Manchester City return to Premier League action on Sunday afternoon as they travel to bottom-of-the-table Wolves.
Gary O’Neil’s peak in the Molineux dugout came in this game last season as the former midfielder grabbed a 2-1 win over a Rodri-less City side. The Wolves manager could do with another memorable win this weekend given his side’s woeful start to the new season.
Sunday’s hosts have endured a nightmare schedule in the opening two months of 2024/25, but to remain winless is certainly a huge disappointment. His fixtures light up before Christmas, but O’Neil may not have the chance to oversee a revival.
city they are still sorting things out in the absence of their centre-back, and were lucky to escape with all three points against Fulham two weeks ago. Pep Guardiola’s team is behind Liverpool at the top, but the Cityzens have yet to taste defeat this term.
here it is 90 minutes guide to Man City’s clash with Wolves this weekend.
Wolves vs Man City Head-to-Head Record (Last Five Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Wolves |
Man City |
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Brentford 5-3 Wolves – 24/10/05 |
Man City 3-2 Fulham – 24/10/05 |
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Wolves 1-2 Liverpool – 28/09/24 |
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City – 01/10/24 |
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Aston Villa 3-1 Wolves – 21/09/24 |
Newcastle 1-1 Man City – 28/09/24 |
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Brighton 3-2 Wolves – 18/09/24 |
Man City 2-1 Watford – 24/09/24 |
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Wolves 1-2 Newcastle – 15/09/24 |
Man City 2-2 Arsenal – 22/09/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Sky Go, NOW, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD |
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united states |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, Telemón Live Sports, USA Network, Telemón |
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canada |
fuboTV, Fubo Sports Network 2 Canada |
Wolves have certainly not been helped by injuries at the start of the 2024/25 campaign, suffering another setback during the international break with Hwang Hee-chan suffering an ankle injury which could rule him out band for a couple of weeks.
O’Neil could call on teenage defender Bastien Meupiyou, but the hosts are still without Yerson Mosquera, Sasa Kalajdzic, Enso Gonzalez and Boubacar Traore.
With Hwang out, we should see Matheus Cunha work in tandem with stylish summer arrival Jorgen Strand Larsen up top.
Wolves predicted line-up against Man City (3-5-2): Johnstone; Well, Dawson, Toti; Semedo, Lemina, Andre, Gomes, Ait Nouri; Cunha, Larsen.
Guardiola had hoped that both Nathan Ake and Kevin De Bruyne would return from their respective injuries after the October break, but it looks like the pair will miss Sunday’s game.
Rodri is a long-term absentee after tearing his ACL last month, while Oscar Bobb is unlikely to play again in 2024 after breaking his leg in pre-season.
Rico Lewis could be preferred to Kyle Walker at right-back, while Ilkay Gundogan is likely to partner Mateo Kovacic at the base of City’s midfield. Jack Grealish will share minutes with Jeremy Doku on the left.
Man City’s predicted line-up against Wolves (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Guardiol; Kovacic, Gundogan; Savinho, Foden, Grealish; Haaland.
Wolves aren’t bad from the bottom of the table and you have to expect some sort of fight back soon, but there won’t be a huge revival this weekend.
Although Rodri’s absence helped Wolves win this game last season, City are better placed to mitigate the Spaniard’s long-term injury due to the return of Ilkay Gundogan and will find the its optimal pace at some point.
Erling Haaland has some wrongs to right against Craig Dawson, and you can expect the determined Nordic machine to have some fun on Sunday afternoon. He scored a goal the last time these two teams met.
