Premier League 2025-2026: Manchester City see off Wolves 2-0 on Matchday 23 | OneFootball

Manchester City defeated Wolves 2-0 this Saturday at the Etihad Stadium, thus achieving their first win of the year in the Premier League and remaining in the fight for the top spot.

The first goal of the match, right at the start, went to the Citizens. It was the sixth minute of play. A cross that was like a missile from the right by Matheus Nunes was struck by Omar Marmoush, beating the Wolverhampton defender to it. 1-0 to take the lead early on.

Three minutes later, Antoine Semenyo had a chance to extend the lead: Marc Guéhi set him up and the Ghanaian, one-on-one, lost the duel with José Sá.

Rayan Cherki, after a precise passing move, missed again for City, who were much closer to the second goal than Wolverhampton were to their first. His left-footed shot went over the crossbar.

In the 34th minute, a play down the left side of the box ended with Marmoush matched up against the Colombian Yerson Mosquera. The Egyptian stopped and played the ball back. The ball hit the South American's arm and the City player appealed for a penalty but stayed focused on the play.

The ball came back to Marmoush, who finished delicately, curling the ball across to the far post. The ball hit the post and landed in the goalkeeper's hands.

That play led to a VAR review and sparked controversy. Because Mosquera had his left arm occupying more space than it should have when the ball struck it. However, after a lengthy review, the referee did not award a penalty and ruled that the arm was in a natural position.

In the end, City couldn't get past 1-0 and seemed destined to go into halftime with that score.

However, the Ghanaian Semenyo had other ideas.

In stoppage time, he received a pass from the Portuguese Bernardo Silva on the left side of the box. Although he was marked, he used his strength to make space for a shot, sent the ball to the far post, and made it 2-0.

City struck at key moments.

The second half saw Pep Guardiola's team much calmer. They had already opened up the lead and focused on protecting it in the second half.

Without abandoning their style, City managed the advantage. They had several chances to increase the score, but their players lacked finishing.

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