Hwang Hee-chan scored the winner as Wolves ended champions Manchester City‘s highest begin to the Premier League season with a injury 2-1 house win on Saturday.
The defeat at Molineux used to be Town’s 2nd loss in 5 days, next Newcastle United dumped them out of the Carabao Cup, and dashed the leaders’ hopes of stretching their season-opening run to seven league wins in a row.
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A Rúben Dias personal purpose despatched Wolves 1-0 up within the thirteenth negligible, Pedro Neto‘s move deflected in off the Portugal defender’s s knee, however Julián Álvarez levelled the rating with a bending distant kick life José Sá within the 58th.
Hwang restored the house facet’s supremacy at the counter-attack and in opposition to the run of play games within the 66th negligible by way of firing into the web from alike space next a Matheus Cunha go discovered him unmarked.
“We know that we could have the opportunity on the counter,” Neto mentioned. “We are playing against the best team in the world but we had belief that this could be a turning point for us. We work hard and we take the three points.”
With Town supervisor Pep Guardiola serving a touchline stop for his 0.33 yellow card of the season, and midfielder Rodri serving a three-match stop, the guests had been close out by way of motivated and hard-working combatants.
The Premier League’s manage scorer Erling Haaland, rested for Town’s Carabao Cup third-round loss, used to be a marginalised determine and handiest had 15 touches of the ball.
The defeat left Town some extent sunlit of unbeaten Arsenal on the manage however in peril of being ousted by way of third-placed Liverpool, who had been taking part in within the overdue recreation at Tottenham.
The champions had conceded handiest 3 targets of their earlier six suits.
Wolves, who had misplaced 4 in their endmost six league video games, moved as much as thirteenth due to their 2nd win of the season.
“It was a massive result for us today. We have not started well but to beat the champions was unbelievable,” Wolves captain Max Kilman mentioned in an interview with the BBC.
“We knew it was a big game but we were ready to attack Man City. We wanted to fight for every chance and take our moments.”
The sport began with a right away edge as Matheus Nunes, who joined Town from Wolves on the finish of the switch window next forcing a proceed by way of refusing to coach, used to be within the settingup lineup.
The Portugal midfielder used to be booed by way of the people each and every date he touched the ball and used to be changed at halftime.
