Wolves vs Manchester United LIVE!
Manchester United returned to winning ways with a 4-1 win over Wolves at Molineux. Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo and Mason Mount were all on the scoresheet for Ruben Amorim’s side, who were pegged back on the stroke of half-time by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s equaliser. Fernandes capitalised on an error from Andre on 25 minutes, as the Brazilian midfielder was robbed in his own half by Casemiro, who found Matheus Cunha. The returning Molineux hero unseflishly sought out his captain, who, under great pressure from Cristian Mosquera, squeezed home past Sam Johnstone.
Cunha was denied a goal against his old employers by Emmanuel Agbadou’s last-ditch clearance off the line and Johnstone’s three stops across the match, including one where the home goalkeeper kept out the United forward’s header from point-blank range. It was Bellegarde who levelled just shy of the break as United did not deal with a handful of crosses from the hosts. David Moller Wolfe’s bouncing cut-back fell for the Haitian, who improvised brilliantly to direct it into the corner beyond Senne Lammens. However, Amorim’s side were ahead once more inside seven minutes of the second period, as Mbeumo profited from a delicious pass from Fernandes out to Diogo Dalot, who fed the Cameroonian as Johnstone rushed out in desperation. It was three soon after as Mount slammed home the pick of the bunch, volleying in neatly to score United’s third.
The former Chelsea midfielder had been dropped last week in the 1-1 draw with West Ham, but was recalled to the starting XI in place of Joshua Zirkzee. It proved the correct call from Amorim, with the England international pulling the strings from the left-sided No10 position. The final blow was dealt 10 minutes from time as Amad Diallo’s effort was adjudged to have been handled deliberately by Mosquera, and Fernandes converted the resulting penalty to wrap up a big three points that sets them back on track in their quest to hunt down the top four.
Wolves vs Manchester United latest news
- GOAL! Fernandes nets from spot
- GOAL! Mount makes it three
- GOAL! Mbeumo re-establishes United lead
- GOAL! Bellegarde levels
- GOAL! Fernandes opens scoring
Wolves 1-4 Man Utd
21:58 , Oli GentThere we have it. A big win for Amorim, and another defeat for Edwards and Wolves, who remain without a victory all season.
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Wolves 1-4 Man Utd
21:54 , Oli Gent90+5 mins: An effort from Lopez from range, but it’s over the top.
Wolves 1-4 Man Utd
21:50 , Oli Gent90+2 mins: Nine added minutes. The Wolves fans are delighted about that.
Wolves 1-4 Man Utd
21:48 , Oli Gent90 mins: The Wolves fans have seen enough. They’re filing out in droves.
Wolves 1-4 Man Utd
21:43 , Oli Gent85 mins: Zirkzee and Dorgu replace Mount and Dalot.
Goal! Wolves 1-4 Man Utd
21:40 , Oli Gent82 mins: It’s there, and Fernandes has his second of the evening. A yellow card for Mosquera, with VAR deeming his handling of the ball to be deliberate.
Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:39 , Oli Gent81 mins: Penalty! The referee gives it!
Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:38 , Oli Gent80 mins: VAR check! The referee is having a look at a potential Mosquera handball from Amad Diallo’s pot-shot...
Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:36 , Oli Gent79 mins: Kobbie Mainoo is coming on for Casemiro.
Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:36 , Oli Gent78 mins: He goes for it, but it nicks off Wolfe’s head and over the top for a corner.
Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:36 , Oli Gent77 mins: Free kick here for United. Fernandes looks interested in this...
Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:33 , Oli Gent74 mins: What can those subs do for Wolves? Edwards has thrown the dice. Can they spark a fightback?
Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:29 , Oli Gent70 mins: Three for Wolves, with Arokodare on for Strand Larsen, Arias off for Mane, and Toti for Bueno.
Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:27 , Oli Gent69 mins: Two change for United, as Yoro and Martinez replace Heaven and Mazraoui.
Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:25 , Oli Gent67 mins: Great save! Cunha is denied once more by Johnstone, as the ball is teased in from Fernandes, and the Brazilian’s header from point-blank range is kept out.
Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:25 , Oli Gent66 mins: Mount is pulling all the strings, sending Fernandes free down the right. He looks for Cunha in the middle, but the sliding Agbadou makes a last-ditch challenge to concede the corner.
Goal! Wolves 1-3 Man Utd
21:21 , Oli Gent62 mins: United are knocking on the door for a third, and they get it! Fernandes is denied at the first time of asking, but Mason Mount follows up to slam it home!
Wolves 1-2 Man Utd
21:18 , Oli Gent59 mins: Luke Littler is in the house!
Wolves 1-2 Man Utd
21:16 , Oli Gent57 mins: How do the hosts respond? Mosquera launches a long throw which United don’t deal with, as Krejci makes the first contact. It doesn’t drop for a body in gold, and the visitors can finally clear, but Wolves come again...
Wolves 1-2 Man Utd
21:12 , Oli Gent54 mins: Not a great sight as Bellegarde hobbles off, to be replaced by Fer Lopez.
Goal! Wolves 1-2 Man Utd
21:10 , Oli Gent52 mins: United are ahead once more, and they’ve sliced through Wolves once more. Bellegarde loses the ball and the visitors pounce on the counter. Dalot is away down the left, and he releases the forward to tap into the unguarded net.
Wolves 1-1 Man Utd
21:09 , Oli Gent51 mins: Real chance for Cunha to net against his former club as Mount releases Mbeumo. The Cameroonian feeds Cunha, who is being held by Agbadou, but the defender does enough to block the shot.
Wolves 1-1 Man Utd
21:07 , Oli Gent49 mins: A first attack of the half with a United corner. Fernandes goes deep for Dalot, but it’s cleared with ease.
Kick off!
21:04 , Oli Gent46 mins: Back underway.
HT: Wolves 1-1 Man Utd
20:49 , Oli GentLevel at the break, and Bruno Fernandes is furious.
What will the second half have in store?
Goal! Wolves 1-1 Man Utd
20:48 , Oli Gent45+2 mins: Wolves are level, and it’s Bellegarde! He’s been the pick of the hosts’ players in this first half.
Toti goes for the cross, but overhits it. Hoever gets it back in towards Wolfe, whose bouncing cut-back is directed into the corner by the Haitian.
Wolves 0-1 Man Utd
20:45 , Oli Gent45+1 min: Two added minutes.
Wolves 0-1 Man Utd
20:45 , Oli Gent45 mins: Strand Larsen is booked for a shoulder barge on Heaven.
Wolves 0-1 Man Utd
20:41 , Oli Gent41 mins: Better from Wolves as Bellegarde takes the initiative. He cuts in off the left flank and looks for the curler, but it whizzes past the far post.
Wolves 0-1 Man Utd
20:38 , Oli Gent38 mins: Free kick, Wolves. Arias is away and darts into the United half with the ball, and he is chopped down by Mbeumo, who earns the first yellow.
Wolves 0-1 Man Utd
20:37 , Oli Gent37 mins: Corner, United. Amad has been bright off the right as he cuts in and gets a shot off. Agbadou blocks it, cannoning off the centre-back for a corner.
Wolves 0-1 Man Utd
20:35 , Oli Gent35 mins: A better spell for the hosts who are getting on the ball more, but they’re still not doing anuthing meaningful with it.
Wolves 0-1 Man Utd
20:31 , Oli Gent32 mins: Wolves need to sort themselves out defensively. United are cutting through them all too easily at present.
Wolves 0-1 Man Utd
20:29 , Oli Gent29 mins: Off the line! United so close to a second as Fernandes sends Mbeumo away. He’s stopped by Johnstone, before Cunha is denied on the line by Toti. Amad follows in, but puts his effort wide.
Goal! Wolves 0-1 Man Utd
20:26 , Oli Gent25 mins: They’ve made a mess of it, but United lead! Andre slips and is punished for it, as Fernandes opens the scoring. Cunha is found and looks for his captain when he really should have shot. Fernandes slips himself, is challenged by Agbadou, but still manages to squeeze it home past Johnstone. Boos ring around Molineux.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:24 , Oli Gent24 mins: Cunha has a pop from range, but it’s charged down by Agbadou, who has converged on the Brazilian at a fair rate of knots every time he has touched the ball.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:19 , Oli Gent19 mins: Nothing of note so far as we reach the halfway mark of the first half.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:16 , Oli Gent16 mins: Wolves fans are beginning to take their seats after a 15-minute protest against the club’s owners.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:14 , Oli Gent14 mins: Corner, Wolves. A chance for the hosts to throw one into the box as Arias looks for Strand Larsen with a searching cross, but Mazraoui hashes it behind.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:13 , Oli Gent13 mins: Free kick, Untied. Casemiro and Heaven are both on the ground, with the Brazilian caught by Bellegarde.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:09 , Oli Gent10 mins: Another save! Mazraoui delivers, and Mbeumo hits one, but Johnstone is equal to it.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:08 , Oli Gent9 mins: Good save! A lovely ball over the top as Dalot scampers in behind down the left. He’s clean through on goal, but he can only force Johnstone into a save! Corner, United.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:07 , Oli Gent7 mins: United looking a bit more assured at the back with the ball as they play through the Wolves lines and look for Cunha. He tries to find Mbeumo in behind, but Agbadou deals with it well.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:04 , Oli Gent5 mins: Some half-hearted boos for Cunha as he gets on the ball.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:04 , Oli Gent4 mins: The hosts have started on the front foot as Arias and Wolfe look to combine down the left. It’s snuffed out, and United can foray forward for the first time.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
20:03 , Oli Gent3 mins: As we’d expect from a tactical front.
Back threes for both sides, with Amad and Dalot on the right and left for United respectively.
Kick off!
20:00 , Oli Gent1 min: We’re underway.
Five minute warning!
19:55 , Oli GentHere come the players...
Ten minutes to go!
19:50 , Oli GentTen minutes to kick off... who will emerge victorious at Molienux?
FA Cup third round draw
19:40 , Oli GentThe FA Cup third round draw took place earlier this evening, with all of the Premier League sides finding out who they will face as they enter the world’s oldest cup competition...
Man Utd analysis
19:30 , Oli GentNo natural centre-forward for United as Zirkzee gets dropped by Amorim.
You would, therefore, expect Cunha to start up top against his former club, with Mount and Mbeumo the free 10s that will buzz in and around him.
The Brazilian will be tasked with holding the ball up and bringing the pair - as well as Bruno Fernandes - into play in attacking phases, while Amad Diallo and Diogo Dalot will cut in off their respective flanks and look for inswinging crosses into the box.
How will Wolves play?
19:20 , Oli GentIt looks like a containing job from Rob Edwards.
A no-nonsense back five, with Ladislav Krejci, a natural centre-back, in midfield for even more steel.
I would presume that all three central defenders will pick up Mount, Cunha, and Mbeumo, marking them tightly, to try and repel the United attack from the final third.
Up top, they will use the physical presence of Jorgen Strand Larsen as an outlet, and Jhon Arias’ pace in behind to stretch the visiting defence.
Dalot returns
19:10 , Oli GentThere is, however, a return for Diogo Dalot at left wing-back.
The Portuguese was forced off with a knock against West Ham last time out, but he is passed fit to play here this evening.
There’s also one change to the side that drew with the Irons, with Mason Mount recalled to the side in place of Joshua Zirkzee.
No de Ligt!
19:05 , Oli GentAmorim said in his pre-match press conference that he was hoping to have Matthijs de Ligt back for this game.
However, the Dutchman misses out on the matchday squad, with Ayden Heaven retaining his place in the back three ahead of Leny Yoro and Lisandro Martinez.
Man Utd lineup
18:55 , Oli GentMan Utd XI: Lammens; Mazraoui, Heaven, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot; Mount, Mbeumo; Cunha
Subs: Bayindir, Dorgu, Malacia, Martinez, Yoro, Mainoo, Ugarte, Lacey, Zirkzee
Wolves lineup
18:47 , Oli GentWolves XI: Johnstone; Hoever, Mosquera, Agbadou, Toti, Wolfe; Andre, Krejci, Bellegarde; Arias, Strand Larsen
Subs: Sa, H. Bueno, S. Bueno, Hwang, Arokodare, Chirewa, Lopez, Mane, Tchatchoua
Team news in five!
18:40 , Oli GentFive minute warning before we find out today’s two line-ups...
The return of the king
18:30 , Oli GentMatheus Cunha makes his Molineux comeback this evening, and will face his former club for the first time since leaving them for United in the summer.
Maybe this was the reason why the Red Devils moved for him?
Matheus Cunha lighting up the stage against his future club ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/9kCfG51dNq
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 8, 2025
Head-to-head
18:20 , Oli GentWolves did the double over United last season, ending a run of four straight defeats in this fixture.
Wolves wins: 39
Manchester United wins: 56
Draws: 20
Standard Sport prediction
18:10 , Oli GentUnited have lost to Grimsby this season, so defeat at the hands of the side that currently prop up the Premier League table is not entirely out of the question.
However, Wolves can’t seem to buy a goal at the moment, let alone a victory, and we can’t see that changing as all signs points towards an away win - even if it may not be quite as convincing as Amorim would like.
Manchester United to win, 2-0.
Man Utd team news
18:00 , Oli GentAmorim has revealed that he expects to have central defender Matthijs de Ligt available for selection after the Dutchman missed the West Ham game with a “minor knock”.
If fit, De Ligt is likely to replace youngster Ayden Heaven, who was brought off at half-time after being booked early on against the Hammers.
Leny Yoro is also pushing for a recall following a substitute appearance on Thursday night, while Matheus Cunha is expected to feature against his former club.
Benjamin Sesko remains sidelined with a knee injury sustained in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham and Harry Maguire looks set to miss out too with a hamstring complaint.
Diogo Dalot should be fit after scoring against West Ham but quickly making way due to a knock.
Wolves team news
17:50 , Oli GentJoao Gomes is unavailable for the hosts after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season in the loss to Nottingham Forest. The midfielder joins Daniel Bentley, Rodrigo Gomes, Leon Chiwome and Fernando Lopez on the sidelines.
Meanwhile, Marshall Munetsi and Ladislav Krejci are doubtful for the visit of the Red Devils.
How to watch
17:40 , Oli GentTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports. Coverage of Monday Night Football starts at 6.30pm GMT on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.
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17:28 , Oli Gent... to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Manchester United’s trip to Wolves.
Ruben Amorim needs a win here to after a string of poor performances from his side, while Rob Edwards is still out to get his - and Wolves’ - first victory of the campaign.
Stay tuned for all the updates, with kick off at 8pm GMT.
