Wolves v Manchester City: Premier League – live

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The cover of today’s matchday programme is a study of Diogo Jota in the Old Gold of Wolves and the red and green of Portugal. His brother André Silva is draped in Portuguese finery on the back.

A Wolves fan reads today’s programme. Photograph: Alex Pantling/Getty Images

Supporters meanwhile congregate outside Molineux next to a mural depicting Jota. Glasses are raised to their old number 18; sweet memories of the 2017-18 Championship win, and the reflected glory of Jota’s 2024-25 Nations League triumph.

A mural in tribute to Diogo Jota. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images/Reuters

Wolverhampton Wanderers had a debut to Norway left wing-back David Møller Wolfe. Their other new signings – Colombia striker Jhon Arias and young Spanish midfielder Fer López – are both named as subs.

Manchester City give a debut to James Trafford, with Ederson omitted entirely. Ederson is rumoured to be leaving, possibly in a £10m deal with Galatasaray. Rayan Ait-Nouri, formerly of Wolves, and Tijjani Reijnders make their Premier League debuts for City, having already turned out for their new employers at the Club World Cup.

The teams

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Jose Sa, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti Gomes, Hoever, Joao Gomes, Andre Trindade, Wolfe, Bellegarde, Larsen, Munetsi.
Subs: Johnstone, Hugo Bueno, Santiago Bueno, Arias, Hwang, Mosquera, Kalajdzic, Rodrigo Gomes, Lopez.

Manchester City: Trafford, Lewis, Stones, Dias, Ait Nouri, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Bobb, Silva, Doku, Haaland.
Subs: Ortega, Ake, Marmoush, Cherki, Gundogan, Akanji, Matheus Luiz, O’Reilly, Khusanov.

Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia).

Preamble

Wolverhampton Wanderers start their season under a cloud. Diogo Jota was a Liverpool player when he passed, but he was beloved of Wolves too, having won promotion with the Old Gold before helping them re-establish themselves as a top-flight presence. He scored 44 goals in 131 appearances for the Molineux club, an extremely popular figure. Wreaths will be laid, a tifo unveiled, and Jota’s favourite song, the unquestionably appropriate Fields Of Gold by Sting, will be performed. Then a game of football will take place. Kick-off will be at 5.30pm UK time.