Manchester United FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Manchester United FC

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Mon 3 Jan 2022 · 17:30 UTC Old Trafford HT 45' · FT 45'

Scott McTominay 48' Y

Scott McTominay 49' Y

Luke Shaw 56' Y

Luke Shaw 57' Y

Nemanja Matic 74' Y

Y 90' Jose Sa

Overview

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Manchester United FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.

Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Referee Darren Cann
Referee Mike Dean
Referee Eddie Smart
Referee Andre Marriner
Referee Gary Beswick

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Manchester United FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-03 Manchester United FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-08-29 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Manchester United FC 2021-05-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–2 Manchester United FC 2020-12-29 Manchester United FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2020-02-01 Manchester United FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
30 Dec	Burnley FC	H	3–1	W
27 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–0	W
08 Dec	BSC Young Boys	H	1–1	D
05 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–0	W

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Manchester United FC	A	1–0	W
19 Dec	Chelsea FC	H	0–0	D
15 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–0	W
11 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	0–1	L
04 Dec	Liverpool FC	H	0–1	L
01 Dec	Burnley FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Manchester United FC		Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
#10	Position	#3
0	Points	20
0	Played	38
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	3 / 11 / 24
0	Scored	27
0	Conceded	68
+0	GD	-41
–	PPG	0.53
–	Win %	8%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts). Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are 3rd (20 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Old Trafford that hosts another battle between Manchester United FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Conor Coady is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester United FC.
10' The travelling Wolverhampton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Marcal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' England international Luke Shaw has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
48' Poor challenge from Scott McTominay. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
49' Controversy at the stadium! Scott McTominay argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
54' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' The referee has no hesitation. Luke Shaw is booked for Manchester United FC — Yellow card on 56.
57' The referee has no hesitation. Luke Shaw is booked for Manchester United FC — Yellow card on 57.
60' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Mason Greenwood departs to be replaced by Bruno Fernandes.
65' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
66' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 66 minute. Trincao leaves to be changed by Adama Traore.
71' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester United FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nemanja Matic.
76' Fresh legs for Manchester United FC! Marcus Rashford comes on to replace Jadon Sancho.
81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruno Nascimento will be considering his options from the bench.
82' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 82 minute. Raul Jimenez leaves to be changed by Fabio Silva.
82' Joao Moutinho is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
84' Another substitution for Manchester United FC to replace Aaron Wan-Bissaka by Anthony Elanga on 84 minute.
88' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Podence departs to be replaced by Leander Dendoncker.
90' Jose Sa picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka ↓ Anthony Elanga 84'
1
David De Gea
31
Nemanja Matic
4
Phil Jones
23
Luke Shaw
39
Scott McTominay
21
Edinson Cavani
25
Jadon Sancho ↓ Marcus Rashford 76'
19
Raphael Varane
7
Cristiano Ronaldo
11
Mason Greenwood ↓ Bruno Fernandes 60'

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

28
Joao Moutinho
8
Ruben Neves
9
Raul Jimenez ↓ Fabio Silva 82'
27
Romain Saiss
16
Conor Coady
5
Marcal
22
Nelson Semedo
10
Daniel Podence ↓ Leander Dendoncker 88'
1
Jose Sa
23
Max Kilman
11
Trincao ↓ Adama Traore 66'

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcus Rashford	5
Scott McTominay	2
Diogo Jota	2
Pablo Sarabia	2
Anthony Martial	2
Joao Moutinho	2
Nelson Semedo	1
Joao Moutinho	1

Head to Head

Manchester United FC Form

2022-01-03 Manchester United FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-12-30 Manchester United FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2021-12-27 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2021-12-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2021-12-08 Manchester United FC 1–1 BSC Young Boys D 2021-12-05 Manchester United FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC W

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2022-01-03 Manchester United FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-12-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2021-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-12-11 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-12-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2021-12-01 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Burnley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.4 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.33 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC30% Draw49% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC21%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes12% 0% No88%

Avg goals/match: 0.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	49%	51%
± 1.5	18%	82%
± 2.5	5%	95%
± 3.5	1%	99%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

70%

Manchester United FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

51%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC11% Draw81% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

51%

1 – 0

17.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

3.3%

0 – 2

2.1%

2 – 1

1.7%

1 – 2

1.3%

2 – 2

0.4%

3 – 0

0.4%

3 – 1

0.2%

0 – 3

0.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	19%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	15%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

72% ✗

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

67% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.