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 Solskjær
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 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →