Manchester City vs Wolves » Prediction, Watch Live + Odds & Stats 22.01.2023

Manchester City will have their hands full on Sunday when they play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.

It’s difficult being Pep Guardiola when it comes to expectations. This City squad has achieved so much already that it’s only natural for fans to get their hopes up. They continue to be in a really positive place, but if they want another league title, they’ll really have to work for it.

Back-to-back wins over Chelsea was a nice boost for City but almost immediately, they came crashing back down to earth with defeats against Southampton and Manchester United. They were on track for another shocker courtesy of Tottenham, but thankfully for them, Spurs’ defence collapsed in the second half.

Wolves have often been looked upon as a sleeping giant. It makes sense, then, that some at Molineux are frustrated by how the campaign has gone so far. They have the squad necessary to push past a relegation battle, and it’s Julen Lopetegui’s job to edge them away from the danger zone.

After three straight draws to Aston Villa, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, with the latter ending in a penalty shootout loss, the boys from the Black Country needed a win. They managed to get one against West Ham in a relegation six-pointer, only for Liverpool to knock them out of the FA Cup.

We should expect to see the strongest starting XI possible from City as they aim to close the gap on Arsenal, with the only doubt being the fitness of Rico Lewis.

Pablo Sarabia may feature in his Wolves debut but Chiquinho, Sasa Kalajdzic, Pedro Neto and Boubacar Traore are all still injured.

This is going to be a tight game with neither side really being able to run away with it. City should get the win but either way, we’re going to see under 2.5 goals.