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:
Wolves 1-1 Man City
60 mins
Close to a chance as Savinho’s cross almost bounces to Gvardiol four yards out, but Sa collects.
Wolves are once again struggling to get out of their half, thought not as much as in the first 45.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
59 mins
The City pressure hasn’t quite been as suffocating so far in this half, though City come again as Foden gets ready to come on.
Savinho’s cross is deflected behind off Semedo.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
57 mins
Wolves have their second foray forward in as many minutes, but Gvardiol does well to cut it out.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
56 mins
Guardiola is cutting an exasperated figure on the touchline as he makes his way back to his seat. For all City’s dominance, they haven’t been able to carve any real clear-cut chances in the Wolves box.
Gomes is penalised for bundling over Gundogan, and City have possession on the edge of the box, but Ait-Nouri wins it back before carrying into the City half. He lays it off to Cunha, who goes for the effort from distance, but it flies wide of the far post.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
54 mins
Brilliant work from Gomes to win the ball on the edge of his area, but Wolves can’t mount a counter as Semedo misses the chance for the pass.
City attack and Gvardiol lays it off to Dias, who has a pop from around 20 yards out, forcing another good save – this one low to his left – from Sa.
From the corner, Doku cuts in and fires off-target.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
51 mins
Gvardiol makes another surge into the Wolves box but Doyle is there to head the cross behind this time.
Gundogan takes this corner, and Bueno heads it away. Kovacic picks it up and tries to deliver a cross to the back post, but it goes out for a goal kick.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
49 mins
Savinho skips past Semedo and fizzes a cross into Haaland, but the Norwegian can’t get clean contact and it comes off his heel.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
48 mins
A stat flashes up for ‘successful passes completed in the final third’. City have 218, Wolves have...five. They won’t care if it stays like this though.
The away side attack again, with Doku shaking off a challenge before winning a throw. The Belgian has switched wings with Savinho for the moment.
Wolves 1-1 Man City
46 mins
City win an early corner and Savinho delivers, but Dawson heads clear before Silva is flagged for offside.
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