When and where
The Premier League champions travel to Molineux on Saturday 25 August, kick-off at 12:30pm (BST).
The game will be shown live on Sky Sports for viewers in the UK.
Fans can find out where they can watch Saturday’s match with our TV listings…
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Team news
City
Kevin De Bruyne is expected to be out for up to three months after sustaining a lateral collateral ligament (LCL) lesion.
The Chilean ‘keeper underwent scans, which confirmed a rupture in the tendon of his left foot. The Club are yet to discover the extent of his injury.
Danilo also remains absent with a foot injury, which he picked up during the group stages of the World Cup, but Pep Guardiola stated that the Brazilian is ‘doing well.’
Wolves
Matt Doherty is a slight doubt with a leg injury, while Leander Dendoncker is not fully fit. Ivan Cavaleiro has a back injury and is not expected to return until mid-September.
Head-to-head
The pair have met 117 times in all competitions.
City have triumphed on 47 occasions and Wolves 46, while there have been 24 draws.
The last time
We last faced the Midlands outfit in October 2017 in the Carabao Cup.
The clash ended goalless after 90 minutes but City emerged victorious on penalties, en route to lifting the trophy.
You can remind yourself of the match with our highlights below...
Officials
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistants: Stephen Child, Constantine Hatzidakis
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell
Stats
• City are aiming to become the first reigning Premier League champions to win their first three matches since the start of 2011/12, when Manchester United managed that feat.
• Sergio Aguero has scored three PL hat-tricks in 2018, including one in his last match against Huddersfield Town. Only two players have netted four or more hat-tricks in a calendar year in the competition, with Harry Kane doing so six times in 2017 and Alan Shearer registering five trebles in 1995.
• In the last two seasons. the previous campaign’s Championship winner have triumphed both times they have hosted the reigning Premier League champion. Burnley beat Leicester City 1-0 in 2016/17 and Newcastle United overcame Chelsea 3-0 in 2017/18.
• Wolves are targeting their first victory in 17 PL matches. They have never had a top-flight winless run longer than 16 matches.
