Manchester United 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: result and report

Premier League · Monday 3 January 2022

Result

Manchester United 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Premier League · Monday 3 January 2022, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Manchester United 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: match report

Manchester United were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 in the Premier League on Monday 3 January 2022. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from João Moutinho of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 82nd minute.

Discipline: Manchester United received 3 yellow cards; Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Manchester United were 7th on 31 points from 18 and Wolverhampton Wanderers 9th on 25 points from 18. Manchester United went on to finish that season 6th with 58 points, and Wolverhampton Wanderers 10th with 51.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to João Moutinho of Wolverhampton Wanderers (8.1), ahead of José Sá (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Manchester United wins, 3 draws and 2 for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Going into the match Manchester United's last five read W-D-W-W-W and Wolverhampton Wanderers's D-W-L-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

49'Yellow card · Scott McTominayManchester United
57'Yellow card · Luke ShawManchester United
74'Yellow card · Nemanja MaticManchester United
82'Goal · João MoutinhoWolverhampton Wanderers · 0-1
90+4'Yellow card · José SáWolverhampton Wanderers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 5, draws 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 29 Aug 2021
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 23 May 2021
Manchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League · 29 Dec 2020
Manchester United 0-0 Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League · 1 Feb 2020
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 19 Aug 2019
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 2 Apr 2019

Team news

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Jonny EvansManchester United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Christian EriksenManchester United · injury (Heart Problems)
Victor LindelöfManchester United · injury (COVID 19)
Willy BolyWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Leg Injury)
Facundo PellistriManchester United · injury (COVID 19)
Jonny OttoWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Knee Injury)
Altay BayındırManchester United · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Yerson MosqueraWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Hee-chan HwangWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Pedro NetoWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Knee Injury)
Joe HodgeWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Back Injury)
Harry MaguireManchester United · injury (Chest Injury)
Matheus CunhaWolverhampton Wanderers · other (Doubtful)
AntonyManchester United · other (Doubtful)
Eric BaillyManchester United · suspension (Called Up To National Team)
Tommy DoyleWolverhampton Wanderers · suspension (Special Leave)
HannibalManchester United · suspension (Called Up To National Team)

Manchester United expected line-up (4-2-2-2)

David de Gea, Harry Maguire, Scott McTominay, Mason Greenwood, Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (3-4-3)

José Sá, Maximilian Kilman, Conor Coady, Romain Saïss, Nélson Semedo, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Marçal, Francisco Trincão, Raúl Jiménez, Daniel Podence