Watch Man City vs Wolves: Live stream, TV channel, NOW, team news, score prediction and Champions League qualification state of play

Sky customers can watch Man City vs Wolves in the Premier League on Sky Sports from 7pm or via the Sky Sports app; non-Sky customers can stream the game with a NOW Day or Month pass; kick-off at the Etihad Stadium is 8pm

Saturday 3 May 2025 00:04, UK

Manchester City host Wolves in the Premier League on Friday May 2, live on Sky Sports' Friday Night Football, as the race for Champions League qualification continues.

Man City are fourth in the Premier League table on 61 points and know victory will lift them up to third ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures.

Pep Guardiola's side are unbeaten in all competitions since March 8 and got a crucial late 2-1 win against Champions League-chasing rivals Aston Villa in their last league match.

Wolves, meanwhile, are on a six-game winning run in the league which ended their relegation fears, with Vitor Pereira's side now sitting in 13th in the table on 41 points.

The previous meeting between the two sides this season ended in a 2-1 win for Man City at Wolves thanks to John Stones' 95th-minute winner.

When is Man City vs Wolves

Manchester City vs Wolves in the Premier League takes place on Friday May 2 at the Etihad Stadium. Kick-off is 8pm UK time.

How to watch Man City vs Wolves

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TV: Sky customers can watch on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League from 7pm

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How to watch Man City vs Wolves with the Sky Sports app

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Man City vs Wolves team news

Man City boss Pep Guardiola is unsure whether Rodri will return to Premier League action this season, or for the FA Cup final on May 17.

The midfielder was spotted training this week as he makes his return from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

The Ballon d'Or winner has been sidelined since sustaining the problem in September during City's clash with Arsenal and had returned to individual training in February.

Erling Haaland has also returned to training following an ankle injury which has kept him out since the FA Cup quarter-final victory against Bournemouth in March. Guardiola confirmed the striker is "getting better" but will not be available for the visit of Wolves.

Wolves head coach Vitor Pereria said there are "some small problems" in his squad.

Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez and Sasa Kalajdzic are long-term absentees.

Man City vs Wolves odds and score prediction

Sky Sports' Lewis Jones...

Wolves can make this competitive with Vitor Pereira likely to keep his team motivated and honest. Pereira's spell has been incredible when you analyse the numbers. He's improved their points per game ratio from 0.5 to 1.77 per game and their goals conceded has dropped from 2.5 to 1.1 per game. They can avoid defeat here and throw the top-five race wide open ahead of the weekend.

The best bet, though, centres around Man City's cards line.

Wolves' opponents have been shown two or more cards in 12 of their last 13 games to an average of 2.9 cards per 90. Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri have between them been responsible for drawing 40 cards off the opposition since the last season.

And Man City have been shown two or more cards in seven of their last nine games.

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-1 | JONES KNOWS' BEST BET: 20+ Manchester City booking points (6/5 with Sky Bet)

The Race for the Champions League

The race for Champions League qualification is more competitive than ever with five Premier League teams guaranteed qualification, but who will make the cut?

The race for the top five is tight with only five points separating Newcastle in third and Aston Villa in seventh following the latest round of Premier League fixtures.

Opta's supercomputer has run the numbers on each team's chances - so who do they expect to get over the line?

Premier League winners Liverpool have already guaranteed Champions League football, while Opta put Arsenal's prospects at 99.96 per cent, with the Gunners having a seven-point cushion going into their final four fixtures.

Man City - who have a favourable run-in - then have a 95 per cent chance of making those Champions League spots.

Newcastle are now given an 84 per cent chance of making the top five, after their 3-0 win over Ipswich moved them up to third on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest are next, with a 59 per cent chance - but it dropped from 75.47 per cent after their 2-0 home loss to Brentford, which left them in sixth place.

That boosted Chelsea's chances of qualifying, as they have a 49 per cent chance, up from 35.85 per cent on Thursday morning.

Aston Villa's prospects, though, are fading in the eyes of the supercomputer. They are given just a 13 per cent chance of making the top five.

The run-in sees two games between Champions League hopefuls as Chelsea go to Newcastle on May 11, before Forest host Chelsea on the final day of the season.