Wolves will welcome Manchester City at their home ground Molineux as they look to move on from their midweek EFL Cup exit.
Gary O’Neil’s Wolves lost 3-2 away against Championship club Ipswich Town on Tuesday, and Pep Guardiola’s side also lost 1-0 loss at Newcastle United on Wednesday.
Match Preview
O’Neil will be facing an in-form Man City after an unwanted four-match winless run in all competitions after they lost to Crystal Palace and Liverpool.
After the defeats, they also endured a 1-1 draw at Luton Town last weekend and their midweek EFL Cup defeat to Ipswich.
Wolves still have strong fixtures ahead of them which includes Man City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, and Tottenham Hotspur.
The West Midlands outfit have lost every one of their last six meetings with Manchester City by an aggregate score of 19-3.
They are currently in 16th place in the Premier League table with just three points above the relegation zone.
Manchester City, on the other hand, lost just their second match in 39 games in 90 minutes across all competitions after Newcastle loss.
Unlike Wolves, the defeat saw City crash out in the third round of the EFL Cup for the first time in a decade.
Pep Guardiola praised his team after the defeat to the Magpies and crashing out of the EFL cup so early just like their opponent Wolves.
However, Manchester City are currently top of the Premier League table after winning each of their first six games, and they will look to add Wolves to the list.
They will also face RB Leipzig in the Champions League before a top-flight showdown with last season’s title rivals Arsenal.
Wolves Vs Manchester City Team News
The West Midlands outfit does not have any player who is out ill or injured, however, they will be without midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde – who is on a match ban.
O’Neil is expected to revert to a similar line-up that started against Luton, with goalkeeper Jose Sa set to be protected by a back four of Nelson Semedo, Craig Dawson, Max Kilman, and Rayan Ait-Nouri.
While City will be without Rodri who was suspended after being sent off for violent conduct in the 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest last weekend.
Kevin De Bruyne (hamstring), John Stones (muscle), and Bernardo Silva (leg) all remain sidelined with injuries.
Probable Line-Up
Wolves: Sa; Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Ait-Nouri; Gomes, Traore, Lemina; Neto, Cunha, Hwang
Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Ake; Kovacic, Nunes; Foden, Alvarez, Doku; Haaland
Date, kick-off time and venue
Wolves vs Man City is scheduled for a 3 pm kick-off time on Saturday, 30 September, 2023.
Wolves Vs Manchester City Prediction
Manchester City will look to bounce back from minor setbacks and are obviously the favorites to win this encounter.
The hosts, on the other hand, will manage to give City a bit of the challenge owing to the fact that they will be playing at Molineux – their home.
However, we at Futballnews are predicting that Guardiola’s City will defeat Wolves by 4 goals to 1 at full time on Saturday.
