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Aymeric Laporte rescued a point for Manchester City as the champions were frustrated by battling Wolves.<\/p>\nAymeric Laporte rescued a point for Manchester City as the champions were frustrated by battling Wolves.<\/p>\n
The defender earned a 1-1 draw, cancelling out Willy Boly\u2019s controversial opener at Molineux after the Wolves center-back appeared to score with his arm.<\/p>\n
Sergio Aguero \u2013 twice \u2013 and Raheem Sterling hit the frame of the goal for City while Wolves\u2019 Raul Jimenez had a strike disallowed for offside.<\/p>\n
It was only the fifth time City had dropped points in the Premier League this calendar year, despite dominating for long spells.<\/p>\n
The draw set a new club record for Wolves as they extended their winless run in the top flight to 17 games, stretching back to their last spell in the Premier League in 2011-12.<\/p>\n
They gave as good as they got in the opening 15 minutes but were fortunate Ilkay Gundogan tamely shot at Rui Patricio after Aguero\u2019s knockdown.<\/p>\n
Helder Costa and Diogo Jota were getting joy out wide for Wolves and the hosts refused to let City hit their stride.<\/p>\n
Wolves denied them space and time during an energetic start and were almost rewarded in a chaotic few minutes.<\/p>\n
First, in the 20th minute, Vincent Kompany, who endured a sloppy first half, was caught in possession inside City\u2019s half and Jota raced away.<\/p>\n
His strike was deflected into the path of Jimenez to tap in from four yards but the striker had strayed a yard offside.<\/p>\n
City immediately broke and the previously quiet Aguero thumped a post from 15 yards to remind Wolves of his threat.<\/p>\n
Then, 60 seconds later, Patricio produced a wonderful save to deny Sterling, tipping the forward\u2019s half volley from 25 yards onto the bar.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola\u2019s side had begun to turn up the heat and Boly\u2019s late tackle thwarted Aguero.<\/p>\n
As Wolves\u2019 early threat subsided and City asserted their control, further openings began to show for the visitors and Fernandinho dragged wide from 18 yards.<\/p>\n
A first-half opener for City seemed inevitable but Wolves escaped again before the break when Patricio palmed Benjamin Mendy\u2019s fizzing cross to Aguero but gathered the striker\u2019s follow-up.<\/p>\n
The visitors continued in the same vein after the break as Wolves sat deep and Kompany nodded Gundogan\u2019s corner over three minutes into the second half.<\/p>\n
But, against the run of play, the hosts took the lead in contentious fashion in the 57th minute.<\/p>\n
Ederson needed to save from Costa after the forward nipped in ahead of a dithering Laporte as Wolves earned a corner.<\/p>\n
They played it short to Joao Moutinho and his wicked cross was deflected in by the diving Boly at the far post.<\/p>\n
But the defender clearly knocked the ball in with his arm, which was missed by the officials, to leave Molineux in raptures.<\/p>\n
Guardiola threw on Gabriel Jesus for Bernardo Silva in response and David Silva\u2019s penalty appeals went unrewarded.<\/p>\n
But City leveled after 69 minutes with a goal of supreme simplicity when Laporte crashed in a header from Gundogan\u2019s free-kick.<\/p>\n
It sucked the life out of Wolves and Patricio\u2019s fine reactions stopped Jesus\u2019 fine header making it 2-1.<\/p>\n
Wolves conjured one final chance when Jota lashed over before Augero\u2019s stoppage-time free kick struck the bar for City.<\/p>\n