We're into three minutes of added time to close out this game.
85'
L. Cundle enters the game and replaces João Moutinho.
Moutinho will come off for Wolves, and Luke Cundle enters the fray in midfield.
84'
R. Sterling has scored a goal for Manchester City!
GOOOAAALLL!!! City have five!!!! They flood forward again as Cancelo finds Grealish. On a continuing run, he receives it back and crosses. A deflection takes the ball into the path of Sterling, who taps it into an empty net. A five-start performance from City, who now lead 5-1.
83'
Hwang chases a loose ball but loses the race to Ake, and goes down holding his calf.
81'
J. Grealish enters the game and replaces P. Foden.
Foden's been unlucky not to have a goal or assist in this game, and he comes off now for Jack Grealish.
80'
Cancelo picks off Ait Nouri's clearance and surges into the box, but his floated cross to the back post is plucked out of the air by Sa.
78'
K. De Bruyne gets yellow.
De Bruyne drags down Ait Nouri as he races past him, and the City midfielder picks up a needless yellow card.
77'
R. Mahrez enters the game and replaces Fernandinho.
Fernandinho comes off for City to be replaced by Riyad Mahrez, and we'll likely see the leaders shift Rodri to centre-back.
74'
City are in cruise control at the moment. Wolves have had their spells, but City, and De Bruyne in particular, are so threatening when on the ball in Wolves' half. Dangerous, to a man.
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72'
Trincão enters the game and replaces Pedro Neto.
Hwang Hee-Chan enters the game and replaces R. Jiménez.
Neto also comes off as Wolves re-jig their front-line with the introduction of Francisco Trincao.
Jimenez comes off for Wolves in their first change, and Hwang Hee-Chan will replace him.
65'
Chiquinho skilfully steps inside Zinchenko and looks to shoot, but scuffs his effort horribly and it rolls onto Ake's foot, who clears.
63'
City break and Foden dribbles into the area. Boly is ball-watching as he flashes the ball across the face of goal, and Sterling can't quite get to the ball to tap it into an empty net!
62'
Another Wolves penalty shout goes awry as Neto streaks away from Fernandinho. The City captain brings him down in the box, but the referee judges that he got the ball and calls play on!
61'
N. Aké enters the game and replaces Aymeric Laporte.
Laporte hasn't been able to shake that injury, and on comes Nathan Ake for him.
60'
K. De Bruyne has scored a goal for Manchester City!
GOOOAAALLLL!!! It's four!!!! City attack at breakneck speed again as De Bruyne plays in Foden. He squares for Sterling, but it's slightly behind him, and De Bruyne arrives to slot it into the bottom corner for his fourth goal!!! Four for De Bruyne, and four for City, who lead 4-1 at Molineux!
58'
De Bruyne chests down an inside pass and flicks it over the Wolves defence, but pressure from Coady forces him off the ball and Sa smothers it.
56'
Jimenez latches onto a long ball and takes on Laporte. He looks to cross, but the City centre-back sticks out a leg to send it behind for a Wolves corner.
54'
Chqiuinho evades Zinchenko and races beyond the City left-back, but is dragged down by the Ukrainian who is lucky to avoid a booking.
53'
Laporte is okay to carry on and does so, giving the entire City contingent inside this stadium a huge sigh of relief.
52'
Laporte trudges off the field gingerly, but isn't being substituted yet, as City's only natural centre-back attempts to pass this fitness test.
50'
Wolves come forward through Chiquinho down the right, but a collision between Jimenez and Laporte results in the City defender staying down. Wolves look to cross but City repel the attack, and platy is stopped for Laporte to receive treatment.
46'
Wolves resume proceedings, and the second half kicks off!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: WOLVES 1-3 MANCHESTER CITY.
45' +1
We're into two minutes of added time at the end of the first half.
After Sterling goes down meekly in the Wolves box, the hosts counter at speed through Neto. He crosses early for Jimenez, but a Fernandinho challenge sends the ball out for a corner!
41'
Chiquinho picks Zinchenko's pocket and takes on Laporte down the right. He crosses for Jimenez, but a slight knick off Laporte's toe takes it into Ederson's gloves.
36'
After Laporte dispossesses Moutinho inside the City box, City break and Foden beats Jonny down the left. He looks to find Sterling, but Wolves' defence crowd him out and the England man loses the ball.
32'
De Bruyne goes down after colliding with Neves, but recovers to play in Sterling. His pass is a fraction too hard though, and Wolves clean up possession.
30'
A loose ball falls to Neto who shoots on the turn from the edge of the area, but Fernandinho is in the way to block it for City.
29'
Chiquinho cuts inside but is barrelled over by De Bruyne, and the hat-trick scorer is penalised in his first error of the game!
26'
City's one-touch play is too hot for Wolves to handle at the moment as Silva frees up Zinchenko, but his ball into the penalty box is cleared by Chiquinho.
24'
K. De Bruyne has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by R. Sterling.
GOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!! De Bruyne races across the field from the right and smashes a low shot into the bottom corner, beating Wolves' defence and goalkeeper almost single-handedly to make it 3-1!!!! No stopping him, and seemingly no stopping City as their talisman records a 24-minute hat-trick!!!
Sterling gets the assist, and his movement freed up space for De Bruyne to scythe through midfield. The Manchester City machine is purring nicely, and it's key cog - as De Bruyne has been for so long - is in overdrive at the moment!
22'
Cancelo is in space and tries a floated pass into the area, but Sa races out to catch it before Foden can.
19'
Zinchenko gets into space down the left and looks to find Foden with a square ball into the box, but Boly flies in to clear the pass before he can connect.
16'
K. De Bruyne has scored a goal for Manchester City!
GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! City lead again!!! Zinchenko's inside pass finds De Bruyne on the run, and he plays in Sterling. Sa comes for the ball and beats him to it, but it falls for De Bruyne who strokes it past Sa into an empty net!!! 2-1 to City, and this game is not letting up at all!
14'
City look to play forward down the wings, but Gundogan's pass to Silva sees the Portuguese caught offside.
11'
L. Dendoncker has scored a goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers! Assist by Pedro Neto.
Jimenez did a lot of the work in sparking that Wolves attack, but once he picked out Neto, he showed great composure to perfectly time the ball to Dendoncker, and the 'defender' did the rest to level the scores!
GOOOAAAALLLLL!!! The hosts hit back!!! After City squander a good attack chance, Wolves flood forward on the counter as Jimenez powers through a yawning gap in the midfield. He plays in Neto, who waits for support, and he gets it from Dendoncker who slams the ball home from the edge of the box!!! 1-1, and what a game this is shaping up to be!
10'
City work the ball well as Sterling cuts across the field. From the left, he picks out Silva, who smashes a shot across goal on a tight angle, and the ball goes behind.
8'
Jimenez knocks a ball over the top for Chiquinho to run onto, and he burns past Laporte on his way into the box. The City defender slides in wildly, but times it perfectly and gets all of the ball, sending it behind for a corner!
7'
K. De Bruyne has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by Bernardo Silva.
GOOOAAALLLL!!!! City take an early lead!!! De Bruyne wins possession high up the field and flicks it up to Silva. He responds by playing in De Bruyne, who slots the ball beyond Sa and into the bottom corner!! 1-0 inside seven minutes, and it's advantage Manchester City!
The pass from Silva was perfectly weighted, but the ball from De Bruyne to him was just as good. The Belgian ran on to be in the right place at the right time, and City lead already.
5'
Cancelo takes on Ait Nouri but is forced wide, putting in a cross that goes straight into the side netting of Sa's goal.
2'
De Bruyne creates space down the byline and whips a ball in for Foden, but he can't get to it in time and it fizzes wide! He had a tap in there!
1'
Silva kicks off for City, and we are underway here!
Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League fixture, between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City.
City, meanwhile, are level on points with Liverpool at the top of the table, but lead them on goal difference with a game in hand. This is that such game, and Pep Guardiola’s side can take a massive step towards retaining their Premier League title with a win in the West Midlands.
Lying eighth with three games to play, Wolves are five points behind seventh-placed West Ham with an outside chance of playing European football next season, but face an almighty challenge as they take on the reigning champions at Molineux.
WOLVES (3-4-2-1): Jose Sa; Willy Boly, Conor Coady, Leander Dendoncker; Jonny, Joao Moutinho, Ruben Neves, Rayan Ait Nouri; Chiquinho, Pedro Neto; Raul Jimenez.
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Zack Steffen, Nathan Ake, Gabriel Jesus, Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez, CJ Egan-Riley, Luke Mbete, Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Joao Cancelo, Fernandinho, Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan; Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva; Phil Foden.
WOLVES SUBSTITUTES: John Ruddy, Ki-Jana Hoever, Marcal, Francisco Trincao, Yerson Mosquera, Fabio Silva, Tote Gomes, Hwang Hee-Chan, Luke Cundle.
The teams head out onto the pitch, and we're nearly ready for kick-off at Molineux!
The teams head out for the second half, and can Manchester City add to their lead in the next 45 minutes!
That victory was massive, both in terms of margin and significance. City move three points clear of Liverpool, with both sides having two games to play, and heave added four goals to their already healthy goal difference of +72, seven clear of Liverpool's +65. It'll take a minor miracle for Wolves to play European football, but City's march towards the title looks to be on the home straight.
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until the next one, it's goodbye.
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