Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tevez created Adebayor's goal and was the focal point as City created enough chances to have wrapped up the victory by half-time

City - who are poised to successfully conclude the pursuit of Everton defender Joleon Lescott in the next 48 hours in a deal worth around £22m - almost paid the price for the wastefulness as Wolves came close to snatching an unlikely point.

City keeper Shay Given saved brilliantly from Matt Jarvis just before the interval and Andy Keogh hit the woodwork after the interval.

Wolves continued to press in the closing stages, but City survived to give boss Hughes exactly the start to the season he required after his huge summer outlay in the transfer market.