Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Manchester City (Sep 30, 2023) Game Analysis

Hwang Hee-chan scored the winner as Wolves ended champions Manchester City’s excellent begin to the Premier League season with a shock 2-1 dwelling win on Saturday.

The defeat at Molineux was City’s second loss in 5 days, after Newcastle United dumped them out of the Carabao Cup, and dashed the leaders’ hopes of stretching their season-opening run to seven league wins in a row.

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A Rúben Dias personal objective despatched Wolves 1-0 up within the thirteenth minute, Pedro Neto’s cross deflected in off the Portugal defender’s s knee, however Julián Álvarez levelled the rating with a bending free kick previous José Sá within the 58th.

Hwang restored the house aspect’s lead on the counter-attack and towards the run of play within the 66th minute by firing into the online from shut vary after a Matheus Cunha move discovered him unmarked.

“We know that we could have the opportunity on the counter,” Neto mentioned. “We are playing against the best team in the world but we had belief that this could be a turning point for us. We work hard and we take the three points.”

With City supervisor Pep Guardiola serving a touchline ban for his third yellow card of the season, and midfielder Rodri serving a three-match ban, the guests have been shut out by decided and hard-working opponents.

The Premier League’s high scorer Erling Haaland, rested for City’s Carabao Cup third-round loss, was a marginalised determine and solely had 15 touches of the ball.

The defeat left City a degree away from unbeaten Arsenal on the high however in peril of being ousted by third-placed Liverpool, who have been enjoying within the late recreation at Tottenham.

The champions had conceded solely three targets of their earlier six matches.

Wolves, who had misplaced 4 of their final six league video games, moved as much as thirteenth due to their second win of the season.

“It was a massive result for us today. We have not started well but to beat the champions was unbelievable,” Wolves captain Max Kilman mentioned in an interview with the BBC.

“We knew it was a big game but we were ready to attack Man City. We wanted to fight for every chance and take our moments.”

The recreation began with an instantaneous edge as Matheus Nunes, who joined City from Wolves on the finish of the switch window after forcing a transfer by refusing to coach, was within the beginning lineup.

The Portugal midfielder was booed by the group each time he touched the ball and was changed at halftime.