Premiership · Matchday 03
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
0–1
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 at Molineux on Sunday 29th August 2021 in the Premiership. Mason Greenwood (80') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Mike Dean.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 44' Bruno Fernandes
- Half Time 0–0
- 53' Edinson Cavani for James
- 72' Anthony Martial for Sancho
- 80' Mason Greenwood Assist: Raphaël Varane 0–1
- 81' Ruben Neves
- 81' Rúben Neves
- 84' Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues
- 84' Romain Saiss
- 84' Romain Saïss
- 90' Diogo Dalot
- 90' Morgan Gibbs-White
- 90' Paul Pogba
- 90' Diogo Dalot for Greenwood
- Full Time 0–1
Match Facts
56%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Mike Dean
Referee
Harry Maguire
Captain
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Edinson Cavani
53' for James
Anthony Martial
72' for Sancho
Diogo Dalot
90' for Greenwood
Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineup
3-4-3
Starting XI
1 José Sá G
5 Fernando Marçal LM
8 Rúben Neves CM-R
9 Raúl Jiménez F
11 Francisco Trincão CF-R
16 Conor Coady CD
22 Nélson Semedo RM
23 Max Kilman CD-R
27 Romain Saïss CD-L
28 João Moutinho CM-L
37 Adama Traoré CF-L
Substitutes
2 Ki-Jana Hoever
3 Rayan Aït-Nouri
10 Daniel Podence on
15 Willy Boly
17 Fábio Silva on
18 Morgan Gibbs-White on
21 John Ruddy
32 Leander Dendoncker
39 Luke Cundle
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Bruno Lage
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3-4-3
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 107 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 107 times: 52W 20D 35L.
1 Feb 2020 D 0–0 PL 29 Dec 2020 W 1–0 PL 23 May 2021 W 2–1 PL
29 Aug 2021 W 1–0 This match
3 Jan 2022 L 0–1 PL 31 Dec 2022 W 1–0 PL 13 May 2023 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →