Premier League Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 16 2025 · 17:30 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Wolves
0–4 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 0.56 – 2.47
Manchester City
  • 34’, 61’ E. Haaland
  • 37’ T. Reijnders
  • 81’ M. Cherki
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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 cruise past Wolves

Manchester City entered as favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Haaland, Reijnders and Cherki. Manchester City finished with the higher xG (2.47 vs 0.56).

Wolves21%
Draw23%
Manchester City ✓57%

Model vs reality

Wolves goals
0
Model 1.12 · xG 0.56
Manchester City goals
4
Model 1.97 · xG 2.47
Total goals
4
Model 3.08 · xG 3.03
Score 0–4
3%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 60%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchE. HaalandManchester City · 2 goals
8.3
  • RefereeJarred Gillett
  • VenueMolineux Stadium

Timeline

  1. E. Haaland 0–1Assist R. Lewis
    34’
  2. T. Reijnders 0–2Assist O. Bobb
    37’
  3. Half time · 0–2
  4. T. ReijndersYellow card · Foul
    54’
  5. E. Haaland 0–3Assist T. Reijnders
    61’
  6. ⇄ M. NunesFor R. Lewis
    66’
  7. ⇄ N. O'ReillyFor Bernardo Silva
    66’
  8. ⇄ O. MarmoushFor J. Doku
    66’
  9. M. DohertyYellow card · Foul
    67’
  10. ⇄ Hugo BuenoFor D. Møller Wolfe
    72’
  11. ⇄ Fer LópezFor André
    72’
  12. ⇄ R. GomesFor K. Hoever
    73’
  13. ⇄ J. AriasFor J. Bellegarde
    73’
  14. ⇄ M. CherkiFor E. Haaland
    73’
  15. N. O'ReillyYellow card · Foul
    81’
  16. M. Cherki 0–4
    81’
  17. ⇄ H. HwangFor J. Strand Larsen
    82’
  18. ⇄ A. KhusanovFor J. Stones
    82’
  19. Full time · 0–4

Team stats

Wolves9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
Manchester City15 shots · 8 in box, 7 outside
WolvesManchester City
42% Possession 58%
0.56 Expected goals (xG) 2.47
0.34 Expected points (xPts) 2.52
9 Shots 15
3 Shots on target 4
3 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside the box 8
3 Shots outside the box 7
394 Passes 563
83% Pass accuracy 91%
4 Corners 5
0 Goalkeeper saves 3
13 Fouls 7
4 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.32 Team rating 7.42

Line-ups

Wolves 3-4-3

15.9 José Sá(G)
246.2 Toti Gomes 125.5 E. Agbadou 26.0 M. Doherty
66.2 D. Møller Wolfe ↓72’ 86.7 João Gomes 76.7 André ↓72’ 266.3 K. Hoever ↓73’
276.9 J. Bellegarde ↓73’ 96.7 J. Strand Larsen ↓82’ 56.6 M. Munetsi
  • 1José Sá (G)5.9
  • 24Toti Gomes6.2
  • 12E. Agbadou5.5
  • 2M. Doherty6.0
  • 6D. Møller Wolfe↓72’6.2
  • 8João Gomes6.7
  • 7André↓72’6.7
  • 26K. Hoever↓73’6.3
  • 27J. Bellegarde↓73’6.9
  • 9J. Strand Larsen↓82’6.7
  • 5M. Munetsi6.6

Substitutes used

  • 11H. Hwang↑82’6.7
  • 21R. Gomes↑73’6.2
  • 10J. Arias↑73’6.2
  • 3Hugo Bueno↑72’6.5
  • 28Fer López↑72’6.3

Unused: S. Johnstone, S. Kalajdžić, Y. Mosquera, S. Bueno

Manchester City 4-3-3

17.5 J. Trafford(G)
217.7 R. Aït-Nouri 37.5 Rúben Dias 57.3 J. Stones ↓82’ 827.6 R. Lewis A↓66’
207.2 Bernardo Silva ↓66’ 147.6 Nico González 47.9 T. Reijnders A
116.2 J. Doku ↓66’ 98.3★ E. Haaland ↓73’ 527.2 O. Bobb A
  • 1J. Trafford (G)7.5
  • 21R. Aït-Nouri7.7
  • 3Rúben Dias7.5
  • 5J. Stones↓82’7.3
  • 82R. LewisA↓66’7.6
  • 20Bernardo Silva↓66’7.2
  • 14Nico González7.6
  • 4T. ReijndersA7.9
  • 11J. Doku↓66’6.2
  • 9E. Haaland ★↓73’8.3
  • 52O. BobbA7.2

Substitutes used

  • 27M. Nunes↑66’6.7
  • 33N. O'Reilly↑66’6.5
  • 7O. Marmoush↑66’6.9
  • 10M. Cherki↑73’7.6
  • 45A. Khusanov↑82’7.0

Unused: S. Ortega, İ. Gündoğan, N. Aké, M. Akanji

Player stats

Top rated
E. HaalandManchester City8.3
2nd
T. ReijndersManchester City7.9
3rd
R. Aït-NouriManchester City7.7

Wolves

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
José Sá G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 78% 23 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
Toti Gomes D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 57 2 0 1/1 0/1 6.2
E. Agbadou D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 61 2 0 0/0 0/0 5.5
M. Doherty D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 42 3 1 0/0 3/1 6.0
D. Møller Wolfe D 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 55% 20 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
João Gomes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 57 4 1 1/1 3/1 6.7
André M 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 30 4 1 0/0 1/1 6.7
K. Hoever D 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 50% 22 2 1 0/1 0/0 6.3
J. Bellegarde M 73 0 0 1 (0) 1 96% 23 2 1 0/1 1/2 6.9
J. Strand Larsen F 82 0 0 3 (2) 0 71% 17 1 0 0/0 3/1 6.7
M. Munetsi M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 12 2 0 2/2 0/0 6.6
H. Hwang F 8 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 1 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
R. Gomes F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.2
J. Arias M 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 7 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.2
Hugo Bueno D 18 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 10 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.5
Fer López M 18 0 0 1 (1) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Manchester City

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Trafford G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 68% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
R. Aït-Nouri D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 60 6 3 1/3 0/0 7.7
Rúben Dias D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 79 0 0 1/1 0/0 7.5
J. Stones D 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 59 0 0 2/2 0/0 7.3
R. Lewis D 66 0 1 0 (0) 1 92% 49 1 2 0/0 0/2 7.6
Bernardo Silva M 66 0 0 0 (0) 4 97% 34 4 0 0/1 1/0 7.2
Nico González M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 78 3 1 4/4 1/3 7.6
T. Reijnders M 90 1 1 3 (1) 2 91% 57 1 0 1/3 3/2 7.9
J. Doku F 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 19 0 0 1/3 1/1 6.2
E. Haaland F 73 2 0 6 (2) 0 50% 4 1 0 0/1 1/0 8.3
O. Bobb M 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 94% 32 0 0 3/5 0/1 7.2
M. Nunes M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 16 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
N. O'Reilly M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 18 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
O. Marmoush F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/1 0/2 6.9
M. Cherki M 17 1 0 1 (1) 0 90% 20 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.6
A. Khusanov D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 1 0 1/1 0/1 7.0

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.