Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2022-23

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Manchester United FC

Sat 31 Dec 2022 · 12:30 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Nelson Semedo 26' Y

Y 57' Casemiro

Y 72' Fred

Y 88' Marcus Rashford

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 Thomas Bramall
Referee Robert Jones
Referee Darren England
Referee Harry Lennard
Referee Ian Hussin
Referee Lee Betts

4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 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

2022-12-31 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Manchester United FC 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

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Dec	Manchester United FC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Everton FC	A	2–1	W
12 Nov	Arsenal FC	H	0–2	L
05 Nov	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–3	L
29 Oct	Brentford FC	A	1–1	D
23 Oct	Leicester City FC	H	0–4	L

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
27 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–0	W
13 Nov	Fulham FC	A	2–1	W
06 Nov	Aston Villa FC	A	1–3	L
03 Nov	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–0	W
30 Oct	West Ham United FC	H	1–0	W

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' In just a few seconds Molineux Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Manchester United FC.
5' The 31-year-old Luke Shaw has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' 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.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester United FC's shape.
25' A quiet spell here at Molineux Stadium. Manchester United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
26' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nelson Semedo on 26 minutes.
31' Hugo Bueno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 347 appearances.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Manchester United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Adama Traore has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Costa on 46 minute.
51' It looks surprising Wolverhampton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Christian Eriksen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
57' Poor challenge from Casemiro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
61' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Christian Eriksen departs to be replaced by Fred.
65' Jonny Castro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nelson Semedo at the 65 minute mark.
70' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
72' Manchester United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
73' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Joao Moutinho departs to be replaced by Toti Gomes.
76' What a moment for Marcus Rashford! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
81' It is a substitution in Wolverhampton Wanderers FC team. Daniel Podence is replaced by Raul Jimenez on 81 minute.
84' Magnificent from Marcus Rashford! That is 118 goals in 411 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
88' The referee shows Manchester United FC player a Yellow card on 88.
90' The Manchester United FC bench stirs into life. Bruno Fernandes is withdrawn and Harry Maguire gets his opportunity.
It finishes all square. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Manchester United FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Raul Jimenez ↑ 81'
37
Adama Traore ↑ 46'
19
Jonny Otto ↑ 65'
13
Matija Sarkic
3
Rayan Ait Nouri ↑ 73'
17
Goncalo Guedes
6
Boubacar Traore
24
Toti Gomes ↑ 73'
59
Joe Hodge

Coach Julen Lopetegui

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Antony ↓ Anthony Elanga 90'
29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
14
Christian Eriksen ↓ Fred 61'
1
David De Gea
9
Anthony Martial ↓ Donny van de Beek 81'
23
Luke Shaw
12
Tyrell Malacia
18
Casemiro
19
Raphael Varane
8
Bruno Fernandes ↓ Harry Maguire 90'
49
Alejandro Garnacho ↓ Marcus Rashford 46'

Bench

5
Harry Maguire ↑ 90'
22
Tom Heaton
17
Fred ↑ 61'
10
Marcus Rashford ↑ 46'
2
Victor Nilsson-Lindelof
34
Donny van de Beek ↑ 81'
33
Brandon Williams
36
Anthony Elanga ↑ 90'

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2022-12-31 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Manchester United FC L 2022-12-26 Everton FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2022-11-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Arsenal FC L 2022-11-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-10-29 Brentford FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2022-10-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–4 Leicester City FC L

Manchester United FC Form

2022-12-31 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2022-12-27 Manchester United FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-11-13 Fulham FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2022-11-06 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Manchester United FC L 2022-11-03 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2022-10-30 Manchester United FC 1–0 West Ham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.94 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester United FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC26% Draw30% Manchester United FC44%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Manchester United FC

74%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Manchester United FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC19% Draw52% Manchester United FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

13.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

0 – 2

8.5%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 3

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	16%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	23%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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