"Antoine Semenyo netted his first Premier League goal for Manchester City, who earned their first league win of 2026 with a 2-0 victory over Wolves. After a disappointing week that included back-to-back losses to Manchester United and Bodo/Glimt, City closed the gap to leaders Arsenal to four points. City - who started the game with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden on the bench - took a sixth-minute lead, with Omar Marmoush stretching to poke Matheus Nunes' cross in."
"There were handball shouts against Yerson Mosquera in the immediate aftermath, but the referee retained the onfield decision of no spot-kick following a VAR review, with the defender's arm deemed to be in a natural position. But Semenyo made sure of the points in the second minute of first-half stoppage time; after getting into a pocket of space on the edge of the box, he curled his low strike past Jose Sa."
Manchester City defeated Wolves 2-0, securing their first Premier League win of 2026. Antoine Semenyo scored his first Premier League goal, curling a low strike past Jose Sa in second-half stoppage time of the first half. City opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Omar Marmoush poked Matheus Nunes' cross in. Erling Haaland and Phil Foden started on the bench. Marmoush later struck the right post, and VAR reviewed a potential Yerson Mosquera handball but upheld no penalty. Wolves improved after halftime but failed to seriously trouble Gianluigi Donnarumma. City recorded 0.92 xG to Wolves' 0.59 and extended a long unbeaten run versus teams starting the day bottom of the table.
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