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
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 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided 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 .The home team had on the bench: Rayan Aït Nouri
, Toti Gomes , Joe Hodge, Adama Traoré , Boubacar Traoré, Raúl Jiménez , Gonçalo Guedes, Jonny Otto 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 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
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 .They had on the bench: Donny van de Beek
, Brandon Williams, Fred , Anthony Elanga, Marcus Rashford , 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
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.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Manchester United – 0-1
- Newcastle United – Leeds United – 0-0
- Manchester City – Everton – 1-1
- Fulham – Southampton – 2-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Arsenal – 2-4
- AFC Bournemouth – Crystal Palace – 0-2