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Rodri is unbeaten in each of his last 71 appearances for Manchester City in all competitions (W55-D16-L0, games decided by a penalty shootout classed as a draw), since a 1-0 Premier League defeat at Spurs on 5 February 2023.
FT: Man City 5-1 Wolves
I'll have to take your word for it Sasha.
Hopefully we'll be hearing from Erling Haaland and Pep Guardiola soon so stick around for post-match quotes.
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Sasha: Erling Haaland is like the Emperor in Star Wars. Feared and unstoppable.
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FT: Man City 5-1 Wolves
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Chris Waddle
Ex-Newcastle winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
Manchester City have dominated this football match from the first minute to the last. Wolves probably had 10 minutes where they were in the game, but that was it, they completely dominated.
FT: Man City 5-1 Wolves
Ooof! Harsh but probably fair from Chris Waddle. Wolves really didn't offer much.
FT: Man City 5-1 Wolves
Chris Waddle
Ex-Newcastle winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
Wolves have just turned up, but that's it, they just turned up.
Man City 5-1 Wolves
And we're done. The match ends with City poking yet another shot just wide.
Pep Guardiola's side were too good for Wolves today and have sent a very clear message to rivals Arsenal. They remain on track for a fourth title on the bounce.
Image source, Getty ImagesMan City 5-1 Wolves
Chris Waddle
Ex-Newcastle winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
I think Haaland has had time off, missed games and he knows he probably could have got another two or three there.
Man City 5-1 Wolves
It's been 30 minutes since Wolves last attempted a shot. City have a corner with two minutes of added time to go.
Man City 5-1 Wolves
The TV cameras are back on Erling Haaland. He looks a bit happier now.
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Almost 6-1 as Jeremy Doku finds Matheus Nunes in the middle but his first touch is too heavy and a chance to score against his old club goes begging.
Man City 5-1 Wolves
Four minutes added on.
Man City 5-1 Wolves
Today, you lot have compared Manchester City to the baddies in Star Wars and a very, very big ship that people can take their holidays on.
The BBC Sport Get Involved service is utterly fantastic.
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Man City are like a cruise liner with two helipads & three swimming pools in a league of tug boats.
Rachel
Man City 5-1 Wolves
Nobody has ever scored more than five goals in a single Premier League match, remember.
Back to the action and City's Jeremy Doku drives forward but his eventual shot is tame and easily saved.
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Pep must be so frustrating. Not the first time Haaland has been chasing 5 goals and joining an elite list of players to achieve the feat in the league.
Michael
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Wolves make a switch. Goalscorer Hwang Hee-Chan is replaced by Tawanda Chirewa.
Man City 5-1 Wolves
Chris Waddle
Ex-Newcastle winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
We know he scores goals, Alvarez is a very good footballer. He's not going to get the number of goals Haaland does, he's a very unselfish player but that is a very calm finish with his left-foot. Someone tell Haaland that is why he took him off.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 28 | 60 | 83 |
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| 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 87 | 33 | 54 | 82 |
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| 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 77 | 36 | 41 | 75 |
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| 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 73 | 52 | 21 | 67 |
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| 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 54 | 13 | 60 |
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| 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 78 | 56 | 22 | 56 |
| |
| 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 54 |
| |
| 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 59 | 6 | 51 |
| |
| 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 49 |
| |
| 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 48 |
| |
| 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 46 |
| |
| 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 44 |
| |
| 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 44 |
| |
| 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 40 |
| |
| 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 37 |
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| 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 36 |
| |
| 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 63 | -18 | 29 |
| |
| 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 49 | 78 | -29 | 26 |
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| 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 74 | -35 | 24 |
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| 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 100 | -65 | 16 |
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Manager: Pep Guardiola
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Shaun Derry
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Shaun Derry
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
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Manchester City have won seven of their last eight home Premier League matches against Wolves, losing the other 2-0 in October 2019.
Since completing a league double over Man City in 1960-61, Wolves have managed just one top-flight double over the Citizens in 25 seasons, doing so in the 2019-20 campaign. They beat them 2-1 earlier this season at Molineux.
Wolves have completed one Premier League double over Man City since Pep Guardiola joined the club in 2016, doing so in 2019-20. No side in Guardiola’s entire league managerial career has completed more than one double over the Spaniard.
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 19 Premier League games (W15 D4). They’ve already had four runs of 20+ without defeat in the competition (3 under Pep Guardiola), and could be the second side to do so five times after Manchester United (7).
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 31 games in all competitions (W25 D6). The last Premier League team to have a longer run were Manchester United, who went 33 games without defeat between December and May in the 1998-99 campaign.
Wolves’ 2-1 win over Luton last time out ended a six-game winless run in the Premier League (D2 L4). Only twice this season have they had runs of consecutive victories, winning three in a row in December and two in a row in February.
All five of Wolves’ Premier League away wins this season have been against either teams starting the day in the relegation zone (2) or London clubs (3). They’ve lost 18 of their 20 Premier League away games against sides in the top two, winning the others at Tottenham (December 2018) and Man City (October 2019).
Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne has started six Premier League matches against Wolves and has both scored five goals and assisted five goals against them, although nine of those involvements came at Molineux (5 goals, 4 assists).
Kevin De Bruyne’s two assists in Man City’s 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest last time out took his overall tally in the Premier League to 110; he’s now just one behind second placed Cesc Fàbregas in the all-time ranking in the competition.
Both Hwang Hee-chan and Matheus Cunha have scored 11 Premier League goals for Wolves this season. There’s been just three occasions of a player scoring more for the club in a campaign – Steven Fletcher in 2011-12 (12), and Raúl Jiménez in 2018-19 (13) and 2019-20 (17).
