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Yahoo
02-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Wolves XI vs Manchester City – Predicted lineup and team news
Wolves travel to Manchester City in the Premier League this evening as Europe's in-form team. Vitor Pereira's team are the only side in Europe's top five leagues to have won six consecutive league fixtures, following a fine period. It's been a remarkable turnaround for Wolves, who were 19th in the table at the time of Pereira's appointment in December. Only Liverpool and Newcastle have won more games than Wolves in the Premier League since, a run that has carried the club to 13th in the table. SIX IN-A-ROW ✅✅✅✅✅✅ Wolves are the only team in Europe's top 5 Leagues to win each of their last six league games 🐺⭐️ — LiveScore (@livescore) April 26, 2025 Wolves will hope to be awkward opposition for a Manchester City side seeking to end their season on a high. A win tonight will take City third in the table in their search for Champions League qualification. Pep Guardiola's side will also take on Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final later this month. The attacking options of Vitor Pereira were boosted by the returns of Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Hwang Hee-chan to the bench last week. Both are likely to have to wait for a recall, however, given the form of Jorgen Strand Larsen, Matheus Cunha and January recruit Marshall Munetsi. Strand Larsen has scored six times in his last six appearances, while Cunha was the architect of the 3-0 win at Leicester with a goal and two assists. Sasa Kalajdzic, Enso Gonzalez and Yerson Mosquera are all long-term absentees for Wolves. Wolves predicted XI: Sa; Bueno, Agbadou, Toti; Semedo, Andre, Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Munetsi, Cunha; Strand Larsen, Manchester City host Wolves in the Premier League on Friday 2nd May 2025. Kick-off at the Etihad is 20:00 BST. Manchester City vs Wolves is being broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports. Read – See more – | | | |
The Star
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Cunha dismantles Leicester in sixth successive win for Wolves
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (Reuters) -Wolverhampton Wanderers extended their remarkable winning run to six Premier League games as Matheus Cunha scored one goal and set up two others in a comfortable 3-0 win over already-relegated Leicester City at Molineux on Saturday. Wolves' superb form has propelled them away from the relegation zone and up to 13th with 41 points from 34 games, while Leicester are second from bottom with 18 points. Cunha's side-footed finish after 33 minutes gave the hosts a deserved lead, before Jorgen Strand Larsen and Rodrigo Gomes added almost identical goals in the second half, both put on a plate by the brilliant Brazilian. Leicester's Jamie Vardy missed a penalty - in the week the former England striker announced he was leaving the club at the end of the campaign after 13 seasons - as the hapless visitors slipped to a 17th loss in their last 19 league matches. Leicester looked like a team defeated before kick-off, with little energy and verve, and were picked apart by the hosts. Defender Wout Faes' goal-line clearance denied Wolves' Rayan Ait-Nouri, who met Nelson Semedo's cross at the back post. But the home side went ahead when Ait-Nouri was afforded acres of space on the left wing and his low cross was turned into the net from close range by Cunha, who steered the ball between the legs of Leicester defender Conor Coady. Strand Larsen's blushes for firing over from point-blank range were saved by the offside flag, but he did double the home side's advantage in the 55th. Bilal El Khannouss missed a good chance for Leicester at the other end and, as Wolves broke upfield, Cunha played a delightful pass to split the visitors' centre-backs and allowed Strand Larsen to score his 13th league goal of the season. Leicester were given a lifeline with a penalty when goalkeeper Jose Sa was adjudged to have brought down Vardy, who made sure there was contact as he leant into the challenge. But Sa will feel justice was done as he saved Vardy's spot-kick, diving low to his right to deny the striker a 199th Leicester goal. The third for the home side after 85 minutes was almost identical to the second as Cunha picked up the ball on the left from a break and slipped a pass between the Leicester defenders for Gomes to rifle low into the bottom corner. (Reporting by Nick Said; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Ken Ferris)
BBC News
15-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'We need to talk more about Strand Larsen'
How many strikers would describe scoring a Premier League goal as an "off day"? Jorgen Strand Larsen Matheus Cunha grabbed a lot of the headlines following Wolves' victory over Spurs, not only for his goal from off the bench as he returned from a four-game suspension, but doing so a day on from a deleted social media post where the Brazilian appeared to once again suggest his future lies away from the for me, we need to talk more about Strand Norwegian's tap-in in front of the Sir Jack Hayward Stand was his 12th goal of the season and leaves him on track to become the first Wolves player to score in a fifth consecutive Premier League appearance when they head to Manchester United on the days of peak Raul Jimenez, the club have struggled to find an out-and-out striker capable of scoring regularly. There was hope Fabio Silva would become the main man, especially given a then club record fee of £35m was paid to secure the teenage prodigy back in 2020. He looks set to depart Molineux this summer having not been seen in the gold and black for almost 18 months, and with a derisory tally of five goals in 74 Shearer's analysis of Strand Larsen's performance during last weekend's victory at Ipswich was as follows: "His hold-up play was excellent, his touch and control were superb." It was an assessment which you could easily copy and paste into Sunday's match report. Erling Haaland was more concise with his appraisal: "Mannnn" followed by two fire emojis when responding to his international team-mate's social media speaking to Strand Larsen afterwards, rather than indulge in praise regarding his individual contribution, I found him to be admirably self-deprecating. Form of five goals in his past four games he says is down to "my team-mates", and he said it was "nice to be close to such a legend" when I pointed out he was just one shy of Jimenez's club record for the total scored by a Wolves player during a debut Premier League what was a largely jovial post-match press conference with boss Vitor Pereira, he could not have been more steely when refusing to answer questions about Wolves now being safe from relegation: "If I start to speak about being safe then I am not being ambitious. I did not come to England, to the Premier League, to work just to avoid relegation. I am not this kind of coach."Given only eight other clubs have players who have currently scored more Premier League goals than Strand Larsen this season, I feel he has already proven himself more than capable of helping Pereira target those desired loftier ambitions in the future.
Reuters
05-04-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Arsenal's draw with Everton hands Liverpool a helping hand
LIVERPOOL, England, April 5 (Reuters) - Everton gave neighbours and Premier League leaders Liverpool a helping hand by holding second-placed Arsenal to a 1-1 draw, while nine-man Crystal Palace held on to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1. Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Ipswich Town 2-1 to boost their survival chances, and Bournemouth salvaged a 2-2 draw with West Ham United. Arsenal have 62 points from 31 games, 11 behind leaders Liverpool, who travel to Fulham to play their game in hand on Sunday. Everton salvaged a draw with Arsenal thanks to Iliman Ndiaye's penalty that cancelled out a Leandro Trossard goal. The Gunners went ahead in the 34th minute when Raheem Sterling fed Trossard, who took a touch and drilled his shot low into the far right corner. Everton were awarded a penalty two minutes after halftime when Myles Lewis-Skelly hauled down Jack Harrison in the box and Ndiaye scored from the penalty spot to leave Arsenal's flagging title hopes in tatters. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta disagreed with the penalty decision. "For me, it is never a penalty," Arteta told TNT Sports without elaborating. "I'm very unhappy with the result. It is a very tough place to come, very physical and direct if you don't deal with (that) well, you never get any momentum." It was another point towards safety for Everton, who will be moving to a new home next season. At Portman Road, Jorgen Strand Larsen scored an 84th-minute winner as Wolves made it three league victories in a row to boost their survival chances. Liam Delap fired Ipswich into the lead in the 16th minute when he struck the ball from close range through the legs of Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa. But Wolves responded brilliantly and Pablo Sarabia equalised in the 72nd minute from just inside the box, and Strand Larsen tapped home the winner 12 minutes later. Wolves remain 17th with 32 points, 12 ahead of Ipswich, who are in the relegation zone. Despite their winning run, Strand Larsen said the Wolves were still not safe. "No not really," Strand Larsen said. "This league is brutal and you never know what will happen. We have a few tough games to play but we're not afraid of anyone." Palace winger Daniel Munoz netted a second-half winner against Brighton before teammates Eddie Nketiah and Marc Guehi were sent off while Brighton's Jan Paul van Hecke was also handed his marching orders late on. Palace striker Jean-Phillppe Mateta needed a little over two minutes to find the net before Brighton equalised through Danny Welbeck's close-range effort in the 31st minute. Munoz got what turned out to be the winner 10 minutes into the second half before the game descended into a flurry of red cards. Nketiah and Guehi were sent off for picking up their second yellows. Van Hecke picked up his second yellow and was sent off in stoppage time. "It's a huge win for us," Palace boss Oliver Glasner said. "This win is for our fans. This derby had everything you love about football. It's not good for a manager. I'm pretty exhausted but it feels good." The Eagles moved to 11th spot in the table on 43 points, four behind eighth-placed Brighton. Bournemouth striker Evanilson struck twice against West Ham United to cancel out goals from West Ham's Niclas Fuellkrug and Jarrod Bowen. "It's definitely frustrating. We came here with an objective to win," said Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo. "We're going through a sticky run, but a point is better than no point." The draw lifted Bournemouth into ninth position, although they remain winless in six games. West Ham climbed a spot to 15th, well clear of the relegation zone.
The Guardian
05-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Strand Larsen strikes as Wolves comeback pushes Ipswich closer to brink
Ipswich's hopes of retaining their Premier League status took a huge knock as they lost 2-1 at home to Wolves. The visitors came from behind to extend the gap between the two clubs to 12 points with just seven games remaining. Ipswich took the lead through Liam Delap after 16 minutes but Pablo Sarabia equalised in the 72nd minute and Jørgen Strand Larsen completed the turnaround with six minutes remaining. It could have been worse for Ipswich following a dreadful first half error by goalkeeper Alex Palmer, who almost handed a goal to Wolves but recovered after a backpass went under his foot. Wolves' Brazilian international João Gomes came close to opening the scoring with a rasping shot which went just over the Ipswich bar, following a one-two with Rayan Aït-Nouri. Palmer got down to deflect an angled shot from Strand Larsen for a corner after 10 minutes, before the Suffolk side took the lead six minutes later. Axel Tuanzebe drifted a pass out to Dara O'Shea, who beat Aït-Nouri in the air and headed the ball into the danger area for Delap to poke home from close range for his 12th goal of the season. There was a delay before the goal was allowed, after VAR checked for a possible offside. Moments later Aït-Nouri's corner from the right evaded everyone and was going in until O'Shea made a superb clearance on the line under pressure from Toti. An error by Palmer in the 36th minute resulted in the ball going under his foot following a backpass from O'Shea but the goalkeeper recovered and managed to claw the ball away at the last moment. Referee Peter Bankes awarded a free-kick on the six-yard line with all 11 Ipswich players on the goal line but Emmanuel Agbadou's shot struck the wall and was cleared to safety. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion There were appeals for a penalty when the ball appeared to strike the arm of Andre and the visitors equalised with 18 minutes remaining through Sarabia. Strand Larsen controlled the ball in the penalty area and clipped it back to the edge of box. Sarabia's first attempt was blocked by Jens Cajuste but his follow-up found the bottom corner. And the visitors deservedly took the lead through Strand Larsen, despite a lengthy VAR check. Sarabia cushioned a first-time cross through substitute Leif Davis' legs and the Wolves and Norwegian striker bundled the ball in from close-range. The 2,955 Wolves fans among the 29,549 crowd inside the stadium chanted 'we are staying up' at the final whistle.
