Manchester City beats Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Manchester City was ultimately too much to handle for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Manchester City beats Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Manchester City was after all too much to handle 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 (59%).

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 31,578 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Taylor with the support of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 6 Total 16
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 91 Attack 125
  • 33 Dangerous attack 52
  • 49 Ball safe 60
  • 10 Free Kicks 7
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 7 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.​

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 off after receiving a red card in the (33′).

Match Timeline

1'
Jack Grealish(goal)K. De Bruyne
13'
Rodri- Yellow
16'
Erling Haaland(goal)B. Silva
33'
65'
65'
Matheus Nunes- Yellow
69'
P. Foden(goal)K. De Bruyne
Hee-chan Hwang- sub ->Gonçalo Guedes
70'
Boubacar Traoré- sub ->Daniel Podence
70'
71'
Julián Álvarez- sub ->Bernardo Silva
72'
72'
77'
81'
Sergio Gómez- sub ->Rodri
Nélson Semedo- sub ->R. Ait Nouri
81'
86'

Standings

After playing this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stay with 6 points like Crystal Palace to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City will have 17 points like Tottenham Hotspur to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Manchester United on the 13th of May with a 11-4 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

Manchester City will play away agasint Everton on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (6 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
6.6
D
Jonny 19.Spain
5.6
D
Nathan Collins 4.Republic of Ireland
5.2
33'
D
Max Kilman 23.England
6.3
D
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
6.3
81'
M
João Moutinho 28.Portugal
6.7
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
7.2
65'
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
6.6
65'
F
Daniel Podence 10.Portugal
6.6
70'
F
Gonçalo Guedes 17.Portugal
6.8
70'
F
Pedro Neto 7.Portugal
6.2
86'
Substitutes
G
Matija Sarkic 13.Montenegro
D
Hugo Bueno 64.Spain
D
Toti 24.Portugal
D
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
6.6
81'
D
Y. Mosquera 14.Colombia
M
Connor Ronan 25.Republic of Ireland
M
7.1
70'
M
Chem Campbell 77.Wales
6.6
86'
F
Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea
6.4
70'

Wolverhampton Wanderers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento decided to play with the following team: José Sá (6.6), Jonny Otto (5.6), Nathan Collins (5.4), Max Kilman (6.3), Rayan Aït Nouri (6.2), Matheus Nunes (6.6), Rúben Neves (7.2), João Moutinho (6.7), Pedro Neto (6.4), Daniel Podence (6.8) and Gonçalo Guedes (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Hugo Bueno, Toti Gomes, Connor Ronan, Nélson Semedo (6.7), Yerson Mosquera, Hee-Chan Hwang (6.3), Matija Šarkić, Boubacar Traoré (6.9) and Chem Campbell (6.4).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: G. Guedes for B. Traore (70′), D. Podence for Hwang Hee-Chan (70′), R. Ait Nouri for N. Semedo (81′) and P. Neto for C. Campbell (86′).

Best player: Rúben Neves​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rúben Neves.

His rating is (7.2) with 60 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
7.3
D
João Cancelo 7.Portugal
8.1
D
J. Stones 5.England
7.4
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.6
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
7.1
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
8.0
72'
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
6.8
72'
M
Rodri 16.Spain
7.2
81' 13'
F
Jack Grealish 10.England
8.3
77' Goals1'
F
P. Foden 47.England
7.4
Goals69'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.4
Goals16'
Substitutes
G
Scott Carson 33.England
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
M
6.6
72'
M
C. Palmer 80.England
6.8
77'
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
6.5
81'
F
Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria
6.5
72'
F
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
6.6
71'

Also Manchester City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (7.3), John Stones (7.4), Manuel Akanji (7.1), Rúben Dias (7.6), João Cancelo (8.1), Kevin De Bruyne (7.8), Rodri (7.5), Bernardo Silva (6.7), Phil Foden (7.4), Erling Haaland (7.4) and Jack Grealish (8.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Riyad Mahrez (6.5), İlkay Gündoğan (6.8), Julián Álvarez (6.8), Cole Palmer (7.0), Scott Carson, Kyle Walker, Stefan Ortega, Nathan Aké and Sergio Gómez (6.7).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 5 changes: K. De Bruyne for I. Gundogan (72′), B. Silva for R. Mahrez (72′), P. Foden for J. Alvarez (72′), J. Grealish for C. Palmer (77′) and Rodri for S. Gomez (81′).

Best player: Jack Grealish​

The most impressive player for Manchester City was Jack Grealish.

His rating is (8.2) 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.​