Wolves vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as John Stones nets winner in late drama
Wolves 1-2 Man City: Pep Guardiola’s side move to the top of the table with stoppage time goal
Manchester City were rescued by John Stones whose late winner secured a 2-1 win on their travels to Wolves in the Premier League.
City dominated possession and looked to push the struggling Midlands side deep into their own half. From the start, Pep Guardiola’s team looked to take control, but they were hit on the break and surprisingly went behind in the seventh minute.
Huge Bueno switched the ball out to the right wing where Nelson Semedo brought it under control and swept up the pitch. He curled a lovely pass into the far side of the box and Jorgen Strand Larson was waiting for a tap-in.
Wolves then looked to dig in and limit the space for City’s free flowing forwards. They were limited to shots from range despite 218 touches in Wolves final third in the first half alone. One of those shots got through, Josko Gvardiol getting forward and lacing a curling right foot finish into the far top corner.
City threw attacking wave after attacking wave at the Wolves defence, boosted by second half substitutes Phil Foden and Jack Grealish but there was no way through until Stones met Foden’s corner kick and nodded home to win the defending champions all three points.
Relive updates from the Premier League clash below as Wolves host Man City:
GOAL GIVEN! Wolves 1-2 Man City
97 mins
The referee is sent to the VAR review screen, but he gives it! The goal is allowed!
2-1, and there can’t be long left in this one.
Wolves 1-2 Man City
95 mins
There is a VAR check for the goal as Silva was in an offside position. Sa looks to have a clear, unobstructed view though. This would be harsh to rule it out.
GOAL! Wolves 1-2 Man City
95 mins
GOAL! And City win it late on!
There’s a succession of City corners and Foden delivers their 18th of the match.
It’s a perfect delivery and John Stones is there to power a header past Sa with perhaps the final kick of the game!
Wolves 1-1 Man City
94 mins
Wolves fans want a free-kick in a dangerous area as Guedes is taken down by Nunes, but he won the ball fairly.
City counter and it ends with Nunes firing a shot towards goal that goes over – it took a deflection though, and there’ll be a City corner.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
92 mins
Plenty of nerves around the Molineux, for both sides. City have the ball, as you’d expect.
There’s plenty of passing around the edge of the Wolves box. Grealish threads another great ball to an overlapping runner, but Dias’ cross is cut out by a brilliant sliding tackle.
From the corner, Grealish floats in a cross that is collected by Jose Sa.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
90 mins
No respite for Wolves as City work the ball on the left, but the chance ends with Silva rifling an effort against the side-netting.
There’ll be five minutes of added time at the Molineux, as Joao Gomes comes off for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
89 mins
Grealish gets the better of Semedo once more and clips in a cross to the back post, which is turned behind for a corner. Foden takes and there’s some pinball in the box before it bounces out to Grealish, but the winger can only power a shot straight at Sa.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
87 mins
City bring on Matheus Nunes for Kovacic, and the former Wolves man is given plenty of boos and expletives as he takes to the field against his former club.
Grealish slips a pass to Foden, who’s made a great overlapping run, but the Englishman’s cutback is deflected into the gloves of Sa.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
85 mins
Wolves do win it back and they have a chance to attack, but they actually slow down the play. A bold tactic with 10 minutes left.
Semedo threads it to Gomes but his cross is a tired one and it’s out of play.
City attack and it looks dangerous as Haaland collects on the edge of the box, but Dawson pounces and makes the tackle, to the delight of the home fans.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
83 mins
Grealish’s ball forwards is cut out but Semedo overhits the pass and City will come again. Wolves look tired now.
Grealish feeds the ball into the path of the overlapping runner, but the cutback is cleared before a second Grealish shot ends with Foden rifling a shot against a body in the box. It looks like Rico Lewis might have blocked a goal-bound effort!
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