Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Manchester United 0 Full time

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Last update on December 26, 2024 at 21:57

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Coach: Vítor Pereira

Formation: 3 – – 2 – 1

Manager: Ruben Amorim

Formation: 3 – – 2 – 1

Coach: Vítor Pereira

Formation: 3 – 4 – 2 – 1

Coach: Rubén Amorim

Formation: 3 – 4 – 2 – 1

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After winning 3 of their first Premier League home games against Man UTD (L2), Wolves are now winless in their last few games, wasting the last 4 in a row (D1).

Manchester United have won seven of their last 8 Premier League games against Wolves, with the exception of a 1-0 home defeat in January 2022.

In both Premier League and English Football League history, Manchester United have won more games and scored more goals on Boxing Day than any other side (22 wins, 74 goals in the Premier League, 54 wins, 202 goals all time).

Wolves are unbeaten in their last seven Boxing Day league games (W5 D2), having lost 11 of their 14 such games before this (W1 D2). This is only their third Boxing Day match since their return to the Premier League in 2018 (W1 D1).

Manchester United have only managed to score in one of their last 30 Boxing Day league games, a 2-0 defeat to Stoke City in 2015. However, they have also conceded at least once in their last 10 such matches, their longest streak. without a blank sheet of paper on December 26.

Wolves won 3-0 at Leicester in their first Premier League match under Vítor Pereira last time out. The last manager to win both of his first two top-flight games in charge of Wolves was Sammy Chung in August 1977.

Manchester United have lost 3 of their six Premier League games under Ruben Amorim (W2 D1), and those defeats came in their last 4 games.

Wolves have conceded 16 goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season (excluding penalties), while Manchester United have scored a league-high 41, corresponding to 100% of their goals in such situations this season. season (9/22). .

Matheus Cunha has been involved in nine goals in his last nine Premier League games, scoring six and providing three assists. In total, he contributed to 20 goals in 2024 (five goals, five assists), the second most by a Wolves player in a single year in the Premier League after Raúl Jiménez (24 in 2019).

With 4 goals and six assists, Amad Diallo has scored 10 goals in his last 11 games for Manchester United in all competitions. Overall, Bruno Fernandes (16) has been involved in more goals for the Red Devils this season than the 22-year-old (12-5, 7 assists).

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