Wolves vs Man United

23 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Nélson Semedo 39’
  • Anthony Elanga 13’
  • Juan Mata 45+4’ (pen)

Match summary

Man United beat Wolves 2-1 on the road. Man United led 2-1 at half-time.

Anthony Elanga put Man United ahead with a header in the 13th minute, set up by Daniel James, Nélson Semedo equalised in the 39th minute, set up by Fabio Silva, and Juan Mata won it from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Wolves's 0.70 from 14.

Match stats

Wolves Man United
14 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.70 xG 2.05
0.70 Non-penalty xG 1.29
5 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Wolves Man United
Kick-off
13’
Anthony Elanga
Assist: Daniel James
0-1 (Man United)
Nélson Semedo
Assist: Fabio Silva
1-1 (Wolves)
39’
45+4’
Juan Mata
Penalty
1-2 (Man United)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • Willy Boly
  • Rayan Ait Nouri
  • Leander Dendoncker
  • Morgan Gibbs-White
Man United
  • Dean Henderson

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 0.70 2.05 13’ Anthony Elanga (Man United), 0-1 13’ 39’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), 1-1 39’ 45+4’ Juan Mata (Man United), 1-2 45+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 2.05 13’ Anthony Elanga (Man United), 0-1 Elanga 13’ 39’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), 1-1 Semedo 39’ 45+4’ Juan Mata (Man United), 1-2 Mata 45+4’
Wolves 0.70 xGMan United 2.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Wolves attacking 
49’ Juan Mata (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 13’ Anthony Elanga (Man United), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 58’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 43’ Brandon Williams (Man United), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 8’ Anthony Elanga (Man United), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 39’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 49’ Willian José (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 10’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 79’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 2’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Eric Bailly (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Alex Telles (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Donny van de Beek (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Willy Boly (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Juan Mata (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 13’ Anthony Elanga (Man United), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 58’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 43’ Brandon Williams (Man United), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 8’ Anthony Elanga (Man United), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 39’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 49’ Willian José (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 10’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 79’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 2’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Eric Bailly (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Alex Telles (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Willy Boly (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Donny van de Beek (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
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Willy Boly DEF901 0.010.000
Romain Saiss DEF901 0.070.021
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Nélson Semedo MID9011 0.130.081
Rayan Ait Nouri MID881 0.040.000
Rúben Neves MID902 0.030.061
João Moutinho MID900 0.000.103
Leander Dendoncker MID650 0.000.000
Fabio Silva FWD9013 0.180.131
Adama Traoré FWD262 0.080.041
Willian José Sub641 0.080.000
Morgan Gibbs-White Sub252 0.080.041
Fernando Marçal Sub20 0.000.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 41% Avg odds 2.34
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.25
Man United win 29% Avg odds 3.26

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.