Man United vs Wolves

3 January 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • João Moutinho 82’

Match summary

Wolves took a 1-0 win at Man United. It was goalless at half-time.

João Moutinho put Wolves ahead in the 82nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Man United created 0.77 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Wolves 0.84 from 19.

Match stats

Man United Wolves
9 Shots 19
2 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 8
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.77 xG 0.84
0.77 Non-penalty xG 0.84
3 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Man United Wolves
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
82’
João Moutinho0-1 (Wolves)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man United
  • Luke Shaw
  • Nemanja Matic
  • Scott McTominay
Wolves
  • José Sá

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.84 82’ João Moutinho (Wolves), 0-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.84 82’ João Moutinho (Wolves), 0-1 Moutinho 82’
Man United 0.77 xGWolves 0.84 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Man United attacking 
67’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.33 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 69’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Conor Coady (Wolves), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+6’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 41’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 7’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 27’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Edinson Cavani (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Fernando Marçal (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Fernando Marçal (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.33 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 69’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+6’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 41’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Conor Coady (Wolves), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 7’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 25’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 27’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Edinson Cavani (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Fernando Marçal (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Fernando Marçal (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF850 0.000.031
Raphael Varane DEF900 0.000.000
Phil Jones DEF900 0.000.000
Luke Shaw DEF900 0.000.021
Nemanja Matic MID900 0.000.331
Scott McTominay MID901 0.110.021
Jadon Sancho MID762 0.100.000
Mason Greenwood MID611 0.010.071
Cristiano Ronaldo FWD902 0.120.111
Edinson Cavani FWD901 0.020.000
Bruno Fernandes Sub292 0.420.101
Marcus Rashford Sub140 0.000.000
Anthony Elanga Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 57% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.75
Wolves win 17% Avg odds 5.58

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Man United WWWDW
Wolves DLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 0-1 Man United, 29 Aug 21 Next meeting: Wolves 0-1 Man United, 31 Dec 22  All Man United vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.