Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Recap

Premier League

Premier League

08:00 PMMarch 02, 2021
Regular Season – 29
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4 – 1
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HT: (1 – 0)
📍 Etihad Stadium, Manchester👤 Referee: Chris Kavanagh, England

How did Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers perform?

Home Voted: 0
Away Voted: 0
World Class25%
Solid0%
Bang Average25%
Lucky0%
Shocking50%
World Class25%
Solid0%
Bang Average25%
Lucky0%
Shocking50%
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Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION
72%28%
ATTACK
22
Total shots
6
10
Shots on target
1
4
Shots off target
2
8
Blocked shots
3
18
Shots inside box
5
4
Shots outside box
1
10
Corner kicks
2
3
Offsides
1
PASSING
798
Total passes
309
736 (92%)
Accurate passes
257 (83%)
DISCIPLINE
9
Fouls
5
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Goalkeeper saves
7

Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineups

Manchester City

4-3-3
31G
Ederson
6.2
2D
Kyle Walker
7
3D
Rúben Dias
6.9
14D
Aymeric Laporte
7
27D
João Cancelo
7.3
20M
Bernardo Silva 🔺82′
7
16M
Rodri
7.3
17M
Kevin De Bruyne
7.3
26F
Riyad Mahrez 90′
8.6
9F
Gabriel Jesus 80′90+3′
8.5
7F
Raheem Sterling
6.9
Substitutes
13G
Zack Steffen
5D
John Stones
50D
Eric García
11D
Oleksandr Zinchenko
47M
Phil Foden
21F
Ferrán Torres
25M
Fernandinho
8M
İlkay Gündoğan 🔻82′
6.9
10F
Sergio Agüero
Coach of Manchester City
👔 Guardiola

Wolverhampton Wanderers

3-4-2-1
11G
Rui Patrício
7.2
32D
Leander Dendoncker
6.3
16D
Conor Coady 61′
7.3
27D
Romain Saïss
6.2
2M
Ki-Jana Hoever
5.9
8M
Rúben Neves 🔺90′
6.3
28M
João Moutinho
6.9
19M
Jonny Otto 🔺56′
6.6
22F
Nélson Semedo
6.6
7F
Pedro Neto 71′
6.5
37F
Adama Traoré
6.9
Substitutes
21G
John Ruddy
15D
Willy Boly
49D
Max Kilman
3D
Rayan Aït Nouri
18M
Morgan Gibbs-White
54M
Owen Otasowie 🔻90′
20M
Vitinha
12F
Willian José
17F
Fábio Silva 🔻56′
6.5
Coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers
👔 Nuno Espírito Santo

Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers Head to Head

6WINS
0DRAWS
1WINS
Over 1.5 Goals86%
Over 2.5 Goals86%
Both Teams Scored43%

Past H2H Matches & Results

16 Aug 2025 Wolves 0-4 Man City
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02 May 2025 Manchester City 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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20 Oct 2024 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Manchester City
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04 May 2024 Manchester City 5-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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30 Sep 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Manchester City
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22 Jan 2023 Manchester City 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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17 Sep 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-3 Manchester City
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Premier League Standings

PosTeamMPWDL+/-GDPts
1
Arsenal
20 15 3 2 40-14 26 48
2
Manchester City
20 13 3 4 44-18 26 42
3
Aston Villa
20 13 3 4 33-24 9 42
4
Liverpool
20 10 4 6 32-28 4 34
5
Chelsea
20 8 7 5 33-22 11 31
6
Manchester Utd
20 8 7 5 34-30 4 31
7
Brentford
20 9 3 8 32-28 4 30
8
Sunderland
20 7 9 4 21-19 2 30
9
Newcastle
20 8 5 7 28-24 4 29
10
Brighton
20 7 7 6 30-27 3 28
11
Fulham
20 8 4 8 28-29 -1 28
12
Everton
20 8 4 8 22-24 -2 28
13
Tottenham
20 7 6 7 28-24 4 27
14
Crystal Palace
20 7 6 7 22-23 -1 27
15
Bournemouth
20 5 8 7 31-38 -7 23
16
Leeds
20 5 7 8 26-33 -7 22
17
Nottingham
20 5 3 12 19-33 -14 18
18
West Ham
20 3 5 12 21-41 -20 14
19
Burnley
20 3 3 14 20-39 -19 12
20
Wolves
20 1 3 16 14-40 -26 6

Qualification/Relegation

Promotion – Champions League (League phase)
Promotion – Europa League (League phase)
Relegation – Championship

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2021-03-02

In the grand scheme of the Premier League season, every point is precious. Manchester City hosted Wolverhampton Wanderers on March 02, 2021 with a clear mission to secure all three points.

The encounter at Etihad Stadium, Manchester was a test of endurance and strategy. Both teams knew that slipping up could be costly. The match unfolded with high stakes evident in every challenge.

Race for the Table

Manchester City is fighting for a top spot, currently at 2nd. With 42 points, they need to convert draws into wins. Their current record is 13W – 3D – 4L.

Wolverhampton Wanderers is equally hungry for points. Sitting at 20th with 6 points, they are aiming to climb the ladder. They have 1 wins to their name.

Rivalry History

Looking back at 7 matches, Manchester City leads with 6 wins against Wolverhampton Wanderers‘s 1. 0 draws suggest parity.

Both teams have scored in 3 matches, indicating open play. Over 2.5 goals occurred 6 times.

Recent Progress

Here is how their race for points has been going recently:

Recent Matches of Manchester City

  • Sunderland 0-0 Manchester City (Premier League, Jan 01, 2026)
  • Nottingham 1-2 Manchester City (Premier League, Dec 27, 2025)
  • Manchester City 3-0 West Ham (Premier League, Dec 20, 2025)
  • Crystal Palace 0-3 Manchester City (Premier League, Dec 14, 2025)
  • Manchester City 3-0 Sunderland (Premier League, Dec 06, 2025)
  • Fulham 4-5 Manchester City (Premier League, Dec 02, 2025)
  • Manchester City 3-2 Leeds (Premier League, Nov 29, 2025)

Recent Matches of Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Wolves 3-0 West Ham (Premier League, Jan 03, 2026)
  • Manchester Utd 1-1 Wolves (Premier League, Dec 30, 2025)
  • Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (Premier League, Dec 27, 2025)
  • Wolves 0-2 Brentford (Premier League, Dec 20, 2025)
  • Arsenal 2-1 Wolves (Premier League, Dec 13, 2025)
  • Wolves 1-4 Manchester Utd (Premier League, Dec 08, 2025)
  • Wolves 0-1 Nottingham (Premier League, Dec 03, 2025)
  • Aston Villa 1-0 Wolves (Premier League, Nov 30, 2025)
  • Wolves 0-2 Crystal Palace (Premier League, Nov 22, 2025)
  • Chelsea 3-0 Wolves (Premier League, Nov 08, 2025)

Watch The Race Unfold

See how the battle for points played out. Full highlights and analysis available now.


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