Wolves vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Kevin De Bruyne nets four

Manchester City travel to Wolves in what could be a decisive game in the Premier League title race. Pep Guardiola’s side come into the match knowing that three victories from their last three fixtures will be enough to win them the title after rivals, Liverpool, dropped points in a 1-1 draw against Tottenham at the weekend. The Reds are level with City again following their 2-1 win over Aston Villa last night but the Premier League champions can move back ahead with a win of their own tonight.

The visitors travel to the Midlands with an injury-hit squad as Guardiola must find the right balance to his team due to a shortage of fit senior defenders. Despite these problems City remain in pole position to lift the trophy and are side seeking a fifth consecutive win to strengthen their title race position.

However, Bruno Lage’s men are no pushovers. They will head into the game full of confidence after fighting back to draw with Chelsea at the weekend. Conor Coady’s stoppage time equaliser ended a run of three consecutive defeats for Wolves and they will be hoping to build on that momentum with another positive result tonight.

Follow all the action from Molineux as Wolves host Manchester City, plus scores from the other matches taking place tonight in the Premier League

Wolves vs Man City

• Kick off was at 8:15pm

• GOAL! - 84: Sterling adds fifth late on

• GOAL! - 60’: De Bruyne adds fourth on hour mark

• GOAL! - 24’ Outstanding De Bruyne completes rapid hat-trick

• GOAL! - 16’: De Bruyne nets second as City regain lead

• GOAL! - 11’: Dendoncker levels at the end of sweeping counter-attack

• GOAL! - 7’: De Bruyne lashes home early opener

• Wolves XI: Sa; Chiquinho, Boly, Coady, Jonny, Ait-Nouri; Dendoncker, Moutinho, Neves; Jimenez, Neto

• Manchester City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Fernandinho, Laporte, Zinchenko; Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo; Foden, De Bruyne, Sterlingil

• Three other PL matches tonight, including Leeds v Chelsea

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 - 5 Manchester City FC

GOAL! Wolves 1-5 Man City (Sterling 84)

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84 mins: GOAL! Sterling gets in on the act.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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82 mins: SUB! Phil Foden is off for Jack Grealish.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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81 mins: Cancelo drives down the right and stands up a cross but Sa claims it with ease. All moving towards a rather forgettable second half, this.

Man City know they’ve won. Wolves know they’re done.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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79 mins: YELLOW! De Bruyne hauls done Dendoncker and goes in the book! Finally he has a negative about his performance tonight.

Not sure he will be too fussed about that though.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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78 mins: SUB! Riyad Mahrez is on for Fernandinho.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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77 mins: How has Sterling missed?!

City work it effortlessly out to Foden. He sends a lovely cross to the back post for Sterling who is completely unmarked, but the England man scuffs his effort and ends up colliding with the post as the ball drifts wide.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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75 mins: Since I said both teams are still trying to score, Man City have utterly taken all the impetus out of it. They are strolling around, knocking the ball to one another as if they are practicing in the park.

You have to feel for Wolves a little. They have nothing to play for and against Man City it is tough when you are being given the runaround.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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73 mins: Worth mentioning that immediately after De Bruyne’s fourth goal, Guardiola replaced Laporte for Nathan Ake.

SUBS! And here come changes for Wolves. Trincao and Hwang replace Jimenez and Neto.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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71 mins: Both teams still trying to score goals despite the result being academic at this point.

City could have had seven or eight tonight. Equally, Wolves could have had a few more themselves.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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69 mins: CLOSE! Nearly a beauty from Jimenez! He opens up his body and bends one towards the top corner but Ederson gets a stunning fingertip to it to keep it out!

Wonderful keeping from the Brazilian to retain City’s three-goal advantage.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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67 mins: POST! Manchester City should definitely have hit five there.

De Bruyne drives through the heart of the midfield as the space opens up for him. He slides it to his left for Foden who in turn strikes the base of the post with only Sa to beat.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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Here is Kevin de Bruyne’s fourth goal of the evening. The first with his ‘favoured’ right boot.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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65 mins: The Manchester City players have clearly been told that goal difference could matter at the end of the season. Five against Newcastle and now four here.

And there is no sign they are taking their foot off the gas. They want more. Ruthless.

Wolves 1-4 Man City

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63 mins: Inches away from a fifth for City.

Foden drives to the left-hand side of the penalty area and drills a low cross/shot along the ground which evades Sterling at the back post by less than a yard.

A performance of champions, this.

GOAL! Wolves 1-4 Man City (De Bruyne, 60)

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60 mins: GOAL! De Bruyne has four.

A haul of goals for the Manchester City superstar. He starts the attack with a lovely through ball to Foden. He looks for Sterling at the back post but it’s behind the England man, only for De Bruyne to pick up the pieces and lash home another.

Sensational night for the Belgian.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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58 mins: Laporte still seems to be struggling but he does enough on this occasion. A lovely ball from the right side finds Jimenez in behind and his endeavour sees him win a corner.

Wonderful save from Ederson! The flag went up afterwards but Ederson didn’t know that and he does brilliantly to get down and parry away Conor Coady’s header from the corner.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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56 mins: The free-kick deflects and goes out for a Wolves corner but that is dealt with by Fernandinho who gets a powerful header away.

Wolves need to try and disrupt City’s rhythm because otherwise this game is simply going to slide away from them.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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54 mins: Laporte is going to be able to continue - for now at least.

Wolves break and Zinchenko hauls down Chiquinho as the debutant looked to try get to the ball for a cross. Free-kick for the hosts. Good chance to deliver.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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52 mins: Man City have a concern. Aymeric Laporte is down holding his knee. A reminder Ruben Dias, John Stones and Kyle Walker are already out injured.

Pep Guardiola will be holding his breath here.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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50 mins: City are swarming all over Wolves again at the start of this second half. The home side simply cannot break the press.

Eventually Wolves do work it into the City half as Chiquinho finds more space down the right but can’t pick out a gold shirt in the middle.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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48 mins: DISALLOWED GOAL! City straight back on the front foot at the start of this second half and have the ball in the net but it’s offside.

Cancelo slides the ball in to Sterling who finishes through the legs of Sa but he was half a yard offside.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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46 mins: Right, we are back underway at Molineux. How many will Kevin de Bruyne score in this second half?

HT: Wolves 1-3 Man City

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Kevin de Bruyne mimicked Erling Haaland in one of his three goal celebrations during that first half.

The Borussia Dortmund striker was confirmed as City’s newest superstar signing yesterday and will arrive in the summer.

HT: Wolves 1-3 Man City

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All four goals from that first half for your viewing pleasure.

HT: Wolves 1-3 Man City

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Half-time: So a Kevin de Bruyne hat-trick is the difference. The Belgian has scored three goals in 17 first half minutes to potentially put this game beyond Wolves.

Dendoncker did equalise for the hosts, but that did not stop De Bruyne from netting another two.

Mountain to climb for Wolves.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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45+2 mins: Sterling looks for a penalty as he goes down in the area but that would have been incredibly soft.

Wolves then go up the other end with a quick break. Laporte gets across to clear Neto’s low ball into the box but it cannons back off the body/arm of Fernandinho and the home fans appeal for a spot kick of their own. Not given either.

And that’s all for the first half.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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45 mins: Two minutes of added time at the end of the first half. Wolves will want that half-time interval.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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44 mins: The last 10 minutes of this match have been a total procession for Manchester City. It feels like the final moments of the game rather than the final moments of the first half.

It’s been very easy for the champions since the third De Bruyne goal.

And he goes searching for a fourth. Fernandinho feeds Silva and he lays it off to De Bruyne who is 25 yards from goal but full of confident. He takes on the shot but this one drifts wide.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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42 mins: Anyone got De Bruyne in their Fantasy teams? Anyone take him out this week? My brother has just messaged me absolutely raging.

The Belgian could end this game with any number of goals. As it is, he has three.

City playing out this first half at a canter.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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39 mins: Neves nicks the ball back for Wolves but his pass towards Neto gives the ball straight back to City. So frustrating for the home fans.

Gundogan picks out Sterling on the right flank. He then slides in Cancelo and the Portuguese full-back comes onto the ball at pace before rifling an effort over the bar..

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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37 mins: Wolves have a minute or so of the ball before Foden comes clear with it for City. He dances past two Wolves players with a lovely change of direction but then opts to go back away from goal.

You get the feeling City are happy to take the sting out of this game until half-time. They are well in control and won’t want a second Wolves goal to whip up the crowd at the end of this first period.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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35 mins: Penalty shout for Wolves. Chiquinho finds space on the right side and charges into the box. He goes down after a Zinchenko tackle but Martin Atkinson only gives a corner.

It looked to me like Zinchenko took Chiquinho’s leg before he got a foot on the ball. The VAR does not agree with me though. We go on.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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34 mins: City burst forward once more but this time De Bruyne can’t pick the right pass into Sterling and Wolves come away with it.

City have it straight back though. Just the 67 per cent possession for the visitors so far. Feels like a lot, lot more.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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32 mins: ALL of De Bruyne’s goals have come with his supposed ‘weaker’ left foot. Absolutely remarkable.

Is this match all over already?

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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30 mins: Molineux has been stunned into silence by Kevin de Bruyne. His hat-trick has left the Wolves supporters utterly stunned.

This time it’s not a goal but a foul that De Bruyne provides as he brings down Chiquinho.

Wolves then have a rare foray into the City half but when the ball is pulled back to Jimenez on the edge of the box he gets his shot all wrong and barely makes contact.

Wolves 1-3 Man City

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27 mins: Could be four.

Wolves try to play the ball out from the back and give it away to City in the middle of their own half. Rodri carries it forward 10 yards or so and then has a go but it’s a few yards over the top.

ALL CITY.

GOAL! Wolves 1-3 Man City (De Bruyne, 24)

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24 mins: GOAL! A 17-minute hat-trick for Kevin de Bruyne.

His first goal of the game came after seven minutes. In the 24th minute he has completed his hat-trick. Simply incredible from the Belgian.

Cancelo takes a throw-in and when Sterling appears to be fouled De Bruyne picks it up and drives at the Wolves defence. He reaches the edge of the area and lets fly with an arrow-like effort into the bottom corner.

World class.

Wolves 1-2 Man City

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24 mins: It’s just relentless from City. Chiquinho wins the ball back for Wolves but he is immediately surrounded by Zinchenko, Silva and De Bruyne. The trio swarm the Wolves right-back and get their reward by instantly recovering possession.

Wolves 1-2 Man City

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22 mins: You can hear the Manchester City supporters loud and clear at the moment. They are happy for their team to knock the ball around without a care in the world.

Wolves look like a relatively solid unit until one or two touches open them up in a flash. There is very little they can do about it.

This is City at their best right now.

Wolves 1-2 Man City

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20 mins: Lovely play from City yet again. Zinchenko is found in behind and tries to cut a ball back for Foden but Boly gets their in the nick of time to clear with a slide tackle.

Wolves have offered a threat on the break once or twice, but it has been a supreme 20 minutes for City - give or take a couple of hairy moments.

Wolves 1-2 Man City

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18 mins: Who predicted 2-1 after 16 minutes? Some start to this game. Man City now right back on the throat of Wolves after a nervy few moments.

How can the hosts respond?

GOAL! Wolves 1-2 Man City (De Bruyne, 16)

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16 mins: Man City back in front. That didn’t take long.

Zinchenko lifts a ball over the top and into some space which De Bruyne has scurried into. He flicks it onto Sterling and when the England international misses the ball it hits Sa and rolls perfectly for De Bruyne to stroke home from 12 yards.

De Bruyne utterly running this game.

Wolves 1-1 Man City

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The two goals so far this evening.

Wolves 1-1 Man City

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14 mins: Two goals in four minutes and we are back where we were 10 minutes ago.

Wolves have their tails up now though. The crowd feel there is something in this for them this evening as Manchester City’s makeshift back line was horrible exposed there.

Worrying times for Pep?

GOAL! Wolves 1-1 Man City (Dendoncker, 11)

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11 mins: OH, HELLO!

We have a game. It’s a brilliant Wolves counter-attack as they play it up to Jimenez on the halfway line and he holds it up brilliantly before finding Neto. Neto sprints into the penalty area and picks out Dendoncker who fires low beyond Ederson.

All square.

Wolves 0-1 Man City

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9 mins: Just what the doctor ordered for Manchester City. They have dominated the ball in the opening stages and got their reward with a superb move.

They might well fancy widening that goal difference advantage to Liverpool this evening. It looks on.

GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Man City (De Bruyne, 7)

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7 mins: Fabulous goal.

Title-winning football at its finest. De Bruyne flicks a pass to Bernardo Silva and carries on running. De Bruyne is then slotted in thanks to a perfectly-weighted through ball from Silva and De Bruyne lashes it beyond Sa to give the visitors the lead.

Wonderful.

Wolves 0-0 Man City

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6 mins: Cancelo knocks the ball past two Wolves defenders and tries to stand up a cross at the byline but he can only shank it out of play.

Worth noting that Fernandinho has looked fairly calm at centre-back so far. He has played there a bunch of times before, so it shouldn’t be a surprise.

Man City enjoying all the possession. Yet to create anything clear-cut so far.

Wolves 0-0 Man City

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4 mins: De Bruyne fizzes a low cross into the six-yard box which narrowly avoids Foden’s leg as the England international stretches to get something on it.

Wolves come forward for the first time but Ait-Nouri’s cross from the left is calmly chested back to Ederson by Zinchenko.

Wolves 0-0 Man City

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2 mins: Manchester City straight into their patterns of possession as they look to get a stranglehold of this game in the early stages.

Remember, in the opening 10 minutes of the second half against Newcastle, Man City had 99 per cent possession.

Not sure I’d ever seen that before.

KO: Wolves 0-0 Man City

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Kick-off: Here we go then! We are underway at Molineux as Manchester City look to regain their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.

Wolves vs Man City

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Kick-off just around the corner then. Can Wolves realistically get anything from this match? Liverpool fans will be watching on intently as they pray for the home side to do them a favour.

Almost ready to go at Molineux.

Wolves vs Man City

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Wolves man Chiquinho is making his first start for the club this evening... and what a game to make your debut in! Against the Premier League champions!

He made a real difference for Bruno Lage’s win at the weekend as he came off the bench when they were 2-0 down and ended up helping them salvage a point.

The 22-year-old will be hoping he can pick up where he left off this evening.

Guardiola hits back at Evra

20:04 , Dylan Terry

Pep Guardiola has pushed back at Patrice Evra’s claims that he doesn’t want leaders or personalities in his teams.

Guardiola, speaking at a press conference ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Wolves, said: “I don’t want personality? Well, I don’t agree, Patrice. I need personalities and good players to play on the pitch.

“I have had nice, incredible players in my past as a manager at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and here. I could give a good list in terms of their personality and character.

“Most of them have won World Cups, European (Championships), Champions Leagues and leagues.

“Maybe Evra is right or maybe he’s doing a good quote to come back to Manchester United to work there. Maybe there’s a good chance now.

“Good, Patrice - if we were together I would show you the personality and character of my players that we have right now, absolutely.”

Pep Guardiola responds to Patrice Evra’s claim he doesn’t want leaders at Man City

Leeds 0-1 Chelsea

19:59 , Dylan Terry

There’s been a red card in the Leeds vs Chelsea game and it has gone to Dan James for the home side.

It’s a ridiculous, potentially leg-breaking challenge that has left Mateo Kovacic writhing around on the floor.

A straight red and no complaints can be had. The second game in a row that Leeds have had a man sent off within the first 30 minutes.

Wolves vs Man City

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Assistant manager Carlos Cachada has confirmed he will be on the phone with boss Bruno Lage throughout the match as he continues to stay away due to Covid.

He said: “He will be on the phone. He is at the training ground watching the game live and if he wants he can pass a message on to us and we will tell the players.”

About the game, he then added: “Just be ourselves. Compact when we defend. Aggressive when we have the ball. Create the chances to win the game.

“The supporters have been brilliant with us. We have performed well at home and we believe we will perform well tonight.”

Wolves vs Man City

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Pep Guardiola has given his assessment of Wolves ahead of Manchester City’s game tonight.

He told Sky Sports: “They are huge competitors, the players. They have a special DNA. They are strong in set pieces and have incredible pace on the counter attack.

“They have incredible runners. They make another fantastic season and it’s always a tough game.

“We know what we have to do. We have to make points to retain the title.”

Wolves vs Man City

19:47 , Dylan Terry

Under 30 minutes until kick-off at Molineux in what could prove to be another pivotal night in the Premier League title race.

Wolves will be looking for a similar performance to the one they put in on 27 December 2019 when fought back from two goals down to secure a famous 3-2 victory.

It’s a tall order, though. Wolves have little to play for and Man City will be more motivated than ever.

Wolves’ last five results

19:42 , Dylan Terry

And here are Wolves’ last five results:

• Chelsea 2-2 Wolves

• Wolves 0-3 Brighton

• Burnley 1-0 Wolves

• Newcastle 1-0 Wolves

• Wolves 2-1 Aston Villa

Pretty inconsistent.

Leeds 0-1 Chelsea

19:37 , Dylan Terry

Mason Mount has just given Chelsea the lead at Elland Road after less than three minutes. Terrible start for Leeds and good news for Everton ahead of their trip to Watford this evening.

Burnley will also have enjoyed that goal.

Man City’s last five results

19:35 , Dylan Terry

Here are Manchester City’s last five results in the Premier League:

• Man City 5-0 Newcastle

• Leeds 0-4 Man City

• Man City 5-1 Watford

• Man City 3-0 Brighton

• Man City 2-2 Liverpool

You have to say that isn’t a bad run.

Fernandinho on Erling Haaland’s arrival

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Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has given his take to the club signing Erling Haaland.

The Brazilian, who is leaving at the end of the season, told Sky Sports: “It is important. We showed the last five or six years how good we are as a team and we are able to win a couple of Premier League titles.

“I am very proud of our players. When he comes over I guess he will give a lot to this team.”

Haaland can finally fill Sergio Aguero’s Manchester City striking boots

19:25 , Dylan Terry

Erling Haaland will join Manchester City this summer, the club have announced.

City have operated largely without an out-and-out striker over the last couple of seasons and the Borussia Dortmund man will give them a goal-a-game focal point if he maintains his previous form.

Here we look at Haaland’s goalscoring record over the last three seasons.

Erling Haaland can finally fill Sergio Aguero’s Manchester City striking boots

Wolves vs Man City team news

19:21 , Dylan Terry

And here is the team news for the hosts as they look to cause an upset tonight.

Wolves XI: Jose Sa, Boly, Coady, Jonny, Chiquinho, Dendoncker, Neves, Moutinho, Ait-Nouri, Jimenez, Neto.

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Marcal, Trincao, Mosquera, Silva, Toti, Hee-Chan, Cundle.

Wolves vs Man City team news

19:20 , Dylan Terry

Here is your Manchester City team for this evening’s game.

Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo, Sterling, De Bruyne, Foden.

Subs: Steffen, Ake, Jesus, Grealish, Mahrez, Egan-Riley, Mbete, Palmer, Lavia.

Wolves vs Man City

19:15 , Dylan Terry

You simply never know what Pep Guardiola is going to do with his team selection - he has that many players to choose from - particularly in the attacking areas.

But will he rest some key individuals tonight ahead of the West Ham game at the weekend? Not sure he can afford to at this stage of the season.

We will find out in the next few minutes.

Man City on a high after Haaland announcement

19:10 , Dylan Terry

Yesterday, Manchester City announced that Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland will be joining the club at the end of the season.

It is a huge blow to their Premier League rivals before the end of the 2021/22 campaign as they already know Pep Guardiola’s men will be even stronger over the next 12 months.

Haaland’s arrival has given every City fan a spring in their step. That spring will become even springier if they can secure the three points this evening.

Leicester vs Norwich team news

19:05 , Dylan Terry

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Amartey, Evans, Castagne, Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Vardy, Lookman, Barnes.

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Mendy, Daka, Thomas.

Norwich XI: Gunn, Aarons, Hanley, Byram, Giannoulis, Rupp, Gilmour, Springett, Lees-Melou, Rashica, Pukki.

Subs: Krul, Gibson, Dowell, Placheta, Tzolis, Sorensen, Williams, Gibbs, Rowe.

Watford vs Everton team news

19:00 , Dylan Terry

Seven changes for Watford!

Watford XI: Foster, Masina, Kabasele, Samir, Sema, Ngakia, Gosling, Sissoko, Kayembe, Kalu, Pedro.

Subs: Bachmann, Etebo, Ekong, Cathcart, Sierralta, Morris, Çukur, Blake, Grieves.

Everton XI: Pickford, Iwobi, Coleman, Keane, Holgate, Mykolenko, Gordon, Doucoure, Delph, Gray, Richarlison.

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Allan, Calvert-Lewin, Gomes, Davies, Branthwaite, Rondon, Alli.

Wolves vs Man City

18:55 , Dylan Terry

Wolves did the double over Manchester City in the 2019/20 Premier League season as they won 2-0 at the Etihad and then clinched a thrilling 3-2 victory at Molineux.

But since then Pep Guardiola’s side have secured three successive wins over Wanderers, scoring nine goals and conceding two.

Recent history points towards Man City clinching a fairly routine victory this evening. But will it turn out that way?

Wolves vs Man City: Early team news

18:50 , Dylan Terry

And here is the early team news for the visitors.

Pep Guardiola confirmed after Sunday’s win over Newcastle that none of Kyle Walker, John Stones or Ruben Dias will feature again this season.

Nathan Ake has also been managing his own injury issue, leaving Guardiola short of defensive resources.

Wolves vs Man City: Early team news

18:45 , Dylan Terry

Early team news for Wolves ahead of their 8.15pm clash against the Premier League champions.

Wolves’ Nelson Semedo and Max Kilman will miss the remainder of the campaign, but Daniel Podence has returned to some training activity and could be back before season’s end.

Bruno Lage may consider giving Chiquinho a start after an effective cameo against Chelsea.

Leeds vs Chelsea

18:40 , Dylan Terry

More to come from Molineux in a little while, but here is the team news from the other three games tonight.

Leeds XI: Meslier, Koch, Cooper, Llorente, Struijk, Bate, Phillips, Harrison, Raphinha, Rodrigo, James.

Subs: Klaesson, Firpo, Gelhardt, Hjelde, Cresswell, Greenwood, Klich, Shackleton, Gray.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Rudiger, Christensen, Alonso, James, Kovacic, Jorginho, Pulisic, Mount, Lukaku.

Subs: Kepa, Silva, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Ziyech, Azpilicueta, Havertz, Sarr.

Wolves vs Manchester City

18:35 , Dylan Terry

Manchester City know they cannot really afford to slip up at all if they are going to clinch the Premier League title.

They do have a three-point lead over Liverpool but the goal difference swing is only three, so a defeat for City could leave them in a vulnerable position heading into the final two games of the season.

So this is a huge night in the title race following Liverpool’s victory last night. Can they pass the test?

Good evening

18:30 , Dylan Terry

Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of tonight’s Premier League football, as Manchester City travel to Wolves in what could be a decisive game in the title race. Pep Guardiola’s side come into the match knowing that three victories from their last three fixtures will be enough to win them the title after rivals, Liverpool, dropped points in a 1-1 draw against Tottenham at the weekend. The Reds are level with City again following their 2-1 win over Aston Villa last night but the Premier League champions can move back ahead with a win of their own tonight.

The visitors travel to the Midlands with an injury-hit squad as Guardiola must find the right balance to his team due to a shortage of fit senior defenders. Despite these problems City remain in pole position to lift the trophy and are side seeking a fifth consecutive win to strengthen their title race position.

However, Bruno Lage’s men are no pushovers. They will head into the game full of confidence after fighting back to draw with Chelsea at the weekend. Conor Coady’s stoppage time equaliser ended a run of three consecutive defeats for Wolves and they will be hoping to build on that momentum with another positive result tonight.