Manchester City vs Wolves

Manchester City

2 - 0

Wolves

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Farai Hallam 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 2 · Wolves 20

Referee Stats

Farai Hallam

4 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	25%
Draws	25%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-11).
Manchester City controlled possession (64%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14

Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Wolves (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-6-13

Goals For / Against

8 / 34

Avg: 0.42 / 1.79

Points

Avg: 0.32

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.37

PPG

0.32

2.37

0.42

0.74

1.79

74%

O2.5

42%

47%

BTTS

37%

84%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd

Wolves rank20th

Manchester City points78

Wolves points20

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Wolves: #20 · 20 pts · GD -41

58 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 24 pts from safety.

58-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Wolves last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals3-13

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Wolves trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.516%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home47%

Wolves score away37%

Wolves clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%

Manchester City win after scoring first75%

Wolves score first16%

Wolves win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Wolves 21%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · Wolves 43.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22

Wolves score away0.42 vs 1.22

Wolves concede away1.79 vs 1.53

Manchester City score 55% above league average, while Wolves score 66% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Wolves are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

16-30 9

61-75 9

0-15 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Wolves goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

638

343

Passes Accurate

574

276

Passes %

90%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Omar Marmoush

Normal Goal · Assist: Matheus Nunes

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ VAR

Omar Marmoush

Penalty cancelled

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Semenyo

Normal Goal · Assist: Bernardo Silva

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Arias

1st substitution · For: J. Strand Larsen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Tchatchoua

2nd substitution · For: Rodrigo Gomes

57'

57' André

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ T. Reijnders

1st substitution · For: P. Foden

67'

67' João Gomes

71'

71' Matheus Nunes

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Hwang Hee-Chan

3rd substitution · For: T. Arokodare

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ R. Cherki

2nd substitution · For: E. Haaland

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Omar Marmoush

3rd substitution · For: J. Doku

88'

88' Y. Mosquera

Manchester City vs Wolves 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Wolves 2-0 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Farai Hallam. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 6' when Omar Marmoush scored, with the assist credited to Matheus Nunes, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 37' for Manchester City (Penalty cancelled). Manchester City extended the lead at 45' when A. Semenyo scored, with the assist credited to Bernardo Silva, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Wolves made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Arias replacing J. Strand Larsen. Wolves made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Tchatchoua replacing Rodrigo Gomes. André received a yellow card for Wolves at 57'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 61', with T. Reijnders replacing P. Foden. João Gomes received a yellow card for Wolves at 67'. Matheus Nunes received a yellow card for Manchester City at 71'. Wolves made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Hwang Hee-Chan replacing T. Arokodare. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 73', with R. Cherki replacing E. Haaland. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Omar Marmoush replacing J. Doku. Y. Mosquera received a yellow card for Wolves at 88'.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Wolves used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card, while Wolves got 3 yellow cards.