Man United vs Wolves

14 August 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Raphael Varane 76’

Match summary

Man United beat Wolves 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Raphael Varane put Man United ahead with a header in the 76th minute, set up by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

There was little between the sides on chances: Man United created 1.97 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Wolves 1.79 from 23.

Match stats

Man United Wolves
15 Shots 23
3 Shots on Target 6
8 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.97 xG 1.72
1.97 Non-penalty xG 1.72
16 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Man United Wolves
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Raphael Varane
Assist: Aaron Wan-Bissaka
1-0 (Man United)
76’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Man United
  • Lisandro Martínez
  • Luke Shaw
Wolves
  • Rayan Ait Nouri
  • Pedro Neto
  • Mario Lemina

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.97 1.79 76’ Raphael Varane (Man United), 1-0 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.97 1.79 76’ Raphael Varane (Man United), 1-0 Varane 76’
Man United 1.97 xGWolves 1.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Man United attacking 
76’ Raphael Varane (Man United), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.47 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 85’ Facundo Pellistri (Man United), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 49’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 82’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 33’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 72’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 47’ Raphael Varane (Man United), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 59’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 81’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 26’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ João Gomes (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Max Kilman (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 76’ Raphael Varane (Man United), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.47 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 85’ Facundo Pellistri (Man United), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 49’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 82’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 33’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 72’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 47’ Raphael Varane (Man United), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 59’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 81’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 83’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 26’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ João Gomes (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Max Kilman (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
André Onana GK900 0.000.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF9010 0.000.913
Raphael Varane DEF9012 0.890.000
Lisandro Martínez DEF480 0.000.000
Luke Shaw DEF900 0.000.000
Casemiro MID900 0.000.372
Antony MID793 0.410.163
Bruno Fernandes MID901 0.020.313
Mason Mount MID700 0.000.000
Alejandro Garnacho MID704 0.180.000
Marcus Rashford FWD904 0.330.051
Victor Lindelöf Sub420 0.000.000
Christian Eriksen Sub200 0.000.000
Jadon Sancho Sub200 0.000.131
Facundo Pellistri Sub111 0.140.000
Scott McTominay Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 75% Avg odds 1.27
Draw 16% Avg odds 6.12
Wolves win 9% Avg odds 10.96

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

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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.