Premier League: Manchester City Sink Wolves To Close Gap At Top As Semenyo, Marmoush Net

Last Updated:January 24, 2026, 23:51 IST

Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo struck to give City a 2-0 win and help cut the deficit at the top of the table ahead of leaders Arsenal's fixture against Manchester United.

Manchester City's Antoine Semenyo, center tackles Wolverhampton Wanderers' Andre during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers in Manchester, England, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)

Manchester City reduced the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal to four points with their victory over Wolves on Saturday with their 2-0 win over Wolves at the Etihad.

Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo scored to give City the win and help cut the deficit at the top of the table ahead of Arsenal’s fixture against Manchester United.

Pep Guardiola’s City entered the match without a win in four league games in 2026, still smarting from an embarrassing 3-1 Champions League defeat at Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt.

Erling Haaland remained on the bench after scoring only one goal in five league matches, with Guardiola explaining his star forward needed to “clean a little bit his mind and body."

Centre-back Marc Guehi made his debut five days after his move from Crystal Palace, easing City’s severe defensive crisis caused by injuries to John Stones, Ruben Dias, and Josko Gvardiol.

Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush put the home side ahead in the sixth minute, finishing sharply from a Matheus Nunes cross for his first Premier League goal of the season.

City made it 2-0 shortly before half-time when Antoine Semenyo scored his third goal for the club in all competitions since arriving at the Etihad from Bournemouth earlier this month.

The win lifts City to 46 points—four behind Arsenal, who host Michael Carrick’s Manchester United on Sunday.

However, bottom club Wolves, 14 points from safety, appear to be doomed despite a recent improvement in results.

Fulham came back from a goal down to beat Brighton 2-1 at Craven Cottage.

Samuel Chukwueze cancelled out Yasin Ayari’s spectacular first-half strike for the visitors, and Harry Wilson grabbed a winner in stoppage time.

Earlier, West Ham blew Sunderland away 3-1, making it two wins out of two and climbing to within two points of Premier League safety.

The home side effectively had the game sewn up by half-time after Crysencio Summerville’s opener, Jarrod Bowen’s penalty, and a long-range rocket from Mateus Fernandes.

Nuno Espirito Santo said West Ham still needed new signings in the January transfer window to maintain their survival bid.

“We have one week to go," he said. “I still believe that we need to rebalance our squad. We need options in some positions."

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