Premier League

Our referee for today's clash is David Coote. He will be assisted by Lee Betts and Matthew Wilkes. Our fourth official is Thomas Bramall. Those are all the formalities out of the way… so let's get stuck into what is sure to be a hugely entertaining match!

Wolves: 1 José Sá, 22 Nélson Semedo, 4 N. Collins, 23 M. Kilman, 64 Hugo Bueno, 5 M. Lemina, 8 Rúben Neves, 27 Matheus Nunes, 9 R. Jiménez, 37 Adama Traoré, 11 Hwang Hee-Chan. Replacements: 10 Daniel Podence, 29 Diego Costa, 21 Pablo Sarabia, 12 Matheus Cunha, 24 Toti, 13 M. Šarkić, 28 João Moutinho, 3 R. Aït Nouri, 19 Jonny Castro.

Man City: 31 Ederson, 14 Aymeric Laporte, 5 J. Stones, 25 M. Akanji, 82 R. Lewis, 8 İ. Gündoğan, 17 K. De Bruyne, 10 J. Grealish, 16 Rodri, 26 R. Mahrez, 9 E. Haaland. Replacements: 3 Rúben Dias, 6 N. Aké, 80 C. Palmer, 2 K. Walker, 20 Bernardo Silva, 19 J. Álvarez, 4 K. Phillips, 7 João Cancelo, 18 S. Ortega.

The two teams have met 106 times over the years, with City winning 44 of the clashes and Wolves 41. They have drawn 21 of their clashes. Man City have won their last five games against Wolves. The last time that Wolves beat Man City was in a 3-2 Premier League win back in December 2019. The teams last played in September 2022, when Man City won 3-0.

Wolves have only won one of their last five matches, but City fans should beware because in the details lies a devil of a fighting Wolves side. They drew 1-1 with mid-table Aston Villa and beat relegation strugglers West Ham 1-0 in the League. They lost to Notts Forest in the League Cup after a 4-3 penalty shootout and earned an FA Cup replay after drawing 1-1 with Liverpool at Anfield, before losing the replay at home 1-0.

City have won three and lost two of their last five games. After suffering consecutive away losses to Southampton (2-0) and Man United (2-1), City bounced back with a sensational 4-2 home win over Spurs. The win was remarkable as City conceded two late goals at the end of the first half but bossed the second half to claim a sensational win.

Wolves are down in 17th place with just 17 points from their 19 matches and look set for a fierce dogfight for survival in the Premier League over the following months. They have a game in hand over the teams below them on the log, but with City back in goalscoring mood that game in hand might well count for nothing.

Reigning champions Man City are second on the log with 42 points from their 19 games. City are five points behind Arsenal but have played one game more than the Gunners.

The last time that Wolves beat Man City was in a 3-2 Premier League win back in December 2019.