In the eighth round of the English Premier League, Manchester City defender John Stones scored a winning goal in the final seconds of the match, securing a 2-1 victory for Manchester City over Wolverhampton. Norwegian forward Jorgen Strand Larsen opened the scoring in the 7th minute, but the hosts quickly responded with goals from Croatian Joško Gvardiol (33) and Stones (90+5).
Manchester City temporarily rose to first place in the league table with 20 points, two points ahead of Liverpool, who later accepted Chelsea and could reclaim the leading position in the event of a victory. Spanish manager "the cityzen" Pep Guardiola began the game with Belgian winger Jeremy Doku and Brazilian Savinho, preferring them over Englishmen Phil Foden and Jack Grealish, who came on as substitutes in the second half.
The match was marked by the outsider team still yet to secure a victory, as Wolverhampton occupied the bottom place in the league table.
Gvardiol picked up the ball from the edge of the penalty area, equalizing the score with a precise shot to the far corner of the goal (33). For the cityzen, this was already their seventh goal from free-kicks this season, while last season there were only six such goals.
The hosts dominated the changeovers; however, a significant part of the time in the second half, their attacks lacked the organization that Wolverhampton had. Ultimately, Stones managed to throw the ball into the net after a corner kick in the final seconds of added time (90+5).
The tournament will conclude on Monday with a match between Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace.
