Raheem Sterling’s 100th
Premier League goal came via the penalty spot and gave
Manchester City a sixth consecutive win in the competition. This is a precious victory as here was a curious contest that featured serial ill-temper, head clashes, a ridiculous sending-off for Raúl Jiménez and, until Sterling’s intervention, Wolves threatening to escape with a point despite the mountain of chances created by the champions.
![Sterling spot-on as Manchester City do just enough against 10-man Wolves](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fdfdc84b669054617351e0d2eafb43918a9b124f/0_195_4640_2783/master/4640.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdG8tZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=7d2c4c34ea28501c0e633655a883e548)
Even Jonathan Moss’s award of Sterling’s spot-kick was controversial as Bernardo Silva’s cross hit João Moutinho’s armpit – is this, actually, handball? – and VAR duly backed the referee. Sterling’s penalty was one of those slow, straight-down-the-middle affairs that had José Sá diving right and therefore out of the way.