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Only 55 seconds had elapsed when Jack Grealish poked Manchester City aheadErling Haaland continued his impressive scoring run as Manchester City went back to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable win against 10-man Wolves at Molineux.
The hosts had only touched the ball once before Jack Grealish put City in front after just 55 seconds.
Haaland scored for the seventh consecutive game and took his tally to 14 in the past nine when he doubled the visitors' advantage with a long-range effort after 16 minutes.
Spirited Wolves continued to try and attack, even after Nathan Collins was sent off for a high first-half tackle on Grealish.
However, with Raul Jimenez missing through injury and new arrival Diego Costa not deemed fit enough for any involvement beyond meeting some fans before the game, they never looked likely to add to their paltry tally of three league goals.
By contrast, City have 23, with Phil Foden completing their victory by flicking home Kevin de Bruyne's low cross midway through the second half.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
Squad number19Player nameJonny
Squad number4Player nameCollins
Squad number23Player nameKilman
Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
Squad number27Player nameMatheus Nunes
Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves
Squad number28Player nameJoão Moutinho
Squad number7Player namePedro Neto
Squad number10Player nameDaniel Podence
Squad number17Player nameGonçalo Guedes
Squad number6Player nameTraoré
Squad number11Player nameHwang Hee-Chan
Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
Squad number77Player nameCampbell
Manchester City
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number5Player nameStones
Squad number25Player nameAkanji- Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
- Squad number7Player nameJoão Cancelo
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne- Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number47Player nameFoden- Squad number9Player nameHaaland
- Squad number10Player nameGrealish
Squad number8Player nameGündogan- Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
- Squad number21Player nameGómez
Squad number26Player nameMahrez- Squad number80Player namePalmer
Line-ups
Wolves
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Malheiro de Sá
- 19Castro Otto
- 4CollinsBooked at 33mins
- 23Kilman
- 3Aït-NouriSubstituted forNélson Semedoat 81'minutes
- 27NunesBooked at 65mins
- 8NevesBooked at 66mins
- 28João Moutinho
- 7NetoSubstituted forCampbellat 86'minutes
- 10PodenceSubstituted forTraoréat 70'minutes
- 17Gonçalo GuedesSubstituted forHwang Hee-Chanat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Traoré
- 11Hwang Hee-Chan
- 13Sarkic
- 14Mosquera
- 22Nélson Semedo
- 24Gomes
- 25Ronan
- 64Bueno
- 77Campbell
Man City
Formation 4-3-3
- 31Ederson
- 5Stones
- 25Akanji
- 3Rúben Dias
- 7Cancelo
- 17De BruyneSubstituted forGündoganat 72'minutes
- 16RodriBooked at 13minsSubstituted forGómezat 81'minutes
- 20Bernardo SilvaSubstituted forÁlvarezat 72'minutes
- 47FodenSubstituted forMahrezat 72'minutes
- 9Haaland
- 10GrealishSubstituted forPalmerat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 6Aké
- 8Gündogan
- 18Ortega
- 19Álvarez
- 21Gómez
- 26Mahrez
- 33Carson
- 80Palmer
Referee:Anthony Taylor
Attendance:31,578
Live Text
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Manchester City 3.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Manchester City 3.
Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chem Campbell replaces Pedro Neto.
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Rodri.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Boubacar Traoré.
Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Jack Grealish.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Phil Foden.
Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
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