Premiership · Matchday 16
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
0–1
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 at Molineux on Saturday 31st December 2022 in the Premiership. Marcus Rashford (76') scored for United. United were captained by Bruno Fernandes, and the referee was Robert Jones.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 26' Nélson Semedo
- 45' Marcus Rashford for Garnacho
- Half Time 0–0
- 57' Carlos Casemiro
- 61' Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues for Eriksen
- 72' Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues
- 76' Marcus Rashford Assist: Bruno Fernandes 0–1
- 81' Donny van de Beek for Martial
- 88' Marcus Rashford
- 90' Anthony Elanga for Antony
- 90' Harry Maguire for Fernandes
- Full Time 0–1
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Marcus Rashford's 11th goal of 2022-2023, and his 104th for United.
54%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Robert Jones
Referee
Bruno Fernandes
Captain
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Marcus Rashford
76' 45' for Garnacho
Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues
61' for Eriksen
Donny van de Beek
81' for Martial
Anthony Elanga
90' for Antony
Harry Maguire
90' for Fernandes
Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
1 José Sá G
4 Nathan Collins CD-R
8 Rúben Neves RM
10 Daniel Podence AM-L
11 Hwang Hee-Chan AM-R
22 Nélson Semedo RB
23 Max Kilman CD-L
27 Matheus Nunes LM
28 João Moutinho AM
29 Diego Costa F
64 Hugo Bueno LB
Substitutes
3 Rayan Aït-Nouri on
6 Boubacar Traoré
9 Raúl Jiménez on
13 Matija Sarkic
17 Gonçalo Guedes
19 Jonny on
24 Toti Gomes on
37 Adama Traoré on
59 Joseph Hodge
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Erik ten Hag
Manchester United
OPP
Julen Lopetegui
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
4-3-3
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 109 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 109 times: 53W 20D 36L.
23 May 2021 W 2–1 PL 29 Aug 2021 W 1–0 PL 3 Jan 2022 L 0–1 PL
31 Dec 2022 W 1–0 This match
13 May 2023 W 2–0 PL 14 Aug 2023 W 1–0 PL 1 Feb 2024 W 4–3 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 →