Manchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Rashford
WOLVERHAMPTON. Manchester United tops Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 after M. Rashford scored just 1 goal (77').
WOLVERHAMPTON. Manchester United conquers Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 after M. Rashford scored just 1 goal (77′).
The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones assisted by Lee Betts and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.37 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Wolverhampton Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Manchester United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Manchester United was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester United won the match.
Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Manchester United shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Nélson Semedo). On the opposite side, Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (Casemiro, Fred and Marcus Rashford).
After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stay with 13 points like Nottingham Forest to stay in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United will have 32 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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26'26'
Nélson Semedo
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46'46'
Marcus Rashford
Alejandro Garnacho
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46'46'
Adama Traoré
Diego Costa
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57'57'
Casemiro
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61'61'
Fred
Christian Eriksen
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65'65'
Jonny Otto
Nélson Semedo
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72'72'
Fred
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73'73'
Rayan Aït-Nouri
João Moutinho
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73'73'
Toti
João Moutinho
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77'77'
Marcus Rashford
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81'81'
Raúl Jiménez
Daniel Podence
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81'81'
Donny van de Beek
Anthony Martial
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84'84'
Marcus Rashford (Goal Disallowed)
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89'89'
Marcus Rashford
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90'90'
Anthony Elanga
Antony
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90'90'
Harry Maguire
Bruno Fernandes
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Aston Villa on the 4th of January with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (5 draws).
Manchester United will host AFC Bournemouth on the 3rd of January with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Formation and Lineups
Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote chose to play with the following team: José Sá , Nélson Semedo , Nathan Collins , Max Kilman , Hugo Bueno , João Moutinho , Rúben Neves , Matheus Nunes , Hee-Chan Hwang , Diego Costa and Daniel Podence .
Substitutes
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: Diego Costa for Adama Traoré (46′), Nélson Semedo for Jonny Otto (65′), João Moutinho for Rayan Aït-Nouri (72′) and João Moutinho for Toti (73′).
Best player: José Sá
The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was the goalkeeper: José Sá. His rating is 7.35. He performed 5 saves.
Manchester United: Formation and Lineups
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea , Aaron Wan-Bissaka , Raphaël Varane , Luke Shaw , Tyrell Malacia , Christian Eriksen , Casemiro , Antony , Bruno Fernandes , Alejandro Garnacho and Anthony Martial .
Substitutes
Manchester United made 6 changes: Alejandro Garnacho for Marcus Rashford (46′), Christian Eriksen for Fred (61′), Daniel Podence for Raúl Jiménez (81′), Anthony Martial for Donny van de Beek (81′), Antony for Anthony Elanga (90′) and Bruno Fernandes for Harry Maguire (90′).
Top player: Bruno Fernandes
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 50 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
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Tanishq Sharma
October 2021 marked Tanishq's joining of LOOTRS.com. In addition to writing for several newspapers, journals, and websites, he is the author of two cricket novels, Kings in Waiting and The Honorary Tyke. He still has a great deal of enthusiasm for Neil Warnock and Sheffield United.