English Premier League

Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 32': Anthony Martial
  • 90'+4': Alejandro Garnacho
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2 - 0

Man United edge closer to Champions League football with win over Wolves

Anthony Martial and Alejandro Garnacho struck as Manchester United notched a comfortable 2-0 Premier League home win over Wolves on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • 4': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Casemiro.
  • 7': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by David de Gea.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 14': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
  • 14': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 15': Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Raphaël Varane (Manchester United).
  • 19': Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
  • 23': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
  • 23': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
  • 26': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 28': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
  • 32': Goal! Manchester United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony.
  • 36': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
  • 36': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 45': Foul by Antony (Manchester United).
  • 45': Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Casemiro.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Antony.
  • 57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman following a corner.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 59': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
  • 60': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
  • 60': Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
  • 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Matheus Cunha.
  • 62': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces Toti.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
  • 63': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
  • 68': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Hugo Bueno.
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Wout Weghorst replaces Anthony Martial.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
  • 71': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Manchester United).
  • 73': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
  • 73': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
  • 74': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Mario Lemina.
  • 75': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 76': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
  • 78': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez replaces Diego Costa.
  • 78': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 78': Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Raphaël Varane.
  • 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Christian Eriksen.
  • 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Jadon Sancho.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony.
  • 82': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
  • 86': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw following a corner.
  • 88': Foul by Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 88': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 90': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+3': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Manchester United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+6': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+6': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 11
8 Saves 0
52 Possession 48
5 SHOTS 27
0 ON GOAL 9
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 359
469 Passes 439
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 47
36 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 8
8 Tackles 13
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 8
15 Effective Clearances 23
15 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,570

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 28 +46 64
2 Liverpool 28 +39 64
3 Manchester City 28 +35 63
4 Aston Villa 29 +18 56
Full Table

Line-Ups

MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David de Gea (GK)
2 Victor Lindelöf
19 Raphaël Varane
23 Luke Shaw Yellow Card
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
8 Bruno Fernandes
14 Christian Eriksen
18 Casemiro Yellow Card
9 Anthony Martial
25 Jadon Sancho
21 Antony

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
25 Daniel Bentley (GK)
23 Max Kilman
15 Craig Dawson Yellow Card
24 Tote Gomes
22 Nélson Semedo
5 Mario Lemina
8 Rúben Neves
7 Pedro Neto
27 Matheus Nunes
29 Diego Costa Yellow Card
12 Matheus Cunha

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