Comments and predictions for Wolverhampton vs Man City: Haaland shines, home team suffers loss
The match between Wolverhampton vs Man City in the Premier League takes place at 11:30 p.m. on August 16. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Wolverhampton vs Man City team information
Wolves will be without Leon Chiwone, Yerson Mosquera (knee) and Fabio Silva (thigh) – a player who has attracted interest from several European clubs and could leave before the transfer window closes. Pereira is expected to stick to a 3-4-3 formation with centre-backs Matt Doherty, Emmanuel Agbadou and Toti Gomes in front of goalkeeper Jose Sa (whose save percentage of 59.7% – the lowest of the 26 goalkeepers to play at least 10 Premier League games last season). Joao Gomes and Andre are likely to continue in midfield, with Ki-Jana Hoever set to keep the right wing. Arias and Lopez could make their Premier League debuts and support striker Jorgen Strand Larsen – who scored 14 goals last season.
City are without Mateo Kovacic and Kalvin Phillips (Achilles surgery), while Rodri is also doubtful due to a serious injury sustained at the Club World Cup. Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol and Claudio Echeverri are out against Palermo due to fitness issues and will be assessed before kick-off. Former Wolves players Ait-Nouri and Matheus Nunes could play at full-back, with Reijnders competing for a starting spot in midfield alongside Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan or Nico Gonzalez. It is unclear whether Savinho will be available with Tottenham interested, but Erling Haaland – who has scored eight goals in just five games against Wolves – is almost certain to lead the attack.
Latest expected lineup for Wolverhampton vs Man City
Wolverhampton Wanderers:
Sa; Doherty, Agbadou, Toti; Hoever, J. Gomes, Andre, Wolfe; Lopez, Arias; Strand Larsen
Manchester City:
Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri; Bernardo, Gundogan, Reijnders; Foden, Haaland, Marmoush
Latest football commentary on Wolverhampton vs Man City
Wolves picked up just one point from their opening eight games and 15 from their first 23 games last season under former boss Gary O'Neil, before their form improved dramatically in the latter months of the season under Vitor Pereira. From a relative unknown, the 57-year-old Portuguese coach became a hero at Molineux, guiding Wolves to 10 wins from 12 in his 22 Premier League games last season, while also winning over fans with post-match visits to the local pub.
However, Wolves have not been in good form in the summer, failing to win any friendly games (D1 L4), most recently a 1-0 home defeat to Celta Vigo. Pereira is still having to adjust his squad after losing key striker Matheus Cunha and defender Rayan Ait-Nouri to Man City.
Wolves have added Jhon Arias, Fer Lopez and David Moller Wolfe this summer, and are hoping to add up to three more signings to their squad as they look to avoid relegation. However, history is not on their side: they have won just one of their 20 Premier League games in August (D9 L10) and lost all four of their opening games. They have also lost nine of their 10 Premier League games against Man City since their two consecutive victories in 2019.
As for Man City, the 2024-25 season saw a series of injuries and a decline in form from key players, causing them to only finish third in the Premier League and empty-handed in all competitions – the first time in 8 years. They were also recently eliminated in the 1/16 round of the Club World Cup, creating conditions for the whole team to rest before regrouping at the end of July.
This summer, Man City have played just two friendlies, beating Preston North End 1-0 in a packed stadium and Palermo 3-0. Manager Pep Guardiola enters his 10th season in England with a lot of changes: Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish leave, while new signings Tijjani Reijnders (who scored twice against Palermo), Rayan Cherki and goalkeeper James Trafford join under new sporting director Hugo Viana.
This is the ninth consecutive season that Man City have opened with an away game, and they have won seven of their last eight (losing one), scoring 19 goals and conceding just two. The team aims to gain an early advantage in the race for a seventh Premier League title in nine seasons.
Latest score prediction for Wolverhampton vs Man City
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Wolverhampton vs Man Cityas follows:
- Sportsmole:Wolverhampton 1-2 Man City
- WhoScore:Wolverhampton 0-2 Man City
- Our newspaper predicts:Wolverhampton 1-2 Man City
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