The premier league matchday 8 actions begin today and there are lots of exciting fixtures coming up. This Sunday is the continuation of matchday 8 with most of the big teams’ fixtures kicking off. Man City is set to face a tricky test at home against a Wolves side who are known for being a thorn in the flesh against the big teams.
Man City are cruising at the moment, and as expected, they are in the title race. Their recent form in their last 5 games have been very good and are currently sitting in second position behind Liverpool who are not only unbeaten so far this season but are also on maximum points. This fixture against Wolves is a tricky one like we have seen in the past as Wolves have shown that they know how to take points away from the big teams. Nevertheless, City still remains the clear favourites to get the job done on paper.
Expected formation and tactics, Man City will most likely set up in their usual 4-3-3 formation. As usual, Man City gameplan will be to dominate the ball possession and try to create as many chances through their clever passing. Knowing how compact Wolves will be in this game, they will also try to utilize the full width of the pitch by allowing the full-backs to contribute a lot.
Wolves haven’t kicked off the season on a strong note like many expected them to, they just got their first win against Watford and will be hoping to build on that. This season hasn’t been great for them in terms of results, however, they will be hoping that things have turned around for good after their crucial 3 points against Watford last week. They will be heading to the Etihad Stadium this Sunday to face Man City, a game that promises to be a difficult task for them. They are the underdogs in this fixture, however, they have shown in the past that they are capable of upsetting the top teams on their day.
Expected formation and tactics, Wolves will most likely set up in their usual 3-5-2 formation. As usual, they will be going into this game to upset Man City and will be aiming for a positive result. Like we have seen so many times, they are a very dangerous team when it comes to counter-attacks and long-range goals, so for them, it will be all about not giving spaces to City to exploit and try to capitalize on counter-attacking opportunities and set pieces to hurt Man City.
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