Wolves vs Man City LIVE: Stream, score, TV channel – De Bruyne penalty fires City into early lead at Molineux – The Sun
WOLVES are looking to continue their excellent record against Manchester City as they make their home bow in this season's Premier League.
Wanderers completed the double over Pep Guardiola's men last season with Adama Traore scoring three in the two games.
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WOLVES 0-1 MAN CITY
25. Wolves show their impressive speed, as Coady picks up a sloppy City pass in the centre and looks to counter.
He breaks free from Stones, but hesitates before making a pass to Neto and he's dispossessed.
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23. De Bruyne tries to play in Sterling, on the left, with a straight pass but overcooks it and Sterling can't chase it down before it rolls out for a goal kick.
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20. After Sterling's early appeal for a pen, City finally got one and there was no chance the PFA player of the year was going to miss.
City win a corner, after working the ball down well, it's played short and wasted as Wolves close in on them.
18. VAR check complete, penalty to City.
Guardiola's side had a few issues with pen takers last year, but De Bruyne is going to take this one.
The Belgium international goes low to the far right; Rui Patricio gets low and goes the right way, but the shot was so powerful that he had little chance.
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WOLVES 0-0 MAN CITY
17. Penalty appeal for City! Off to VAR….
Foden plays the ball toDe Bruyne on the far right hand side of the box, as Saiss goes in for a sliding tackle bringing the City midfielder to the floor.
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15.Fernandinho crosses from the right towards Sterling, who chests down for Jesus, but for the second time in a few minutes, he didn't anticipate a pass.
Lovely work from Sterling
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13.Traoré on the counter, demonstrating his speed wins a footrace against Stones.
He breaks into the box on the right chips the ball across the top of the box, but the ball was behind Jiminez.
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12. De Bruynelaunches a loopy ball into the box, trying to pick out Jesus, but the Brazil international doesn't make the right run.
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10. Wolves give away a free-kick, approximately 25 yards out.
De Bruyne steps up and fires a warning shot at Patricio.
It was a powerful strike, but not too challenging for the Wolves keeper.
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8. Ake is the eighth different Dutch player to appear for City in the Premier League, after De Jong, Vonk, Bosvelt, Musampa, Wiekens, Groenendijk and Rekik.
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7. Very early substitution for Wolves.
Marcal's home debut ends after a few minutes, as Vinagre replaces him.
Unsure as yet whether he picked up a knock, or was just struggling with an existing injury.
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5. Marcal heads to Nuno to have a word with him on the sideline- appears he could be struggling with an injury.
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3. On second viewing of the tackle on in the box by Coady, Sterling was lucky to not get a card for simulation.
WOLVES 0-0 MAN CITY
2. City kicking off with real purpose here, they've dominated possession so far and all of the play has been in the Wolves half.
The full-backs have started like wing-backs and the side are pressing high.
WOLVES 0-0 MAN CITY
2. Early controversy as Sterling breaks into the box on the right, Boly times it wrong and the England international is away from him.
Sterling runs towards the byline as Coady gets low and clears the ball from Sterling's feet- quite rightly, no penalty.
WOLVES 0-0 MAN CITY
1. Both teams take a knee as City kick off their first game of the season.
PEEP! HERE WE GO!
HERE THEY COME
Wolves are in their trademark orange shirts, black shorts and orange socks, while City are wearing their new cream, pink and blue away kit which is decorated with a fancy pattern!
RARING TO GO
Molineux is basking in the last of the summer sun and Wolves are raring to go.
Can they make it three wins from three over City?
CITY TEAM NEWS
Guardiola is missing several key players, including Aguero, Silva and Zinchenko who are all injured, while Gundogan has to self-isolate for ten days having tested positive for Covid-19.
The team that lines up this evening seems to be selected to prevent the dangerous counter-attack from Wolves.
Ake is handed his first, full debut and is part of a defensive line up that has plenty of pace.
WOLVES TEAM NEWS
Nuno has made six changes to the side that fell to a shock defeat at the hands of Stoke City.
He returns to the line-up that beat Sheffield United at Bramall Lane, plus the addition of Neves.
Nuno looks to be going for an attacking 3-4-3 formation.
CITY DUGOUT
13. Steffen, 21. Torres, 26. Mahrez, 30. Otamendi, 48. Delap, 4. Doyle, 82. Bernabe
WOLVES BENCH
21. Ruddy, 17. Silva,20. Vitinha, 29. Vinagre, 32. Dendoncker, 49. Kilman, 59. Buur
MANCHESTER CITY XI
31. Ederson, 2. Walker, 5. Stones, 6. Ake, 16. Rodrigo, 25. Fernandinho, 17. De Bruyne, 47. Foden, 7. Sterling, 9. Jesus
WOLVES XI
11. Patricio, 27. Saiss, 16. Coady, 15. Boly, 5. Marcal, 8. Neves, 28. Moutinho, 37. Adama, 7. Neto, 9. Raul, 10. Podence
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