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

Match Details

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

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

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

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

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' Manchester United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Manchester United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester United FC's shape.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
26' Nelson Semedo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
41' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 46 minute. Diego Costa leaves to be changed by Adama Traore.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' Nathan Collins has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 380 appearances.
57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Casemiro on 57.
61' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Christian Eriksen is replaced by Fred.
65' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC make a change. Nelson Semedo trudges off to be replaced by Jonny Castro on 65 minutes.
70' Alejandro Garnacho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fred.
73' A change in the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ranks — Joao Moutinho exits the field as Toti Gomes enters on 73.
76' Marcus Rashford puts Manchester United FC on the lead.
81' The whistle greets Daniel Podence as he departs to be replaced by Raul Jimenez.
84' GOAL! Marcus Rashford scores on 84.
88' The referee shows Manchester United FC player a Yellow card on 88.
90' The crowd applauds Bruno Fernandes as he leaves the pitch. Harry Maguire steps in for Manchester United FC.
The points are shared — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0-1 Manchester United FC. Honours even.

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
Matheus Cunha	1
Fred	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

0.3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.75 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC16% Draw41% Manchester United FC43%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes16% 0% No84%

Avg goals/match: 1.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	62%	38%
± 1.5	29%	71%
± 2.5	10%	90%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Manchester United FC

84%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Manchester United FC

59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC6% Draw71% Manchester United FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

37.6%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

9.1%

1 – 1

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

3.5%

0 – 3

2.2%

2 – 0

1.2%

2 – 1

1.2%

1 – 3

2 – 2

0.6%

0 – 4

0.4%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	10%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	28%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	10%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

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