Manchester City”‘ defeat Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City”‘ swept Wolverhampton 5-1 at Molyneux Stadium in a postponed match of the English Premier League’s 33rd round on Wednesday.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City”‘ Goals
Kevin De Bruyne scored City’s five goals in the 7th, 16th, 24th, and 60th minutes, and
Raheem Sterling scored in the 84th minute, while Leander Dendoncker scored
Wolverhampton’s solitary goal in the 11th minute.
Manchester City maintained its lead in the table with 89 points, while Wolverhampton
remained in eighth place with 50 points.
City took the lead in the seventh minute as Bernardo passed De Bruyne inside the area, who
then fired a ground ball that found its way into the net.
Bernardo attempted a second goal in the tenth minute, but his powerful effort from the left
side of the penalty area flew wide of the goal.
In the 11th minute, Wolverhampton equalized in a counter-attack that Jimenez started with a
midfield kick and passed to Neto on the left side, who passed the ball to Dendoncker, who
was free of control inside the area and struck a ground ball into the net.
De Bruyne gave City the lead for the second time in the 16th minute, after passing Sterling,
who was the only player in the game, and the goalkeeper clearing the ball, allowing the
Belgian star inside the area to score straight.
With a thunderous ground shot from the edge of the penalty area that slammed into Sa’s
net in the 24th minute, De Bruyne secured his hat-trick.
Rodrygo’s powerful drive from outside the area sailed over the crossbar in the 27th minute,
cont inuing City’s march towards the Wolverhampton goal