Manchester United prevails over Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Rashford. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Manchester United defeats Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 after M. Rashford scored just 1 goal (77').

Manchester United prevails over Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Rashford. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Manchester United defeats 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 with the assistance of Lee Betts and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 10 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 10
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 96 Attack 108
  • 45 Dangerous attack 58
  • 71 Ball safe 75
  • 12 Free Kicks 12
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. 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.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.​

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Nélson Semedo). Talking about the opposition, Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (Casemiro, Fred and Marcus Rashford).

Match Timeline

Nélson Semedo- Yellow
26'
46'
M. Rashford- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho
46'
57'
Casemiro- Yellow
61'
65'
72'
Rayan Aït-Nouri- sub ->João Moutinho
73'
Toti- sub ->João Moutinho
73'
77'
M. Rashford(goal)
81'
81'
84'
M. Rashford(var)
89'
M. Rashford- Yellow
90'
90'
Harry Maguire- sub ->Bruno Fernandes

Standings

After this encounter, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stay with 13 points like Nottingham Forest to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United will have 32 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Arsenal on the 28th of May with a 9-3 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Manchester United will host Fulham on the 28th of May with a 20-2 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
7.4
D
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
6.5
65' 26'
D
Nathan Collins 4.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Max Kilman 23.England
6.6
D
Hugo Bueno 64.Spain
6.4
M
João Moutinho 28.Portugal
6.8
73'
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
6.8
M
Daniel Podence 10.Portugal
6.4
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
6.7
F
Diego Costa 29.Spain
6.8
46'
F
Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea
7.0
Substitutes
G
Matija Sarkic  13.Montenegro
D
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
6.4
73'
D
Toti 24.Portugal
6.2
73'
D
Jonny 19.Spain
6.7
65'
M
Joseph Hodge 59.Republic of Ireland
M
F
Adama Traoré 37.Spain
6.8
46'
F
Raúl Jiménez 9.Mexico
6.9
F
Gonçalo Guedes 17.Portugal

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

The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: José Sá (7.4), Nélson Semedo (6.2), Nathan Collins (6.8), Max Kilman (6.6), Hugo Bueno (6.6), João Moutinho (6.6), Rúben Neves (6.8), Matheus Nunes (6.7), Hee-Chan Hwang (7.0), Diego Costa (7.0) and Daniel Podence (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rayan Aït Nouri (6.1), Toti Gomes (6.6), Joe Hodge, Adama Traoré (7.0), Boubacar Traoré, Raúl Jiménez (6.2), Gonçalo Guedes, Jonny Otto (6.6) and Matija Šarkić.

Substitutions

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​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was the goalkeeper: José Sá. His rating is 7.35. He performed 5 saves.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
David De Gea 1.Spain
7.1
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
6.9
D
Luke Shaw 23.England
7.1
D
Tyrell Malacia  12.Netherlands
7.3
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
7.4
M
Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark
6.9
61'
M
Casemiro 18.Brazil
7.3
57'
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
7.6
90'
M
Antony 21.Brazil
6.8
90'
M
Alejandro Garnacho 49.Argentina
6.1
46'
F
6.4
81'
Substitutes
G
Tom Heaton 22.England
D
Brandon Williams 33.England
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
90'
D
M
Donny van de Beek 34.Netherlands
6.5
81'
M
Fred 17.Brazil
7.2
61' 72'
M
K. Mainoo 73.England
F
Anthony Elanga 36.Sweden
90'
F
M. Rashford 10.England
7.1
46' 89' Goals77'

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea (7.1), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.4), Raphaël Varane (6.9), Luke Shaw (7.1), Tyrell Malacia (7.3), Christian Eriksen (7.0), Casemiro (7.3), Antony (6.8), Bruno Fernandes (7.6), Alejandro Garnacho (6.2) and Anthony Martial (6.4).

They had on the bench: Donny van de Beek (6.6), Brandon Williams, Fred (7.0), Anthony Elanga, Marcus Rashford (7.2), Harry Maguire, Kobbie Mainoo, Tom Heaton and Victor Lindelöf.

Substitutions

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′).

Best player: Bruno Fernandes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) 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.​