Manchester City, the reigning Premier League champions, saw their flawless start to the season come to an abrupt halt at Molineux on Saturday, September 30, 2023.

In the early stages of the match, Pep Guardiola’s team had the better scoring opportunities, including Manuel Akanji’s long-range effort that missed the target.

Wolves remained competitive, and in the 13th minute, they surprisingly took the lead against the run of play, thanks to a deflection off Ruben Dias, following a dazzling run by Pedro Neto.

City’s performance in the first half was not at its peak. They however managed to level the score after the break, courtesy of a stunning free-kick by Julian Alvarez from the edge of the penalty area.

Despite relinquishing their lead, Wolves remained a threat on the counter-attack and quickly regained their advantage with a goal scored by Hwang Hee-chan just minutes later.

Despite the outcome, Manchester City are still top of the standings with 18 points, having won all their opening six games.

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Arsenal are second, just a point off the defending champions, having won five of their opening seven matches including a 4-0 mauling of Bournemouth on the afternoon that City were being outdone by Wolves.

Manchester City could found themselves in second place if Liverpool win their match against Tottenham later in the evening.

In other matches, cross city rivals Manchester United were beaten 1-0 by Crystal Palace at Old Trafford as Newcastle United picked up a 2-0 win over visiting Burnley. West Ham won by a similar margin at home to Sheffield United.

Giant killers Brighton got a taste of their own medicine as they were beaten 6-1 by Aston Villa at Villa Park while Lutton Town picked up their first win of the season by beating Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park.