Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMan United beats Wolves and back on track for Champions League
— Manchester United's home form looks like being enough to earn the team a return to the Champions League.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 4': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 7': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 7': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 8': Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 14': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
- 14': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 15': Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Raphaël Varane (Manchester United).
- 19': Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 22': Attempt missed. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
- 23': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
- 23': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 26': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 27': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 27': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 28': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
- 30': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
- 32': Goal! Manchester United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony.
- 36': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 36': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 42': Attempt missed. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Dan Bentley.
- 43': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf following a corner.
- 43': Attempt saved. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 45': Foul by Antony (Manchester United).
- 45': Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Pedro Neto.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Casemiro.
- 55': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Antony.
- 57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
- 57': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman following a corner.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 59': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
- 60': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
- 60': Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Matheus Cunha.
- 62': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces Toti Gomes.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 63': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 64': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Diego Costa is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Hugo Bueno.
- 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Wout Weghorst replaces Anthony Martial.
- 70': Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
- 71': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Manchester United).
- 73': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
- 73': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Dan Bentley.
- 74': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Mario Lemina.
- 75': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 76': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 78': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez replaces Diego Costa.
- 78': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 78': Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Raphaël Varane.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 82': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony.
- 82': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Dan Bentley.
- 83': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 86': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 87': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 88': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90': Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 90': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Dan Bentley.
- 90'+3': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+3': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Goal! Manchester United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+6': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+6': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
Statistics
 WOL |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,570
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,570
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 12 | +16 | 31 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane |
| 23 | Luke Shaw  |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 14 | Christian Eriksen |
| 18 | Casemiro |
| 9 | Anthony Martial |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 21 | Antony |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 5 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 29 | Diego Costa |
| 12 | Matheus Cunha |
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