Wolves v Manchester City - as it happened | Jacob Steinberg

Wolves were relegated after losing to Manchester City, who are now three points behind Manchester United

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no affirmation of life today's preamble, no introduction thoughtful, no bad jokes. Ok, maybe a few bad jokes. All you need to know is that the title race is new. Manchester United and Arsenal have drawn 4-4 with Everton at home after being up 4-2, and if Manchester City to win at Wolves this afternoon, the gap at the top is reduced to three points with Manchester derby next Monday. It was eight points two weeks ago. The race took place. Dusted. We were all about writing obituaries for the City, to question what Roberto Mancini had to do to keep your job. States have rather you leave with Facebook Do you support wolf Terry Connors for tonight even stranger? No, thought not.

Since the disastrous defeat at Arsenal, when the city was a disunited rabble, who scored 10 goals in two games, beating West Brom 4-0 and Norwich 6-1. Five of these targets were Carlos Tevez, and now it is impossible not to think that the city could have been had it been available throughout the season. The game ended with Mario Balotelli Arsenal pressing the self-destruct again, but despite the recriminations that followed, it could become the best thing that happened to the city throughout the season. Suddenly, without Balotelli circus by dragging them down, they look like a team with a dead weight lifted off their shoulders. In Norwich, which were smooth, chic and clinical - as they were at the beginning of the season

The equation is now very easy for the city, winning their last four games and win the championship. Mathematics (sJez) is so easy for the wolves. Lose that and they are low, unlike cities, there will be a relief. Not for poor Terry, a rabbit in the headlights. When Frasier and Niles Crane opened a restaurant that ended in a general way, a farce, the brothers to come to lose the kitchen staff through the opening night. Regardless, they had made themselves. The evening ends with the sprinklers going off and a car crashed against a wall. Wolves have not been wrong to dismiss Mick McCarthy. You should have a line replacement.

Mind Games with Sir Alex Ferguson.

"We gave the initiative," he said. "It makes the game more important Etihad Stadium - is that we decide to go in knowing that we are able to get a result we need to get a result now Etihad and there is no why we can not do ... there was an expectation that the City could be his decisive - it's our play-off is also a great game is always a derby of the highest proportions and next week will not different "... Unless the city succumbs to Cityitis today.

news team:

Wolves are without injured goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, so that it enters Dorus De Vries for his first start of League. To deal with Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez. No pressure!

Lobos: De Vries, Foley, Stearman, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Davis, Henry, Jarvis, Edwards, Fletcher.

Subs:.

Ikeme, Ebanks-Blake, Johnson, Berra, Milijas, Zubar, Doyle

Manchester City:

Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Toure Yaya, Barry, Nasri, Silva, Tevez, Aguero.

Incidents:

Pantilimon, Milner, Dzeko, Johnson, Kolarov, Toure, De Jong

Referee:

Lee Probert (Wiltshire)

No team

was far ahead with six games to go and not win the league. It would be great if Sir Alex Ferguson, who could write countless books on how to manage the friction, oversees a team he manages. In the era of the Premier League, the only team that has been around Blackburn were in 1994-95. Eight-point lead with six games left, that United have lost the league, but for the bottle of flowers Tim, ending with a display superhuman Ludo Miklosko and Andy Cole.

If Manchester City wins here

, as they surely will, will be Roberto Mancini is still insisting that they have no chance of winning the title?

teams out of the tunnel.

Carlos Tevez has focused on his face. "It liiiiiive" growls Martin Tyler. There is in him, poor man.

we go.

exercise of Manchester City in fish in a barrel begins, the hosts begin here and attack from right to left. Carlos Tevez up instantly Davis challenge low expenses in defending wolves and hammers a powerful shot back, not far above 25 meters. City were almost ahead inside 20 seconds. "Is there something to be said for saving the city far from home?" Brian Kitt said. It is not very good?

2 minutes:

open a start, this time. Having escaped this scary at first, wolves attack and win a corner on the bottom right. Kightly corner is too short, but the head of Clichy light is low. Corresponds to Bassong and effort deviates slightly beyond the left post. Hart was not worried and possibly beaten. The second corner is not working.

3 minutes:

Last season, the Wolves beat Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea at home. This collapse is certainly unexpected. I did not have it be in this position at the beginning of the season.

5 minutes. Establish clear Tevez, Aguero problems Stearman on the left, but the Wolves defenseman Grant also a seating

6 minutes: the corner of Nasri, De Vries comes flying shots. It was under no pressure and would really take. "Just to clarify, is this the place to come to vent my spleen when Liverpool invariably spend 90 minutes in passing the ball from side to no good effect against West Brom?" Says Phil Sawyer. "I do not seem to be an HGH that party." Well, it's because back home of Mr. Roy is not on television. So yeah.

7 minutes: This game is very open, which fits over Manchester City Wolves. Local defense horribly square is detected by a simple clip on top of Barry Aguero, who just managed to stay out of the game a tight call, but he is probably right. Aguero kept away from the attentions of Bassong, turns on his left foot, then takes a shot inches away from the post hard right turn. On the sideline, Mancini threw a water bottle on the grass.

9 min: "As a neutral, it is great to see the city back in the race, but we also know that is inevitable that shady is going to happen, "said Paul Jain. "I would put good money on the draw at 89 minutes of QPR on the final day of the season to deny them the title. All I know is going to happen. "Revenge of Mark Hughes.

10 minutes:

when they move forward, wolves do not look like a team that will be relegated today. But it is the story of their season. There terrible

, but I can not count their good times Thurs

11 min:

As if to prove this point, Kightly wins another corner on the right. This leads to a point of head tennis in the area of ??the city, but is eventually approved by Lescott and then the wolves suddenly find themselves badly exposed, such as distance running Aguero on the counter. City now have a three to two situations, but pass from Aguero Tevez sends teammate Argentinian wide and movement disappears.

12 minutes:

Lobos played as if there was no tomorrow, because you do not win, nobody. Jarvis twists in the area of ??the right and pulls out a copy of the cross, found Fletcher. It is far from the goal, making tea Davis, whose care, but powerful sidefooter from the edge of the area is brilliantly pushed wide for a corner by Hart.

13 min:

Since Fletcher directs delivery Kightly Stearman through the lens and controls the ball with his chest before sending a shot clumsy on top. City appear vulnerable to pieces. "Well, he could have the images I see the statement of Mr. Roy's TV * ahem," says Phil Sawyer.

14 min:

De Vries has run out of the box and slide feet Aguero to stop the spread threat to obtain through the ball.

16 minutes:

This should have been the first goal of the City. Silva and well connected Zabaleta on the right flank, tiki-takaing your way around static Wolves players. Zabaleta plays well then go back into the room, Nasri who made a smart race from left to right. With the goal, dragging the ball as far as the left post. This is a bad decision. City had two good opportunities now, and have achieved the target with one of them.

18 min:

Tevez takes a swing and a lack of cross Zabaleta. Corresponds to Aguero, whose shot was blocked, before dribbling optimistic Barry shot wide.

19 min:

This is why the wolves are down. Stearman must deal with a long ball over the top quite comfortably, but do not realize Aguero running after him. The defender tried to head falls woefully short, but Agüero not realize how much time you have. Rather than simply take down and pat yourself on the network, it is frozen De Vries outside of his right foot and the ball rolls well AFTER the left post. What Agüero absurd choice. And what a let-off for wolves, which should already be 3-0.

20 minutes:

is a beat throughout, but the dashboard. Agüero Tevez is on the brink of the area. It's just a patch of blue for wheezing Stearman, who can do nothing but stand and look at the ball before him and Aguero then shot on the right post from 15 meters. Shooting practice in the city.

23 min:

De Vries did not have to make a stop, however, but he was impressive when he is called to action . Here he had to move quickly from his line to read something wonderful defense splitting Nasri that Tevez was very interested in.

24 min:

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opportunity for the city. It's like watching Chelsea v Barcelona. Maybe it's too easy for them, the absence of a challenge that leads to laxity in their finishes. This time, it's time for Tevez to run behind the Wolves defense, but from a tight angle his campaign is just down Vries. This is his first save, but they really had to take the ball out of its network for now.

GOAL! Manchester City 0-1 Wolves (Aguero, 27 min):

Now De Vries has to collect the ball in your network. It is a great goal, but has not been made by Silva, Tevez or Nasri, who was made by Gael Clichy. On the left side line, the left side, deftly nutmegged Kightly then bent around a password indefensible Bassong, who can not cut, and through Agüero. This time, there was no respite for the wolves. Having already lost three, Aguero took a touch and then calmly put the ball past De Vries and the lower right corner. Wolves are down.

29 min:

Aguero already has 22 goals this season. Most any player in the city has made the Premier League is 23, Carlos Tevez goals last season. How it goes, Aguero could probably reach 30 if you really put your mind to it this afternoon.

30 minutes:

"It would be easy to have a pop journo who wrote about the race for the title (and perhaps also the Real Madrid can win El Classico?), but how many game players are not ready to lay their eggs on Lawro metaphorical style online? "says Ryan Dunne. "As such, I can predict that today looks good 1-0 win coupon-busting wolf or a pedestrian 5-1," hat trick "of Tevez, the victory of the city. And is it just me, or "Mind Games" does not really have the connotations invoked Lex Luthor, the plot? just makes me think that Fergie and Mancini made some John and Yoko, not the prettiest of mental images. "

32 min:

Expert Agüero on a cross behind the goal unfortunate Lobos. This is garbage.

34 min:

Sebastien Bassong forget that you can never rest when Carlos Tevez is close. Wolves defender was too slow to release the ball just outside his own field and before he knew, his pocket was crushed by Tevez. From there, the city got a job a chance to take Tevez, but he curled up in a line De Vries from 15 meters.

35 minutes:

"With so many people willing to assert their coaching skills and intelligence, Julian Lescott yesterday, referring to Terry Connor as a "rabbit in the headlights" is bullshit, "Turner said Burgess. You know what? You

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right. He was taken to task like a duck to water. A record of two points in nine games since coming to power as a man feels completely comfortable in his position. Maybe I should be the manager of the year, now that you mention.

38 min:

Terry England

39 minutes:

city have been installed on wolves and a half. It's all part of the master plan, although Connor. Tevez turns and has an output of the edge of the zone. Is locked. Toure then go to Nasri on the overlap on the right, but not the middle to accommodate the cross.

41 minutes:

Wolves fans are, ironically, cheering on their team to deploy a few passages together. At least I have not yet his sense of humor. It was a bad season for them.

42 minutes:
"It seems that most journos have also canceled Utd has hopes of taking anything from Etihad," said James Francis Kenny. "Where does the title of this season lies with the Geordies." Second team each person is the second team in the world again. Apart from the Sunderland fans, obviously. And. Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea

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