Hee-chan Hwang

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, Manchester City has 82 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stays with 46 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Fulham on the 11th of May with a 19-4 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (6 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Crystal Palace on the 11th of May with a 10-9 head to head statistic in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City

Ederson 31.Brazil

6.8

Kyle Walker 2.England

7.1

Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands

7.1

69'

Josko Gvardiol 24.Croatia

8.5

Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland

6.7

Phil Foden 47.England

7.3

80'

Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia

7.1

Rodri 16.Spain

9.1

Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium

7.5

79'

Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal

7.1

80'

Erling Haaland 9.Norway

10.1

82'

12', 35', 45', 54'

Substitutes

Stefan Ortega 18.Germany

Rúben Dias 3.Portugal

John Stones 5.England

6.8

69'

Rico Lewis 82.England

Jack Grealish 10.England

7.0

80'

Sergio Gómez 21.Spain

Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal

6.7

79'

Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium

7.9

80'

Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina

7.7

82'

85'

Manchester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (6.8), Kyle Walker (7.1), Manuel Akanji (6.7), Nathan Aké (7.1), Josko Gvardiol (8.5), Rodri (9.1), Mateo Kovacic (7.1), Bernardo Silva (7.1), Kevin De Bruyne (7.5), Phil Foden (7.3) and Erling Haaland (10.1).

The home team had on the bench: Stefan Ortega, Rúben Dias, John Stones (6.8), Jack Grealish (7.0), Jérémy Doku (7.9), Julián Álvarez (7.7), Sergio Gómez, Matheus Nunes (6.7) and Rico Lewis.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 5 changes: Kevin De Bruyne for Matheus Nunes (79′), Erling Haaland for Julián Álvarez (82′), Bernardo Silva for Jérémy Doku (80′), Phil Foden for Jack Grealish (80′) and Nathan Aké for John Stones (69′).

Player of the match: Rodri

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Rodri even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.1 with 84 passes (93% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers

José Sá 1.Portugal

7.7

Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal

6.0

45'

Max Kilman 23.England

6.3

Toti 24.Portugal

6.3

Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria

6.0

Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali

6.3

64'

João Gomes 8.Brazil

6.3

66'

Hugo Bueno 17.Spain

6.8

71'

Mario Lemina 5.Gabon

6.8

46'

41'

Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali

J. Pied 8.France

Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea

7.0

87'

53'

Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil

6.3

76'

Substitutes

Daniel Bentley 25.England

Santiago Bueno 4.Uruguay

6.4

71'

W. Okoduwa 61.England

Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland

Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain

6.8

76'

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 27.France

6.8

46'

T. Chirewa 62.England

6.8

87'

E. González 30.Paraguay

N. Fraser 63.England

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

Gary O’Neil played with: Boubacar Traoré, Jérémy Pied, José Sá (7.7), Nélson Semedo (6.0), Max Kilman (6.3), Toti (6.3), Rayan Aït-Nouri (6.0), João Gomes (6.3), Mario Lemina (6.8), Boubacar Traoré (6.3) and Hugo Bueno (6.8), Hee-chan Hwang (7.0), Matheus Cunha (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Santiago Bueno (6.4), Pablo Sarabia (6.8), Daniel Bentley, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (6.8), E. González, W. Okoduwa, T. Chirewa (6.8), N. Fraser and Matt Doherty.

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: Mario Lemina for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (46′), Hee-chan Hwang for T. Chirewa (87′), Matheus Cunha for Pablo Sarabia (76′) and Hugo Bueno for Santiago Bueno (71′).