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Manchester City won at home against Wolves and moved closer to Arsenal

On Sunday, the leader in the standings Arsenal hosts Manchester United

Jan 24, 2026 19:12 27

Manchester City won at home against Wolves and moved closer to Arsenal  - 1

Manchester City won 2-0 at home against Wolverhampton in a match from the 23rd round in the English championship. "The Sky Blues" broke a streak of two consecutive losses in all competitions and moved within 4 points of the leader in the standings Arsenal, BTA reported.

In the sixth minute, Omar Marmoush opened the scoring after an assist from Mateusz Nunes.

The stronger play of the hosts continued and Marmoush, Ryan Sherkey, Antoine Semenyo and Nico O'Reilly missed to score a second goal in the "wolves" goal.

In the second minute of the extra time of the first half, Bernardo Silva brought in new signing Semenyo and he fixed the final score 2:0.

After the break, the game was more equal, with Wolves even failing to reduce their deficit in the match, and the home team's star Erling Haaland appeared on the field from the bench in the 73rd minute.

The team from the Midlands remained on 20th place in the standings with an asset of only 8 points.

In another match of the round, Tottenham ended in a 2-2 draw against the host Burnley. Mickey van de Ven scored in the goal of the "wine red" in the 38th minute, but goals from Axel Tuanzebe and Lyle Foster gave Burnley the lead.

The capital managed to equalize through Christian Romero in the last seconds of the first half.

Tottenham has 28 points in 13th position, while Burnley is with only 15 points in 19th position and remains in danger of relegation.

Fulham defeated visiting Brighton 2-1 after a turnaround and goals from Samuel Chukwueze and Harry Wilson, who scored in the extra time of the match. The Seagulls had taken the lead through Yacine Ayari before the break.

Brighton are 12th with 30 points, while Fulham are four points clear in seventh place in the Premier League.

Later tonight, Liverpool visit Bournemouth. On Sunday, league leaders Arsenal host Manchester United.