On May 3, in a key match of the 35th round of the Premier League, Manchester City played against the visiting Wolves at the Etihad Stadium. With De Bruyne's winning goal in the first half, the Blue Moon finally won 1-0, achieving five consecutive victories in all competitions, and the league points temporarily rose to third place, rekindling the hope of competing for the Champions League qualification.

The match was full of gunpowder from the beginning. Just 2 minutes into the game, Manchester City defender Dias made a long shot from 20 meters outside the penalty area, but the ball hit the post and flew out of bounds, making the Wolves sweat. After that, the two sides went back and forth. In the 21st minute, Malmush received the ball in the penalty area and volleyed, but unfortunately he missed the target. One minute later, the Wolves seized the opportunity to counterattack. Bellegaard broke into the penalty area and sent a cross pass. Muniesi, who was flanking in the middle, missed the empty goal and missed a great chance to score.

Wolves continued to attack aggressively. In the 27th minute, Ait-Nouri's shot hit the post in the penalty area and bounced out. His follow-up shot was cleared by Gvardiol on the goal line, and Wolves missed the goal again. In the 33rd minute, Manchester City organized an attack in the frontcourt. Doku assisted O'Reilly to shoot from a small angle, but it was firmly confiscated by Jose Sa.

The deadlock was finally broken in the 35th minute. Manchester City's midfielder successfully intercepted the ball and quickly advanced. Gundogan transferred the ball to the left, Doku accelerated down the bottom and made a reverse triangle pass. De Bruyne followed up and shot, helping the home team to take a 1-0 lead. This goal also became the only goal of the game.

After the change of sides, Wolves remained tenacious. In the 56th minute, Cunha received the ball at the front of the penalty area and turned to shoot. The ball hit the post again and bounced out, and Manchester City escaped. In the 68th minute, Manchester City organized an attack. De Bruyne, B Silva and Malmush completed a three-person cooperation. Unfortunately, the last shot missed the target. In the 72nd minute, B Silva was stepped on the calf by Ait-Nouri in a fight and fell to the ground. VAR intervened and did not make further penalties, which caused controversy among fans.

In the injury time, both teams' physical strength declined and they did not create many threatening opportunities. At the end of the game, Manchester City defeated Wolves 1-0 with De Bruyne's key strike, continuing their strong winning streak.

After this match, Manchester City temporarily rose to third place in the standings with one game less. Although they have basically missed the Premier League title race, the team's recent form has improved and they have taken the initiative in striving for Champions League qualification. For Guardiola, such a "late-game effort" is an important foundation for them to return to the top of Europe.