Wolves v Manchester City result

Full-time · Wolves 1–2 Manchester City

Premier League · Sun, 20 Oct 2024 14:00 BST · Molineux Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Wolves · Manchester City · Head-to-head

Wolves 1–2 Manchester City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City won 2–1 at Molineux Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 20 October. Wolves have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions. Manchester City have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Wolves: Jørgen Strand Larsen (7’, assisted by Nélson Semedo); Manchester City: Joško Gvardiol (33’, assisted by Jérémy Doku) and John Stones (90’, assisted by Philip Foden).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Wolves 0.97, Manchester City 1.62, from 3 shots to 22 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

C. Kavanagh showed five yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 23 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Wolves: Pablo Sarabia (-5’), Toti Gomes (14’), Nélson Semedo (20’) and João Gomes (63’); Manchester City: Sávio (39’).

What it changes

Wolves are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 12 matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) 8.8, Joško Gvardiol (Manchester City) 7.2 and John Stones (Manchester City) 6.7 led the match.

Next up

Wolves next host Portsmouth on 20 October 2026.

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Wolves: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Wolves 1–2 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium · Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Referee: C. Kavanagh
Head-to-head (last 6): Wolves 1 · draws 0 · Manchester City 5 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Wolves 0W 0D 5L · Manchester City 3W 2D 0L

Wolves 1–2 Manchester City (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 2.13

Goals

against 2.75 / 1 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 10

Corners

against 5.88 / 2.43 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.5 / 8.71

Shots on target

against 6.25 / 2.71 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.75 / 2

Cards

against 2.88 / 2.29 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.35 yellows

Referee · C. Kavanagh

2.13 home / 2.22 away

over 23 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Wolves for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.38 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	10 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	23.14 for · 7.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 6.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	8.71 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.25 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	6.57 for · 7.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.75 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: C. Kavanagh — 4.35 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 22.57 fouls over 23 matches (2.13 to the home side, 2.22 to the away side).

Home 2.13Away 2.22

Wolves

Wolves — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Pablo Sarabia n 8	35	3.2 5/3	2.3 5/2	—
João Gomes n 8	79.6	2.7 6/6	0.4 2/1	M. Kovačić
Nélson Semedo n 8	65.1	2.1 5/4	0.7 3/1	M. Kovačić
J. Strand Larsen n 8	63.4	2 7/3	0.4 2/0	—
T. Doyle n 8	33	2 3/2	1 2/1	—

Wolves — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Matheus Cunha n 8	71.3	2.5 7/5	1.3 6/2
Gonçalo Guedes n 8	43.6	2.1 4/2	1 2/2
Pablo Sarabia n 8	35	1.6 5/0	1.6 5/0
M. Lemina n 8	76.3	1.5 5/3	0.6 3/1
J. Strand Larsen n 8	63.4	1.4 6/2	0.9 5/0

Wolves — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Daniel Podence n 8	67.8	0.2 1/0	0.8 3/2
J. Strand Larsen n 8	63.4	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
Gonçalo Guedes n 8	43.6	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
R. Aït-Nouri n 8	78.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Matheus Cunha n 8	71.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Wolves — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Pedro Lima n 4	87.8	4.1 4/4
João Gomes n 8	79.6	4 8/7
Carlos Forbs n 8	34	3.6 5/2
M. Lemina n 8	76.3	3.2 7/6
M. Doherty n 8	54.1	3.1 8/5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Matheus Nunes n 8	29.9	1.5 3/1	1.5 3/1	—
Rodri n 8	75.6	1.2 4/3	1.2 6/1	—
J. McAtee n 8	46.5	1.2 4/1	0.2 1/0	—
K. De Bruyne n 8	68.6	1.1 6/1	0.8 3/1	—
M. Kovačić n 8	76.8	1 4/3	0.6 2/2	Nélson Semedo

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	86.4	4.7 8/8	3.5 8/7
P. Foden n 8	58.8	2.9 7/4	1.1 4/2
K. De Bruyne n 8	68.6	2.5 7/4	0.7 3/1
İ. Gündoğan n 8	63.9	2.3 6/5	0.7 3/1
Matheus Nunes n 8	29.9	2.3 2/1	1.5 1/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	86.4	1.2 5/3	0 0/0
Matheus Nunes n 8	29.9	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
P. Foden n 8	58.8	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
J. Doku n 8	53.6	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
R. Lewis n 8	83.3	0 0/0	0.5 4/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Rodri n 8	75.6	3.1 8/4
Jacob Wright n 3	11.3	2.6 1/0
M. Kovačić n 8	76.8	2.3 7/3
R. Lewis n 8	83.3	2 6/5
J. McAtee n 8	46.5	1.9 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wolves		Manchester City
22%	Possession	78%
0.97	Expected goals (xG)	1.62
3	Shots	22
2	Shots on target	7
1	Shots off target	7
0	Blocked shots	8
2	Shots inside the box	12
1	Corners	18
2	Offsides	1
8	Fouls	5
4	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	1
216	Passes	731
66%	Pass accuracy	90%

Wolves player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
José Sá	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
S. Bueno	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
C. Dawson	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Toti Gomes	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.5
Nélson Semedo	90	0	1	1	1	1	2	Y	7
M. Lemina	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
R. Aït-Nouri	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	6.9
João Gomes	89	0	0	0	0	0	6	Y	6.6
J. Strand Larsen	80	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Matheus Cunha	67	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
André	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
T. Doyle sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Carlos Forbs sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Gonçalo Guedes sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Bellegarde sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Lewis	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.5
J. Stones	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.9
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.6
J. Gvardiol	90	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	8.7
İ. Gündoğan	90	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	7.7
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	7.2
E. Haaland	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
M. Kovačić	86	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
Sávio	73	0	0	3	1	3	3	Y	7.6
J. Doku	66	0	1	2	0	2	3	0	8.2
P. Foden sub	24	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Grealish sub	17	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	7.3
Matheus Nunes sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Wolves v Manchester City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

WolvesLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 1.6 scored / 3 conceded per game

Manchester CityDWDWW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Wolves 1 · 0 draws · Manchester City 5 · 3.67 goals/game

2024-05-04 Manchester City 5–1 Wolves
2023-09-30 Wolves 2–1 Manchester City
2023-01-22 Manchester City 3–0 Wolves
2022-09-17 Wolves 0–3 Manchester City
2022-05-11 Wolves 1–5 Manchester City
2021-12-11 Manchester City 1–0 Wolves

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Wolves#16 pos42 pts38 pl-15 GD

Manchester City#3 pos71 pts38 pl+28 GD

Goals per game

Wolves scored1.42

Manchester City scored1.89

Wolves conceded1.82

Manchester City conceded1.16

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What is the head-to-head record between Wolves and Manchester City?: In their last 6 meetings, Wolves won 1, Manchester City won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Wolves and Manchester City?: Recent form — Wolves 0W 0D 5L; Manchester City 3W 2D 0L.

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