Source: Telegraph
Manchester City 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 : match report
Emmanuel Adebayor maintained Manchester City's 100 per cent start with his second goal in as many matches, but Mark Hughes' expensively assembled side were almost caught out when Wolves' Andy Keogh volleyed against their bar with 21 minutes remaining.
Adebayor, the £22 million capture from Arsenal, linked for the winner with Carlos Tevez, a £25m recruit from Manchester United. Yet City's £100m summer spree clearly did not daunt Wolves, the Championship winners gaining in confidence when it became clear Adebayor's strike would not be the start of a rout.
The next addition to City's burgeoning roster of big-money buys looks certain to be Joleon Lescott, the Everton and England defender, whose arrival appears imminent in a deal worth at least £22m. The transfer is good news for Wolves, Lescott's previous club, who are entitled to 10 per cent of any profit once the 27-year-old leaves Goodison Park.
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy, himself a City centre-half in their Maine Road days, was sufficiently worried by the early territorial disparity that he strode into the technical area to wave them upfield. It made scant difference as their goal fell after 17 minutes.
Wayne Bridge's cross reached Tevez on the far side of Wolves' area. The Argentinian's deft first-time pass found Adebayor, whose instantaneous right-footed shot flashed past goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, the former City academy player, on his near post.
Tevez, seizing on the loose ball when his free-kick came back off the wall, forced Hennessey into a fine diving save after 31 minutes, while Robinho cut in from the left flank to hit a rising drive that the Wales international athletically diverted behind.
But five minutes before half-time Matt Jarvis broke through a challenge by Richard Dunne, the player Lescott is likely to replace, only for a full-length, one-handed save by Shay Given to deny Wolves an equaliser.
McCarthy introduced Kevin Doyle, the Championship winners' record £6.5m signing from Reading. City remained dominant until midway through the second half, Stephen Ireland flicking wide after a one-two with Robinho left him one-on-one with Hennessey, but Keogh's shot against the woodwork signalled an uneasy finale for the Premier League's big spenders.
