In the 8th round of the 2024-25 Premier League season, defending champion Manchester City challenged Wolves as a guest. Manchester City is unbeaten in the first 7 rounds, with 5 wins and 2 draws, and is currently in second place with 17 points, the same points as Arsenal and Villa with 1 more round, and 1 point less than Liverpool at the top of the table. Wolves only accumulated 1 point in the first 7 rounds, 1 draw and 6 losses, and were deep in the relegation zone, and there was huge relegation pressure. So even against a mighty Manchester City, Wolves will be hoping to pick up points at home.
After the opening kick-off, Manchester City controlled the ball without any suspense, and Wolves counter-attacked. In the 6th minute of the opening game, Manchester City launched an attack from the left side, Doku cut inside on the left side, collided with Gundogan and then shot with his feet, and the ball was high above the crossbar; In the 7th minute, the two teams broke through Manchester City's high-pressure pressing at the back, and quickly hit Manchester City's defensive weakness through the right side, Semedo crossed from the right, Larsen grabbed the point and scored, and Wolves led 1-0!
In the 9th minute, Manchester City launched an offensive on the right side, Gundogan made the ball, B seat met the ball and shot angrily, Jose Sa fell to the ground and saved the ball! In the 15th minute, Manchester City got a set-piece opportunity in front, Savinho hit the wall, and Doku's follow-up shot was blocked again; In the 19th minute, Wolves played a sharp counterattack again, Semedo stepped forward to get a single chance, but unfortunately the shot was saved by Ederson under the interference of Gvardiol, who returned to the defense, and Wolves missed the opportunity to open the score;
In the 29th minute, Doku broke through on the left side and crossed, Gundogan outflanked in front of the goal, but unfortunately did not kick the ball; In the 33rd minute, Manchester City's strong attack scored a goal, Doku passed the ball on the left, Gvardiol took the ball and suddenly shot a cold arrow outside the penalty area, the ball drilled into the net like a cannonball, with this world wave, Manchester City equalized before half-time;
In the 49th minute, Savinho broke through on the left side and crossed, and Haaland outflanked the shot and hit the goal! In the 54th minute, Dias shot from outside the penalty area, and Jose Sa fell to the ground to save; In the 56th minute, Cunha tried to shoot from a distance after cutting inside on the left, but the ball grazed the post and went slightly wide! After a long attack, Guardiola waved the flag, and Foden came on in the 67th minute to replace Cunha;
After Foden came on, Manchester City were in complete control of the ball, and Wolves also retreated with all their hands to form an "iron bucket formation". City are just stumbling around on the edge of the box and struggling to get space to attack. In the 73rd minute, Manchester City made another substitution, Grealish came off the bench to replace Savinho; In the 83rd minute, Grealish crossed from the left, and B's follow-up shot was blocked. In the 95th minute, Stones scored with a header through a corner kick opportunity, 2-1, Manchester City stunner! But then VAR intervened, and seat B was suspected of offside, and finally the referee watched the replay and determined that the goal was valid!
Neither side was able to change the scoreline, with Manchester City beating Wolves 2-1 away at Wolves, a result that was undoubtedly a no-brainer for Liverpool. It is worth mentioning that this victory also allowed Manchester City to set a record of 31 league games unbeaten across the season.