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Ten-man Manchester City blew a 2-0 lead to lose a chaotic game at Wolves and hand Liverpool another huge boost in the title race.<\/p>\nTen-man Manchester City blew a 2-0 lead to lose a chaotic game at Wolves and hand Liverpool another huge boost in the title race.<\/p>\n
Matt Doherty\u2019s 89th-minute strike earned the hosts a stunning 3-2 comeback win after Adama Traor\u00e9 and Raul Jimenez also struck on a rollercoaster night which threatened to boil over.<\/p>\n
Raheem Sterling\u2019s brace either side of half-time had given the visitors a commanding lead following a crazy first half.<\/p>\n
Sterling\u2019s first came when he netted the rebound after Rui Patricio had twice saved his penalty, given by VAR.<\/p>\n
The spot-kick was retaken after VAR ruled encroachment to add to a thrilling opening after Ederson was sent off for taking down Diogo Jota.<\/p>\n
The Football Association will also investigate an incident when a hip flask appeared to be thrown at Sterling from the home fans after his first goal.<\/p>\n
But Wolves\u2019 second-half fightback left the defending champions third and 14 points adrift of Liverpool, with the Premier League crown surely heading for Merseyside.<\/p>\n
Sergio Ag\u00fcero made his first start for Manchester City in five weeks at Wolves.<\/p>\n
The striker returned after a thigh injury with Gabriel Jesus missing from the squad entirely because of illness while Rodrigo also replaced Ilkay Gundogan.<\/p>\n
Wolves, who beat City 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium in October, were unchanged from their 2-1 win at Norwich.<\/p>\n
City were reduced to 10 men in the 12th minute when Ederson was dismissed.<\/p>\n
Diogo Jota latched onto a long ball and flicked it over the on-rushing goalkeeper, with the Brazilian bringing down the Wolves player outside the box.<\/p>\n
Ag\u00fcero was the fall guy, coming off for number two Claudio Bravo.<\/p>\n
City went in front in the 25th minute through Raheem Sterling.<\/p>\n
After Riyad Mahrez went down in the area, VAR gave the penalty and Sterling\u2019s initial effort was saved by Rui Patricio.<\/p>\n
But the spot-kick was ordered to be retaken due to encroachment and, after the goalkeeper saved again, Sterling tapped in the rebound.<\/p>\n
The PA announcer at Molineux warned both sets of fans, saying there had been numerous reports of the throwing of foreign objects.<\/p>\n
There were seven minutes of first-half stoppage time and City managed to hold on and go into the break 1-0 ahead.<\/p>\n
Sterling struck again in the 50th minute, breaking clear of the Wolves defense and lifting the ball over Patricio.<\/p>\n
However, five minutes later Adama Traor\u00e9 gave Wolves hope when he fired into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n
The Football Association told the PA news agency it would be investigating after objects were thrown from the crowd.<\/p>\n
Wolves leveled eight minutes from time.<\/p>\n
Traor\u00e9 nicked the ball off Benjamin Mendy, who was trying to shield it out of play for a goal kick, and crossed for Raul Jimenez to convert.<\/p>\n
Wolves completed the turnaround in the 89th minute as Matt Doherty fired past Bravo.<\/p>\n