Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

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Manchester United FC

Sun 23 May 2021 · 15:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Rayan Ait Nouri 41' Y

Leander Dendoncker 41' Y

Leander Dendoncker 42' Y

Y 56' Dean Henderson

Y 57' Dean Henderson

Willy Boly 75' Y

Morgan Gibbs-White 90' Y

Overview

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Manchester United FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Madley
Referee John Brooks
Referee Harry Lennard
Referee Darren Cann
Referee Ian Hussin
Referee Mike Dean

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-08-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Manchester United FC 2019-04-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Manchester United FC	H	1–2	L
19 May	Everton FC	A	0–1	L
16 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	0–2	L
09 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–1	W
03 May	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
25 Apr	Burnley FC	H	0–4	L

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
18 May	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D
13 May	Liverpool FC	H	2–4	L
11 May	Leicester City FC	H	1–2	L
09 May	Aston Villa FC	A	3–1	W
06 May	AS Roma	A	2–3	L

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	3 G	1 A
Bryan Mbeumo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Molineux Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Manchester United FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
13' Anthony Elanga does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester United FC surge ahead!
18' Shola Shoretire has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Eric Bailly made 411 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
27' Fresh legs for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC! Willian Jose comes on to replace Adama Traore.
32' 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.
37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
39' The Portugal Nelson Semedo breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 1-1!
41' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Leander Dendoncker argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
47' Hannibal Mejbri, a Tunisia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
49' Juan Mata has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Dean Henderson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
57' Dean Henderson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Another substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to replace Leander Dendoncker by Morgan Gibbs-White on 60 minute.
61' Fresh legs for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC! Morgan Gibbs-White comes on to replace Leander Dendoncker.
66' Adama Traore has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
71' Manchester United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
75' Willy Boly catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
82' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Juan Mata is replaced by Hannibal Mejbri on 82 minute.
83' The supporters are chanting for Marcal. He replaces Rayan Ait Nouri on 83 minute.
88' Donny van de Beek is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
90' Poor challenge from Morgan Gibbs-White. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' Manchester United FC make a change. Daniel James trudges off to be replaced by William Fish on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Manchester United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Rui Patricio
28
Joao Moutinho
8
Ruben Neves
32
Leander Dendoncker ↓ Morgan Gibbs-White 60'
27
Romain Saiss
16
Conor Coady
15
Willy Boly
37
Adama Traore ↓ Willian Jose 27'
3
Rayan Ait Nouri ↓ Marcal 83'
22
Nelson Semedo
17
Fabio Silva

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcus Rashford	5
Scott McTominay	2
Diogo Jota	2
Pablo Sarabia	2
Anthony Martial	2
Joao Moutinho	2
Alejandro Garnacho	1
Raphael Varane	1

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2021-05-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2021-05-19 Everton FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-05-16 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-05-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-05-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2021-04-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–4 Burnley FC L

Manchester United FC Form

2021-05-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2021-05-18 Manchester United FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2021-05-13 Manchester United FC 2–4 Liverpool FC L 2021-05-11 Manchester United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L 2021-05-09 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Manchester United FC W 2021-05-06 AS Roma 3–2 Manchester United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.22 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Manchester United FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC32% Draw29% Manchester United FC39%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Manchester United FC

68%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Manchester United FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC23% Draw47% Manchester United FC30%

Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

7.6%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.1%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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