
Date: Saturday 30th September, 2023
Time: 3:00 pm
Stadium Molineux Stadium
Referee Craig Pawson (England)
Goal Scorer:
Wolves
Wolves currently have a clean bill of health, but they will be without midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde who will serve the second of his three-match ban this weekend after being sent off against Luton, while Man City loanee Tommy Doyle is ineligible to face his parent club.
After making 10 changes in midweek, O'Neil is expected to revert to a similar side that began against Luton, with goalkeeper Jose Sa set to be protected by a back four of Nelson Semedo, Craig Dawson, Max Kilman and Rayan Ait-Nouri.
The absence of Bellegarde and Doyle could see Boubacar Traore handed a start in centre-midfield alongside Mario Lemina and Joao Gomes, while Pedro Neto and Matheus Cunha could be recalled in attack to start alongside Hwang Hee-chan.
Wolverhampton Wanderers possible starting lineup:
Sa; Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Ait-Nouri; Gomes, Traore, Lemina; Neto, Cunha, Hwang
Manchester City
As for Man City, Rodri is suspended after being sent off for violent conduct in the 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest last weekend, while Kevin De Bruyne (hamstring), John Stones (muscle) and Bernardo Silva (leg) all remain sidelined with injuries.
The Citizens were boosted by the return of Mateo Kovacic in midweek and he could continue in centre-midfield alongside either Kalvin Phillips or Matheus Nunes, who is poised to return to familiar territory after leaving Wolves in the summer.
Guardiola is set to recall a number of stars who were rested in midweek including Ederson, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland, the latter of whom scored four goals across two games against Wolves last season.
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Ake; Kovacic, Nunes; Foden, Alvarez, Doku; Haaland
Prediction: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-4 Manchester City
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