Report as Raheem Sterling reaches 100 Premier League goals with penalty in City win over Wolves; Raul Jimenez saw red for two yellow within 31 seconds; City have won seven on the trot and will end weekend on top of table; Wolves with no goal or win in four
Saturday 11 December 2021 14:30, UK
Raheem Sterling scored his 100th Premier League goal as Manchester City beat 10-man Wolves 1-0 following Raul Jimenez’s foolish first-half red card.
At the end of a sleepy opening half, Jimenez inexplicably saw red for two yellow cards in the space of just 31 seconds, first for a foul on halfway and then for attempting to block the resulting free-kick.
City finally broke the deadlock with a controversial penalty award – Bernardo Silva’s cross hit Joao Moutinho’s armpit, though Jon Moss and VAR adjudged the ball to have hit enough of the midfielder’s arm – allowing Sterling to reach his Premier League century from the spot, the 32nd player to do so and the eighth-youngest at 27 years old.
The result means City extend their winning Premier League run to seven, and will end the weekend top of the Premier League, while Wolves are now winless and without a goal in four.
Full report to follow
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Man City now host Leeds at 8pm on Tuesday, while Wolves are at Brighton at 7.30pm on Wednesday. Watch free highlights from both games shortly after full time on Sky Sports.com, the Sky Sports App and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel.