Wolves vs Man United 2021-22 English Premier League
Greenwood, Man United celebrate Solskjaer's 100th Premier League game with win over Wolves
Manchester United scraped past Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 thanks to a late Mason Greenwood goal at the Molineux Stadium on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 44': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Daniel James.
- 70': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Trincão.
- 72': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 80': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Manchester United 1. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphaël Varane.
- 81': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Fred (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Conor Coady.
- 87': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Adama Traoré.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Mason Greenwood.
- 90'+2': Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 30,621
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 30 | 61 | 5 |
| +11 | Manchester United | 29 | 51 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 29 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
 MAN |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 5 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.9 | Possession | 44.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 478 | Accurate Passes | 349 |
| 552 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 8 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 14 | Clearances | 20 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss  |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 5 | Fernando Marçal |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
| 11 | Francisco Trincão |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 17 | Fred |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 11 | Mason Greenwood |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 21 | Daniel James |
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