Premiership · Matchday 38
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
1–2
HT 1–2
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 at Molineux on Sunday 23rd May 2021 in the Premiership. Anthony Elanga (13') and Juan Mata (45'+4') scored for United. United were captained by Nemanja Matić, and the referee was Mike Dean.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 13' Anthony Elanga Assist: Daniel James 0–1
- 39' Nelson Semedo Assist: Fabio Silva 1–1
- 41' Leander Dendoncker
- 41' Rayan Ait Nouri
- 41' Rayan Aït-Nouri
- 45+4' Juan Mata pen 1–2
- Half Time 1–2
- 56' Dean Henderson
- 75' Willy Boly
- 82' Shola Shoretire for Diallo
- 82' Hannibal Mejbri for Mata
- 90' Morgan Gibbs-White
- 90' William Fish for James
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
43%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Mike Dean
Referee
Nemanja Matić
Captain
Starting XI
Player
8 Juan Mata 45'+4
Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineup
3-4-1-2
Starting XI
3 Rayan Aït-Nouri LM
8 Rúben Neves AM
11 Rui Patrício G
15 Willy Boly CD-L
16 Conor Coady CD
17 Fábio Silva CF-L
22 Nélson Semedo RM ⚽
27 Romain Saïss CD-R
28 João Moutinho CM-L
32 Leander Dendoncker CM-R
37 Adama Traoré CF-R
Substitutes
2 Ki-Jana Hoever
5 Fernando Marçal on
12 Willian José on
18 Morgan Gibbs-White on
20 Vitinha
21 John Ruddy
49 Max Kilman
62 Andreas Söndergaard
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Nuno Espirito Santo
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3-4-1-2
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 106 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 106 times: 51W 20D 35L.
15 Jan 2020 W 1–0 FAC 1 Feb 2020 D 0–0 PL 29 Dec 2020 W 1–0 PL
23 May 2021 W 2–1 This match
29 Aug 2021 W 1–0 PL 3 Jan 2022 L 0–1 PL 31 Dec 2022 W 1–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →