Wolves vs Man City

21 September 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Raúl Jiménez 78’
  • Kevin De Bruyne 20’ (pen)
  • Phil Foden 32’
  • Gabriel Jesus 90+5’

Match summary

Man City took a 3-1 win at Wolves. Man City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin De Bruyne put Man City ahead from the penalty spot in the 20th minute and Phil Foden made it 0-2 in the 32nd minute, set up by Raheem Sterling. In the second half, Raúl Jiménez pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 78th minute, set up by Daniel Podence and Gabriel Jesus made it 1-3 in stoppage time, set up by Kevin De Bruyne.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Wolves's 0.73 from 10.

Match stats

Wolves Man City
10 Shots 14
1 Shots on Target 9
4 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.73 xG 2.08
0.73 Non-penalty xG 1.32
3 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Wolves Man City
Kick-off
20’
Kevin De Bruyne
Penalty0-1 (Man City)
32’
Phil Foden
Assist: Raheem Sterling0-2 (Man City)
Half-time0-2
Raúl Jiménez
Assist: Daniel Podence1-2 (Wolves)
78’
90+5’
Gabriel Jesus
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne1-3 (Man City)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man City
  • Benjamin Mendy
  • Rodri
  • Gabriel Jesus

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 2.08 20’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 0-1 20’ 32’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-2 32’ 78’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 1-2 78’ 90+5’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), 1-3 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 2.08 20’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 0-1 De Bruyne 20’ 32’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-2 Foden 32’ 78’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 1-2 Jiménez 78’ 90+5’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), 1-3 Jesus 90+5’
Wolves 0.73 xGMan City 2.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Wolves attacking 
20’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 32’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 78’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 43’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 54’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 39’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 60’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Benjamin Mendy (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Willy Boly (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 32’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 78’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 43’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 54’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 39’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 63’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Benjamin Mendy (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Willy Boly (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Adama Traoré DEF900 0.000.213
Willy Boly DEF901 0.010.000
Romain Saiss DEF900 0.000.000
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.051
Fernando Marçal DEF70 0.000.000
Rúben Neves MID902 0.090.011
Pedro Neto MID802 0.090.092
João Moutinho MID800 0.000.091
Raúl Jiménez FWD9013 0.360.000
Daniel Podence FWD9012 0.190.282
Rúben Vinagre Sub830 0.000.000
Leander Dendoncker Sub100 0.000.000
Fabio Silva Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 14% Avg odds 6.81
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.50
Man City win 65% Avg odds 1.49

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

Form going into the game

Wolves WDWLW
Man City WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 3-2 Man City, 27 Dec 19 Next meeting: Man City 4-1 Wolves, 02 Mar 21  All Wolves vs Man City meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.