Premier League Gameweek 23 Sat, Jan 24 2026 · 15:00 Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Manchester City
2–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 0.86 – 0.61
Wolves
  • O. Marmoush 6’
  • A. Semenyo 45’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Manchester City beat Wolves

Manchester City entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Marmoush and Semenyo. The chances were even, with xG of 0.86 and 0.61. On the chances created, Wolves deserved more: 1.1 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Manchester City ✓77%
Draw15%
Wolves8%

Model vs reality

Manchester City goals
2
Model 2.71 · xG 0.86
Wolves goals
0
Model 0.80 · xG 0.61
Total goals
2
Model 3.51 · xG 1.47
Score 2–0
11%
Most likely 2–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 68%
Both scored
No
Model 52%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchO. MarmoushManchester City · 1 goal
8.0
  • RefereeFarai Hallam
  • VenueEtihad Stadium
  • Table before kick-offManchester City 2nd · Wolves 20th

Timeline

  1. O. Marmoush 1–0Assist M. Nunes
    6’
  2. VAR O. MarmoushPenalty cancelled
    37’
  3. A. Semenyo 2–0Assist Bernardo Silva
    45’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. ⇄ J. Strand LarsenFor J. Arias
    46’
  6. ⇄ R. GomesFor J. Tchatchoua
    46’
  7. AndréYellow card · Foul
    57’
  8. ⇄ P. FodenFor T. Reijnders
    61’
  9. João GomesYellow card · Foul
    67’
  10. M. NunesYellow card · Foul
    71’
  11. ⇄ T. ArokodareFor H. Hwang
    71’
  12. ⇄ E. HaalandFor M. Cherki
    73’
  13. ⇄ J. DokuFor O. Marmoush
    74’
  14. Y. MosqueraYellow card · Foul
    88’
  15. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Manchester City11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
Wolves11 shots · 5 in box, 6 outside
Manchester CityWolves
64% Possession 36%
0.86 Expected goals (xG) 0.61
1.54 Expected points (xPts) 1.10
11 Shots 11
4 Shots on target 1
7 Shots off target 5
0 Blocked shots 5
8 Shots inside the box 5
3 Shots outside the box 6
644 Passes 349
90% Pass accuracy 80%
4 Corners 6
1 Goalkeeper saves 2
16 Fouls 14
0 Offsides 6
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.23 Team rating 6.58

Line-ups

Manchester City 4-1-4-1

257.2 G. Donnarumma(G)
337.5 N. O'Reilly 157.5 A. Guéhi 457.2 A. Khusanov 277.0 M. Nunes A
167.6 Rodri
106.5 M. Cherki ↓73’ 207.5 Bernardo Silva A 46.3 T. Reijnders ↓61’ 427.3 A. Semenyo
78.0★ O. Marmoush ↓74’
  • 25G. Donnarumma (G)7.2
  • 33N. O'Reilly7.5
  • 15A. Guéhi7.5
  • 45A. Khusanov7.2
  • 27M. NunesA7.0
  • 16Rodri7.6
  • 10M. Cherki↓73’6.5
  • 20Bernardo SilvaA7.5
  • 4T. Reijnders↓61’6.3
  • 42A. Semenyo7.3
  • 7O. Marmoush ★↓74’8.0

Substitutes used

  • 11J. Doku↑74’6.7
  • 9E. Haaland↑73’6.5
  • 47P. Foden↑61’6.7

Unused: J. Trafford, R. Aït-Nouri, R. Lewis, N. Aké, M. Alleyne, Divine Mukasa

Wolves 3-5-2

16.2 José Sá(G)
376.5 L. Krejčí 46.3 S. Bueno 156.2 Y. Mosquera
36.6 Hugo Bueno 106.3 J. Arias ↓46’ 77.2 André 86.2 João Gomes 386.3 J. Tchatchoua ↓46’
116.7 H. Hwang ↓71’ 367.5 Mateus Mané
  • 1José Sá (G)6.2
  • 37L. Krejčí6.5
  • 4S. Bueno6.3
  • 15Y. Mosquera6.2
  • 3Hugo Bueno6.6
  • 10J. Arias↓46’6.3
  • 7André7.2
  • 8João Gomes6.2
  • 38J. Tchatchoua↓46’6.3
  • 11H. Hwang↓71’6.7
  • 36Mateus Mané7.5

Substitutes used

  • 9J. Strand Larsen↑46’6.7
  • 14T. Arokodare↑71’6.6
  • 21R. Gomes↑46’6.6

Unused: S. Johnstone, M. Doherty, D. Møller Wolfe, E. Agbadou, Fer López, Pedro Lima

Player stats

Top rated
O. MarmoushManchester City8.0
2nd
RodriManchester City7.6
3rd
N. O'ReillyManchester City7.5

Manchester City

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Donnarumma G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 94% 32 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.2
N. O'Reilly M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 87% 70 2 3 0/0 2/1 7.5
A. Guéhi D 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 93% 105 0 2 0/0 0/0 7.5
A. Khusanov D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 97% 68 2 4 0/0 2/0 7.2
M. Nunes M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 84% 67 1 0 0/0 1/1 7.0
Rodri M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 102 3 2 0/1 2/1 7.6
M. Cherki M 73 0 0 2 (0) 1 80% 51 1 1 0/3 1/3 6.5
Bernardo Silva M 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 93% 80 2 1 0/0 2/1 7.5
T. Reijnders M 61 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 19 0 0 0/2 1/2 6.3
A. Semenyo F 90 1 0 3 (2) 0 91% 11 0 3 0/0 3/0 7.3
O. Marmoush F 74 1 0 2 (1) 1 92% 24 3 0 1/3 1/3 8.0
J. Doku F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.7
E. Haaland F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
P. Foden M 29 0 0 0 (0) 2 90% 10 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.7

Wolves

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
José Sá G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 72% 18 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
L. Krejčí D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 50 1 2 0/0 0/0 6.5
S. Bueno D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 41 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Y. Mosquera D 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 70% 33 3 0 0/0 2/2 6.2
Hugo Bueno D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 46 0 2 2/3 0/2 6.6
J. Arias M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 2 0 0/0 2/0 6.3
André M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 45 4 1 1/1 3/5 7.2
João Gomes M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 75% 51 5 3 2/4 4/2 6.2
J. Tchatchoua D 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 70% 10 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.3
H. Hwang F 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
Mateus Mané F 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 75% 16 1 1 4/6 2/3 7.5
J. Strand Larsen F 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 6 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
T. Arokodare F 19 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
R. Gomes F 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 11 0 0 0/2 0/2 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.