Manchester United v Wolves result

Full-time · Manchester United 1–0 Wolves

Premier League · Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:00 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester United · Wolves · Head-to-head

Manchester United 1–0 Wolves — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Wolves: Wolves v Watford, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 1–0 Wolves · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: J. Moss
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester United 1 · draws 3 · Wolves 2 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 3W 2D 0L · Wolves 1W 1D 3L

Manchester United 1–0 Wolves (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.2 / 5

Corners

against 6.2 / 5.5 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

8 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 4.4 / 3.25 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.6 / 2.5

Cards

against 1.2 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Wolves for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.2 for · 6.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	18.2 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 10.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	8 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.2 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 11.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.6 for · 1.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Fred n 8	86.8	2.3 7/6	1.6 7/3	—
S. McTominay n 8	68.9	2 5/3	2 7/3	—
A. Tuanzebe n 8	42.4	1.9 5/2	0 0/0	—
V. Lindelöf n 8	85.4	1.6 6/4	0.5 2/1	—
D. James n 8	53.1	1.5 4/2	0.6 2/1	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Cavani n 8	51.3	2.9 5/4	2 4/3
M. Rashford n 8	71.6	2.8 8/5	1.9 7/4
M. Greenwood n 8	60.3	2.6 7/3	1.1 5/1
Bruno Fernandes n 8	80.8	2.4 7/5	1.3 6/3
A. Martial n 8	64.5	2.4 6/4	1.4 6/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Cavani n 8	51.3	0.7 2/1	0.4 2/0
Bruno Fernandes n 8	80.8	0.6 3/1	0.4 3/0
M. Rashford n 8	71.6	0.8 4/1	0.2 1/0
A. Martial n 8	64.5	0.3 2/0	0.7 3/1
Juan Mata n 8	60.9	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Fred n 8	86.8	3.8 8/8
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	84.4	3.5 8/5
B. Williams n 8	66.6	2.9 6/5
D. van de Beek n 8	47.1	2.9 5/4
S. McTominay n 8	68.9	2.8 4/4

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Henderson n 8	84.4	2.5 5/3
David de Gea n 8	84.4	1.9 4/2

Wolves

Wolves — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Adama Traoré n 8	65.8	3.1 8/4	3.6 8/5	—
O. Otasowie n 4	34	2.6 3/1	2 2/1	—
Rúben Neves n 8	63.5	2.3 6/4	0.4 1/1	—
João Moutinho n 8	80.3	2.2 6/4	1 6/1	—
Nélson Semedo n 8	90	1.8 6/4	1.5 8/3	—

Wolves — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Fábio Silva n 8	46.8	2.4 5/3	1 4/0
R. Jiménez n 8	80.5	2 6/4	1 6/1
Pedro Neto n 8	78.5	1.7 6/4	1.1 5/3
L. Dendoncker n 8	83.1	1.6 6/4	0.7 4/1
Daniel Podence n 8	80.5	1.3 6/2	1.1 6/2

Wolves — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Otasowie n 4	34	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
Vitinha n 8	16.4	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
Pedro Neto n 8	78.5	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Daniel Podence n 8	80.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Jiménez n 8	80.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Wolves — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Nélson Semedo n 8	90	3.5 8/7
João Moutinho n 8	80.3	3.4 7/7
Rúben Neves n 8	63.5	2.8 6/5
O. Otasowie n 4	34	2.6 2/2
R. Aït-Nouri n 7	53.9	2.1 7/1

Wolves — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rui Patrício n 8	90	1.6 4/1

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Match statistics & details

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
E. Bailly	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
H. Maguire	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.6
P. Pogba	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.3
N. Matić	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.6
M. Rashford	90	1	0	3	1	0	0	Y	7
E. Cavani	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5.9
Bruno Fernandes	89	0	1	1	1	3	2	0	7.2
M. Greenwood	64	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
Alex Telles	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Shaw sub	45	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
A. Martial sub	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. McTominay sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Wolves player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rui Patrício	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
C. Coady	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
R. Saïss	90	2	1	0	0	0	7.3
M. Kilman	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
K. Hoever	90	0	0	1	3	0	6.7
Rúben Neves	90	1	1	1	6	0	7.6
João Moutinho	90	0	0	2	3	0	7.3
R. Aït-Nouri	90	2	1	0	2	0	6.7
Adama Traoré	90	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
Pedro Neto	68	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
Vitinha	55	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Daniel Podence sub	35	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Fábio Silva sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Wolves — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedDWWWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

WolvesLLWLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester United 1 · 3 draws · Wolves 2 · 1.5 goals/game

2020-02-01 Manchester United 0–0 Wolves
2020-01-15 Manchester United 1–0 Wolves
2020-01-04 Wolves 0–0 Manchester United
2019-08-19 Wolves 1–1 Manchester United
2019-04-02 Wolves 2–1 Manchester United
2019-03-16 Wolves 2–1 Manchester United

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#2 pos74 pts38 pl+29 GD

Wolves#13 pos45 pts38 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.92

Wolves scored0.95

Manchester United conceded1.16

Wolves conceded1.37

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Wolves?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester United won 1, Wolves won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Wolves?: Recent form — Manchester United 3W 2D 0L; Wolves 1W 1D 3L.

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