Man City vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League
45'+2': Raúl JiménezMan City dig deep to overcome 10-man Wolves with Raheem Sterling penalty
Manchester City eventually overcame 10-man Wolves with Raheem Sterling's second-half penalty in their Premier League clash.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 40': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Second yellow card to Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+4': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 64': VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester City.
- 66': Goal! Manchester City 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 67': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Adama Traoré.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Jack Grealish.
- 78': Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Trincão replaces Rúben Neves.
- 87': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Leander Dendoncker.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,613
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Arsenal | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| +20 | Manchester City | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| +9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| +6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 4 | 14 |
Statistics
 MNC |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 14 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 8 |
| 71 | POSSESSION | 29 |
| 24 | SHOTS | 2 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 679 | Accurate Passes | 231 |
| 746 | Passes | 310 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 33 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.9 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 1 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 1 | Clearances | 29 |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Rúben Dias  |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
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