Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Erling Haaland scores three to kill off Wolves
Norwegian goalscoring phenomenon Erling Haaland fired his fourth Premier League hat-trick of a remarkable season to earn Manchester City a comfortable 3-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.
City dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead after Haaland headed home from a pinpoint cross from Kevin De Bruyne in the 40th minute.
It was a matter of time until City got that crucial second goal, with Haaland converting from the spot following a foul on Ilkay Gundogan five minutes after the break. The Norwegian then quickly completed his treble to put the game to bed.
City cruised to victory from there on in as they closed the gap to league leaders Arsenal to two points, but the Gunners have two games in hand, the first of which is against Manchester United later on Sunday. Wolves stay 17th on 17 points.
Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
WOLVES SUBS: Diego Costa, Tote Gomes, Daniel Podence, Joao Moutinho, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Matija Sarkic, Jonny, Matheus Cunha, Pablo Sarabia.
Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
WOLVES STARTING XI (4-3-3): Jose Sa; Nelson Semedo, Nathan Collins, Maximilian Kilman, Hugo Bueno; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Neves, Mario Lemina; Hwang Hee-Chan, Raul Jimenez, Adama Traore.
Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Joao Cancelo, Nathan Ake, Kalvin Phillips, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, Kyle Walker, Cole Palmer, Julian Alvarez, Stefan Ortega.
Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
MANCHESTER CITY STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Rico Lewis, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Aymeric Laporte; Rodrigo, Ilkay Gundogan; Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish; Erling Haaland.
Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
City will be looking to close the gap to Arsenal in top spot to just two points with a win here, at least until the Gunners kick off later today. After suffering back-to-back defeats to Southampton and Manchester United, with the former knocking them out of the EFL Cup, City replied with a superb second-half comeback from 2-0 down to beat Tottenham 4-2 on Thursday. As for Wolves, they've won just one of their last six games in all competitions (D3 L2), though it was their last league outing when they beat West Ham 1-0. They currently sit above the relegation zone on goal difference, but a win would give them some breathing room.
Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
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