Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City eased past 10-man Wolves to cut Liverpool's lead at the top of the table to four points.
Match Report
Gabriel Jesus scored a brace as Manchester City beat 10-man Wolves 3-0 at home to cut Liverpool's lead at the top of the Premier League back to four points.
Jesus followed his five goals in two cup games last week with a first-half double as City recorded a fifth straight win in all competitions at the Etihad Stadium on Monday.
Wolves had Willy Boly sent off in between Jesus' goals, the centre-back dismissed for a lunge on Bernardo Silva although he got some of the ball, with Nuno Espirito Santo's side well beaten.
Match Events
10'GOAL! Man City 1-0 Wolves (Jesus)
CITY HAVE THE BREAKTHROUGH! 1-0! Simple, direct football from the hosts as Laporte carves Wolves apart with a delicious ball down the left to play in Sane, who squares for Jesus to turn in from point-blank range as the striker continues his scorching form!
19'Red Card! Boly sent off
DISASTER FOR WOLVES! They're down to 10 men! Boly slides in recklessly with two feet and makes contact with the ball initially, but catches Bernardo Silva dangerously with his follow-through! That really is a brutally unnecessary challenge from the centre-half, who is given his marching orders by referee Craig Pawson!
39'Penalty Goal! Man City 2-0 Wolves (Jesus)
TWO TO THE GOOD! Jesus makes it 2-0 as he sends Patricio the wrong way to covert from the spot. Goals in three straight now for the striker, who has scored seven times over that span.
78'OWN GOAL! Man City 3-0 Wolves (Coady)
CITY PUT THIS ONE TO BED! 3-0! Three goals, three points for the hosts as De Bruyne's cross from the top-left corner of the penalty area takes a slight touch off Saiss and then Coady, before running all the way through and in at the far post! It's a slice of luck for City, and about sums up the way the game has been going for Wolves.
Player ratings
Line-ups
Man City XI: David Silva, Fernandinho, K. Walker, Danilo, R. Sterling, A.Laporte, J. Stones, Ederson Moraes, Sané, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus
Subs: S. Agüero, F. Delph, N. Otamendi, İ. Gündoğan, K. De Bruyne, Mahrez, A. Murić
Wolves XI: Rui Patrício, João Moutinho, Ryan Bennett, W. Boly, M. Doherty, C. Coady, R. Jiménez, L. Dendoncker, J.Castro , Rúben Neves, Diogo Jota
Subs: John Ruddy, Hélder Costa, Ivan Cavaleiro, R. Saïss, Adama Traoré, Rúben Vinagre, M. Gibbs-White
Thiago_
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You don’t know how 😂😂[Spittongue]
IndikaAsiriJr
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Goals in All Competition in Europe's Top Five Leagues in 2018 / 2019: - Manchester City: 99 - PSG: 81 - Barcelona: 75 - Sevilla: 71 - Tottenham: 70 Manchester City on Fire🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
follower
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teams are now begging man city to stop continuing their goalscoring streak against them 😨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Gabrieljackson
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who gies under next???
Bigmullar
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A lot will happen before the end of the season.. but there is nothing stopping LIVERPOOL from lifting the EPL comes May.. this is different team from the one that actually act movies in. the past . against Man. City, it was hard luck, and officiating error that cost us. but people are acting like this red card worth it now bcux it's City. it's obvious defending champions get favor till they become no more champion.
Gabrieljackson
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Liverpool: wolves are gaint killers city can't beat them. man city: watch and learn
SINGAM23
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a striking goal, a red card, a penalty and an own goal completed the easiest task.
SabatoJ
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Kompany =Yellow, Boly = Red. Unfair
HolumideAlonstar
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