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Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester United: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Moutinho

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MANCHESTER. Wolverhampton Wanderers prevails over Manchester United 1-0 after J. Moutinho scored just 1 goal (82').

MANCHESTER. Wolverhampton Wanderers prevails over Manchester United 1-0 after J. Moutinho scored just 1 goal (82′).

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Monday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Mike Dean with the assistance of Darren Cann and Edward Smart. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.6 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Wolverhampton Wanderers was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Wolverhampton Wanderers won the match.​

Manchester United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (S. McTominay, L. Shaw and N. Matic). On the other side, Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Jose Sa).

After this match, Manchester United will stay with 31 points to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 25 points like Leicester City to stay in the 9th place.

Match Events

  • 49'
    49'

    S. McTominay

  • 57'
    57'

    L. Shaw

  • 60'
    60'

    B. Fernandes

    M. Greenwood

  • 66'
    66'

    A. Traore

    Trincao

  • 74'
    74'

    N. Matic

  • 76'
    76'

    M. Rashford

    J. Sancho

  • 81'
    81'

    F. Silva

    R. Jimenez

  • 82'
    82'

    J. Moutinho

  • 84'
    84'

    A. Elanga

    A. Wan-Bissaka

  • 88'
    88'

    L. Dendoncker

    D. Podence

  • 90'
    90'

    Jose Sa

Next match

In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester United will play away with Aston Villa on the 15th of January with a 22-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (5 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Southampton on the 15th of January with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (6 draws).

Manchester United: Formation and Lineups

Manchester United started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

The manager Ralf Rangnick chose to play with the following team: David De Gea (7.1), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.0), Phil Jones (7.6), Raphaël Varane (6.7), Luke Shaw (6.5), Scott McTominay (6.7), Nemanja Matić (7.6), Mason Greenwood (6.5), Jadon Sancho (6.7), Edinson Cavani (7.0) and Cristiano Ronaldo (7.0).

Substitutes

Manchester United made 3 changes: M. Greenwood for B. Fernandes (60′), J. Sancho for M. Rashford (76′) and A. Wan-Bissaka for A. Elanga (84′).

Top player: Nemanja Matić

Probably the most impressive player in Manchester United was Nemanja Matić.

His rating is (7.6) with 60 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Formation and Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the other side, Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento played with: José Sá (7.0), Max Kilman (6.9), Conor Coady (6.9), Romain Saïss (6.9), Nélson Semedo (7.2), Rúben Neves (6.9), João Moutinho (8.2), Fernando Marçal (6.6), Francisco Trincão (7.1), Raúl Jiménez (6.8) and Daniel Podence (7.2).

Substitutes

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: Trincao for A. Traore (66′), R. Jimenez for F. Silva (81′) and D. Podence for L. Dendoncker (88′).

Top player: João Moutinho

The player who no doubt impressed Wolverhampton Wanderers the most was João Moutinho.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 60 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

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