By Opta Analyst | Created at 2024-10-29 21:22:16 | Updated at 2024-11-05 21:16:08
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John Stones was once again City’s hero, heading in an injury-time winner as Pep Guardiola’s side overcame Wolves 2-1. Analyse the best facts and Opta data in our Wolves vs Manchester City stats page.
John Stones struck late once again for Manchester City as they came from behind to beat Wolves 2-1 at Molineux. It extends City’s unbeaten run in the league to 31 games, a new top-flight record for the club.
Just as they had done in games against Ipswich Town, Brentford and Fulham, the Premier League champions found themselves behind thanks to an early goal from Jørgen Strand Larsen.
Josko Gvardiol pulled them level with a fabulous strike from outside the box before Stones headed in a last-gasp winner. That’s the second time Stones has come up with a crucial goal this season already, having grabbed a late equaliser in City’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal. It means that City have now won all four games this season in which they’ve conceded the first goal.
Defeat here inflicted yet more misery on Gary O’Neil; this Wolves team are the first side to lose their opening four home matches to a season in the club’s history.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Wolves vs Manchester City stats from their Premier League meeting at Molineux.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own in-game and post-match analysis.
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Wolves vs Manchester City: Post-Match Facts
- Manchester City are unbeaten in 31 Premier League matches (W25 D6), their longest ever unbeaten league run in their entire history.
- Manchester City’s winner from John Stones after 94 minutes and 33 seconds was City’s latest winning goal in a Premier League match since November 2022, when Erling Haaland netted their winner after 94 minutes and 34 seconds against Fulham.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have failed to win any of their opening eight league games (D1 L7) in a season for the first time since 1983-84 (first 14 matches), a season they finished bottom of the top-flight.
- Manchester City completed 539 passes in Wolves’ half in this match, the most by a team in an opposition’s half in a Premier League match since Arsenal against Sheffield United in March (544) and most by an opposing team at Molineux in a Premier League game ever.
- Wolves have gone 20 Premier League matches without a clean sheet, their longest run in the league since a 30-game streak between September 2011 and April 2012. They’ve conceded 23 goals in eight games this season, only the third team to concede that many after eight matches of a Premier League season, after Sheffield Wednesday in 1999-00 (23) and Southampton in 2012-13 (24).
- Josko Gvardiol has now scored five goals in his last seven away Premier League appearances for Manchester City. Gvardiol is the top scoring defender in the competition this calendar year with six goals.
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