Week 21 features a match on Sun Jan 22nd, where Manchester City hosts Wolverhampton Wanderers at Etihad Stadium in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 2nd placed Manchester City is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Manchester United. Jack Grealish struck first for Manchester City in the 60th minute, but Bruno Fernandes got the equalizer for Manchester United in the 78th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 82nd minute on a goal by Marcus Rashford to cap off a wild match. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Manchester City should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Wolverhampton Wanderers recorded a 0-1 loss against Liverpool. Harvey Elliott scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 13th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers was frustrated by Liverpool’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Liverpool ended the match with the shutout victory. Wolverhampton Wanderers looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City last played eachother at the Molineux Stadium on the 17th of September. Manchester City took the match by a score of 3 to 0 in front of a crowd of almost 32000 spectators. Jack Grealish scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 1st minute, then Erling Braut Håland added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Bernardo Silva In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers was frustrated by Manchester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Daniel Podence has been the most effective weapon for Wolverhampton Wanderers lately. The Portugeese midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Both Erling Braut Håland and Riyad Mahrez have been the hottest scorers for Manchester City in the last five each having scored 3 goals each
John Stones and Rúben Dias are unavailable to play for Manchester City, while Julen Lopetegui Argote’s Wolverhampton Wanderers squad will be without Pedro Neto.