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Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1–0
HT 0–0
Monday 14th August 2023 · Old Trafford · Att: 73,358

Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 at Old Trafford on Monday 14th August 2023 in the Premiership. Raphael Varane (76') scored for United. United were captained by Bruno Fernandes, and the referee was Simon Hooper.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 17' Lisandro Martinez
  3. 27' Mario Lemina
  4. 35' Rayan Ait Nouri
  5. 35' Rayan Aït-Nouri
  6. 45' Luke Shaw
  7. 45' Victor Lindelof for Martinez
  8. Half Time 0–0
  9. 68' Christian Eriksen for Mount
  10. 68' Jadon Sancho for Garnacho
  11. 69' Pedro Neto
  12. 76' Raphael Varane Assist: Aaron Wan-Bissaka 1–0
  13. 77' Facundo Pellistri for Antony
  14. 88' Scott McTominay for Rashford
  15. 90' Gary O'Neil
  16. Full Time 1–0

Match Facts

51%
Possession
4-1-4-1
Formation
Simon Hooper
Referee
Bruno Fernandes
Captain

Starting XI

Player
6 Lisandro Martinez
7 Mason Mount
8 Bruno Fernandes
10 Marcus Rashford
18 Carlos Casemiro
19 Raphael Varane 76'
21 Antony dos Santos
23 Luke Shaw
24 Andre Onana
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
49 Alejandro Garnacho
Substitutes
Victor Lindelof
45' for Martinez
Christian Eriksen
68' for Mount
Jadon Sancho
68' for Garnacho
Facundo Pellistri
77' for Antony
Scott McTominay
88' for Rashford

Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineup

4-4-2
Starting XI
1 José Sá G
3 Rayan Aït-Nouri LB
5 Mario Lemina CM-L
7 Pedro Neto RM
8 João Gomes CM-R
12 Matheus Cunha CF-L
15 Craig Dawson CD-R
21 Pablo Sarabia CF-R
22 Nélson Semedo RB
23 Max Kilman CD-L
27 Matheus Nunes LM
Substitutes
2 Matt Doherty
6 Boubacar Traoré
11 Hwang Hee-Chan on
17 Hugo Bueno on
18 Sasa Kalajdzic on
24 Toti Gomes
25 Daniel Bentley
29 Fábio Silva on
32 Joseph Hodge

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Erik ten Hag
Manchester United
OPP
Gary O'Neill
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Match Information

Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
4-4-2
Man Utd Wolverhampton Wanderers
51%
Possession
49%
2.2
Expected Goals (xG)
2.4
15
Shots
23
3
Shots on Target
6
12
Shots Inside Box
17
3
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Big Chances
1
8
Corners
7
15
Fouls
10
1
Offsides
3
6
Saves
2
7.07
Avg Player Rating
7.11

United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History

Meeting 111 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 111 times: 55W 20D 36L.
3 Jan 2022 L 0–1 PL 31 Dec 2022 W 1–0 PL 13 May 2023 W 2–0 PL
14 Aug 2023 W 1–0 This match
1 Feb 2024 W 4–3 PL 26 Dec 2024 L 0–2 PL 20 Apr 2025 L 0–1 PL
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 5636911 1025364.3
Away 58211126 9210236.2
Neutral 2011 120.0
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Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →