Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth
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Brentford 0-0 Fulham
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Burnley 1-4 Newcastle
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Sheff Utd 1-3 Nottm Forest
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Our Pep makes three changes from the side that started last weekend’s win at the City Ground. Erling Haaland, the well-again Phil Foden and Mateo Kovacic come in for Julian Alvarez, Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku.
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Gary O’Neil brings in Hugo Bueno for Matt Doherty, which is the only change from last weekend’s win over Luton.. That might mean a switch to a back four.
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Your City side for #MCIWOL 🩵
XI | Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Foden, Bernardo, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Dias, Stones, Grealish, Doku, Alvarez, Gomez, Nunes, Lewis#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/xgEh7s59fO
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 4, 2024
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☝️ One change from #WOLLUT
➡️ Hugo Bueno comes in to the starting XIHow we line-up to face @ManCity.
🐺📋 @AstroPay_OK pic.twitter.com/dLirTHlxRk
— Wolves (@Wolves) May 4, 2024
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Manchester City are so good that they don’t even need to be first to be in pole position. They go into tonight’s match against Wolves knowing that if they win their last four league matches they will win be a champions for a record-breaking fourth successive year. And there’s not a goddamn thing Nicolas Jover can do about it.
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Jover, with admirable support from the specialist open-play team at Arsenal, are at least making City work for their jam. Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Bournemouth earlier today moved them four points clear at the tophaving played two games more. Crucially their goal difference is +60 to City’s +50, which means a City draw would cede the initiative to Arsenal.
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City have won their last five league games, scoring 19 goals in the process. There are unconfirmed reports that a couple of those goals didn’t involve Kevin De Bruyne. Not for the first time, De Bruyne is in rampant form at the business end of the season. He was absent when Wolves won the return game at Molineux in September; so was Rodri. City’s defeat that day was a shock; a draw today would be an even bigger one.
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Kick off 5.30pm.
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| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | 60 | 83 |
| 2 | Man City | 34 | 50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | 41 | 75 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 36 | -11 | 48 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton | 35 | -7 | 46 |
| 12 | Fulham | 36 | -4 | 44 |
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important events
“Does prayer have any effect?” Charles Antaki’s muse. “Apparently, Sir Francis Galton ran some numbers in the late 19th century about the comparative health and longevity of ordinary Britons and members of the royal family, and found that he regularly prayed for the latter every week. Despite their dedication, no church across the country was healthier or lived longer than another. So this afternoon, Arsenal fans lit a candle for Wolves. There’s no real reason to do that or put out a prayer mat. But it still can’t hurt.”
Wolves manager Gary O’Neill will not be on the touchline today. He was suspended last month after being beaten by VAR.
today’s premier league results
The last time City failed to win the league was in the 2019-20 season. The Wolves gave them a double. Please note that that is definitely not going to happen this season, as was the case with Manchester United.
pre-game reading
Team news: Haaland and Foden start
Pep made three changes from the team that started in last weekend’s win at the City Ground. erling haalandanother well phil foden and Mateo Kovacic Starring Julian Alvarez, Jack Grealish and Jeremy Dok.
Brought in by Gary O’Neill Hugo Bueno For Matt Doherty, that’s the only change from last weekend’s win against Luton. That could mean a change to the back four.
on your street side #MCIWOL 🩵
11 | Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Foden, Bernardo, Haaland
Subscribe | Ortega Moreno, Diaz, Stones, Grealish, Doc, Alvarez, Gomez, Nunez, Ruiz#mancity | @Etihad pic.twitter.com/xgEh7s59fO
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 4, 2024
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on your street side #MCIWOL 🩵
11 | Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Foden, Bernardo, Haaland
Subscribe | Ortega Moreno, Diaz, Stones, Grealish, Doc, Alvarez, Gomez, Nunez, Ruiz#mancity | @Etihad pic.twitter.com/xgEh7s59fO
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 4, 2024
☝️ One change from #WOLLUT
➡️ Hugo Bueno starts
How to line up to face each other @ManCity.
🐺📋 @AstroPay_OK pic.twitter.com/dLirTHlxRk
— Wolves (@Wolves) May 4, 2024
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preamble
Manchester City are so good that they don’t even need to be in pole position first. They go into tonight’s game against Wolves knowing that if they win their last four league games, they can become champions for a record-breaking fourth consecutive year. And there’s nothing Nicola Jobar can do about it.
Jover has received great support from Arsenal’s open-play specialists, at least making City work for the jams. Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-0 earlier today, giving them a four-point lead with two games remaining. The important thing is that the goal difference is +60 and City +50, so if City draw they will hand over the lead to Arsenal.
City have scored 19 goals and won their last five league games. There are unconfirmed reports that Kevin De Bruyne was not involved in some of these goals. This isn’t the first time De Bruyne has hit his stride late in the season. He was absent when Wolves won the return game at Molineux in September. So was Rodri. City’s defeat that day was a shock. A draw today would be an even bigger draw.
kick off 5:30 p.m.





