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
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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
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,613
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,613
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13 | Arsenal | 9 | 22 | 1 |
| +5 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 18 | 1 |
| +10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 17 | 2 |
| +4 | Sunderland | 9 | 17 | 2 |
Statistics
 WOL |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 29 | Possession | 71 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 231 | Accurate Passes | 679 |
| 310 | Passes | 746 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 4 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 1 |
| 29 | Clearances | 1 |
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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