Wolves vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Kevin De Bruyne nets four
Relive the action as Pep Guardiola’s men extended their lead at the top of the Premier League
Kevin De Bruyne scored four goals as Manchester City restored a three-point lead at the Premier League summit with a 5-1 win at Wolves.
The playmaker rattled in a left-footed hat-trick inside the opening 24 minutes and added another on the hour as City demonstrated the firepower they have even before Erling Haaland arrives next season.
City’s victory was also an emphatic response to title rivals Liverpool’s success over Aston Villa the previous night and tightened their grip on the title race with just two games to play.
The De Bruyne show was briefly interrupted by a Leander Dendoncker strike early on but a late Raheem Sterling tap-in ensured they would score five for a second successive game.
With the extra insurance of a goal difference now plus seven better than their Merseyside rivals, City are closing in on their fourth title in five seasons.
Wolves 1-4 Man City
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
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
78 mins: SUB! Riyad Mahrez is on for Fernandinho.
Wolves 1-4 Man City
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
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
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
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
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
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
Here is Kevin de Bruyne’s fourth goal of the evening. The first with his ‘favoured’ right boot.
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