Man City Edge Wolves With Stones’ Controversial Winner

Manchester City defender John Stones scored a controversial stoppage-time winner in a 2-1 victory at Wolves on Sunday, setting a club record of 31 league games unbeaten.

Champions City dominated possession from start to finish at Molineux, but were shocked in the seventh minute when a superb cross from Nélson Semedo was met with a composed close-range finish by Wolves striker Jørgen Strand Larsen.

Semedo missed a glorious chance to put Wolves further ahead in a one-on-one that Ederson saved, before City defender Josko Gvardiol picked up the ball in space and curled a beautiful shot past José Sá for a deserved 33rd-minute equaliser.

Stones’ late goal from a corner went to a VAR check for a possible offside by Bernardo Silva in front of the goalkeeper, but it was allowed, to the delight of City manager Pep Guardiola and travelling fans.

“I’m really pleased to win in that fashion and get on the scoresheet again,” said Stones, who also scored a late equaliser against Arsenal last month.

“It was a tough game. I’ve got to give credit to Wolves, how they stopped us creating chances, made it difficult for us in the final third,” he added.

City moved top of the league with 20 points, two above Liverpool, who face Chelsea later on Sunday and could retake the top spot with a win.