Wolves vs Man City

16 August 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

  • Erling Haaland 34’, 61’
  • Tijjani Reijnders 37’
  • Mathis Cherki 81’

Match summary

Man City won comfortably, 4-0 away at Wolves. Man City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Erling Haaland put Man City ahead in the 34th minute, set up by Rico Lewis and Tijjani Reijnders made it 0-2 in the 37th minute, set up by Oscar Bobb. In the second half, Haaland made it 0-3 in the 61st minute, set up by Tijjani Reijnders and Mathis Cherki made it 0-4 in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.31 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Wolves's 0.52 from 9.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
9 Shots 15
3 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 5
88 Attacks 107
35 Dangerous attacks 51
394 Passes 563
83% Pass accuracy 91%
25 Tackles 18
13 Fouls 7
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 0

Key events

Wolves Man City
Kick-off
34’
Erling HaalandLeft foot shot0-1 (Man City)
37’
Tijjani ReijndersLeft foot shot0-2 (Man City)
Half-time0-2
Second half underway
54’
Tijjani ReijndersFoul
Jørgen Strand LarsenShot on target
58’
61’
Erling HaalandLeft foot shot0-3 (Man City)
66’
Omar MarmoushJérémy Doku
66’
Matheus NunesRico Lewis
66’
Nico O'ReillyBernardo Silva
Matt DohertyFoul
67’
Hugo BuenoDavid Møller Wolfe
72’
Fer LópezAndré
72’
Jhon AriasJean-Ricner Bellegarde
73’
73’
Rayan CherkiErling Haaland
Rodrigo GomesKi-Jana Hoever
73’
Jørgen Strand LarsenShot on target
75’
81’
Rayan CherkiRight foot shot0-4 (Man City)
81’
Nico O'ReillyFoul
Hee-chan HwangJørgen Strand Larsen
82’
82’
Abdukodir KhusanovJohn Stones
Fernando LópezShot on target
90+3’
Full-time0-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.52 2.31 34’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 0-1 34’ 37’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), 0-2 37’ 61’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 0-3 61’ 81’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), 0-4 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.52 2.31 34’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 0-1 Haaland 34’ 37’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), 0-2 Reijnders 37’ 61’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 0-3 Haaland 61’ 81’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), 0-4 Cherki 81’
Wolves 0.52 xGMan City 2.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Wolves attacking 
34’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 19’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 18’ Erling Haaland (Man City), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 90+2’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 43’ Erling Haaland (Man City), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 58’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 37’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 61’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 26’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Nico González (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 87’ Fernando López (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Fernando López (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Marshall Munetsi (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Erling Haaland (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Nico González (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 19’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 18’ Erling Haaland (Man City), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 90+2’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 43’ Erling Haaland (Man City), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 58’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 37’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 61’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 26’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Nico González (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 87’ Fernando López (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Fernando López (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Marshall Munetsi (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Erling Haaland (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Nico González (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Wolves

Lineup not available for this match.

Man City 4-3-3 Starting XI
Trafford
Aït-Nouri
Dias
Stones 82’
Lewis 66’
Silva 66’
González
Reijnders
Doku 66’
Haaland 2 73’
Bobb

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Sá GK900 0.000.000
Matt Doherty DEF900 0.000.000
Toti DEF900 0.000.011
Emmanuel Agbadou DEF901 0.010.000
Ki-Jana Hoever MID780 0.000.081
David Møller Wolfe MID770 0.000.000
João Gomes MID900 0.000.031
André MID770 0.000.000
Marshall Munetsi FWD901 0.050.000
Jørgen Strand Larsen FWD874 0.320.000
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde FWD781 0.030.111
Hugo Bueno Sub130 0.000.051
Fernando López Sub132 0.110.000
Jhon Arias Sub120 0.000.061
Rodrigo Gomes Sub120 0.000.000
Hee-Chan Hwang Sub30 0.000.051

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 15% Avg odds 6.24
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.32
Man City win 63% Avg odds 1.51

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Man City WWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 1-0 Wolves, 02 May 25 Next meeting: Man City 2-0 Wolves, 24 Jan 26  All Wolves vs Man City meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.