English Premier League, 36th round
Etihad (Manchester)
Chief Referee: Craig Pawson
The match of the first round ended with the victory of “Wolverhampton”. Today, it was expected that “Manchester City” in the current tournament situation will not allow this result to be repeated. Everything happened as expected.
Before the break, the “townsmen” simply swept away the opponent. “Wolverhampton” did not make a single shot in the direction of Ederson’s goal in the first half. “City” did not beat much either. The reason for this was that Guardiola’s wards wanted to be in the most advantageous position. In one of those moments, in the 11th minute, Guardiol shot, but Ait-Nouri flew into it. The referee pointed to the point, and Holland executed the sentence.
Later, Erling had a chance to score with a header – Sa pulled. And in the 35th minute, the Portuguese goalkeeper did nothing against the Norwegian’s shot from the second floor. In the compensated time, Goland completed a hat-trick with a penalty kick, which he earned himself. Actually, the winner of the meeting is already known.
Erling Haaland makes it 2️⃣!
Rodri plays a lofted ball towards the back post, and Haaland’s leaping header back across goal goes in ????#MCIWOL pic.twitter.com/BbXBM1A5Ji
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It’s not that “City” came out relaxed in the second half, because already in the 50th minute Foden scored a great shot into the plane, but the failure in the home team’s defense still happened. Ederson played poorly on the way out during a pass from the wing: he threw it directly at Hwang. The Korean realized the moment by scoring in the second match in a row. This shot was the only shot on target from the visitors during the entire match.
About a minute passed, when the home team again returned the difference to three goals. The round from Ederson transited through Foden and reached Holland. Erling realized his chance. Poker for the Norwegian and a gap of five goals from Palmer and Isaac in the rating of scorers of the Premier League. Erling looks set to secure his second successive England Championship Golden Boot.
???? @ErlingHaaland extends his lead in the race for the @Castrol Golden Boot with his four-goal performance against Wolves! pic.twitter.com/Uo7Cmk8kst
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Holland still wanted to score, longed for it. At one point, Sa made an incredible save after a hit by an attacker. And in the 83rd minute, Guardiola replaced him. Erling was not too pleased. Alvarez appeared on the field, and two minutes were enough for him to score. The Argentinian put an end to this match with a perfect shot in the right corner.
The race for Arsenal continues. City are still one point behind the Gunners but have a game in hand. The final segment is the most interesting. But not for “Wolverhampton”, because O’Neill’s wards no longer have any tournament tasks, most likely.
Saturday wins for both @Arsenal and @ManCity ✅@LFC are in need of a result when they meet Spurs tomorrow ???? pic.twitter.com/fttV5Oszt3
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“Manchester City” – “Wolverhampton” 5:1
Naked: Holland 12, 35, 45+3, 54, Alvarez 85 – Hwang Hee-chan 53
Manchester City: Ederson – Walker, Akanji, Ake (Stones 69), Guardiol – Rodri – Silva (Doku 80), De Bruyne (Nunes 79), Kovacic, Foden (Grealish 80) – Holland (Alvarez 83)
Wolverhampton: Sa – Semedu, Kilman, Toti, Bueno U. (Bueno S.) – Gomes, Lemina, Traore – Hwang (Chirewa 87), Cunha (Sarabia 76), Ait-Nouri
Warning: Lemína 41, Semedu 45+2 – Traore 64, Gomes 66
