Manchester City vs Wolves LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after Erling Haaland scores four
Man City 5-1 Wolves: Haaland’s quadruple helped City hold serve in the title race in style
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Erling Haaland scored four goals - including a first-half hat-trick - as champions Manchester City crushed Wolves 5-1 to retain control of the Premier League title race.
Pep Guardiola’s side needed to respond to leaders Arsenal’s victory over Bournemouth earlier on Saturday and they did so emphatically, with a clinical take-down of their hapless visitors at the Etihad Stadium.
Haaland struck twice from the penalty spot in the first half, either side of a towering header, before adding a fourth with a stunning strike. Substitute Julian Alvarez also got on the scoresheet, while Wolves’ consolation came from Hwang Hee-chan.
The victory lifted City, chasing an unprecedented fourth successive league crown, back within a point of the Gunners with a game in hand. Haaland’s outstanding display took his tally for the campaign to 36 in all competitions and lifted him to 25 - five clear of his nearest challengers - in the race for the Premier League’s Golden Boot. His hat-trick was also his ninth in City colours.
Relive all the action below:
Manchester City 4-1 Wolves
72 mins: Excellent play from City collects the ball near the penalty area and lays it off to Foden, but his shot is blocked and goes behind for a corner.
Foden’s corner is collected by Rodri, and this time he lays it off to Kovacic, who forces a good save from Sa.
Manchester City 4-1 Wolves
69 mins: Foden does brilliantly to skip past Semedo and then outrun him as he charges towards the box. He delivers an inviting cross towards Haaland, but just before the Norwegian tries the spectacular overhead effort, Toti gets a touch to take it away from him.
Moments later, Hugo Bueno comes off for Santiago Bueno (no relation).
Manchester City 4-1 Wolves
67 mins: A lull in activity as City are happy to keep the ball. The home side make a change as Nathan Ake comes off for John Stones.
Manchester City 4-1 Wolves
65 mins: Another City free-kick and Wolves booking as Gomes slides through Ake.
Manchester City 4-1 Wolves
64 mins: foden tries to slip it through to Haaland for his fifth, but Toti intercepts.
Moments later, Traore is booked for bringing down De Bruyne as City countered.
Manchester City 4-1 Wolves
62 mins: Bellegarde does well to win a foul, and Wolves have an opportunity to deliver the ball in, but they go short.
Soon after, Bellegarde slips it through to Ait-Nouri, but his attempted back-heel is cut out.
Manchester City 4-1 Wolves
59 mins: Cunha’s cross makes it all the way across the box to Bueno, but City manage to clear and Rodri counters.
He finds Gvardiol, who threads it to Haaland on the edge of the box. He lets it run across his body before the touch takes it away from Kilman, but his shot is too close to Sa.
Manchester City 4-1 Wolves
57 mins: Brief hope is almost instantly extinguished for Wolves.
City are threatening for a fifth too, as De Bruyne finds Haaland, whose shot is deflected behind for a corner.
GOAL! Manchester City 4-1 Wolves
54 mins: GOAL! An instant reply.
Foden lobs it to Haaland from his own half, and the Norwegian brings it down before cutting inside and bending an effort around Jose Sa and into the top corner. Lovely finish.
GOAL! Manchester City 3-1 Wolves
53 mins: GOAL! Out of nowhere again, and Wolves have a goal!
Gomes spreads the ball wide to Bellegard, whose looping cross beats Ederson and leaves Hwang with a tap-in to an open goal!
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