Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United: Premier League preview, team news, stats & head-to-head
Wolves did the Premier League double over Manchester United last season, as many victories as they’d managed in their previous 14 against the Red Devils (W2 D3 L9).
Manchester United lost this exact fixture 2-0 last season but haven’t lost consecutive league visits against Wolves at Molineux since August 1980.
Manchester United have only ever lost eight Premier League games against sides starting the day bottom of the table. However, 25% of these (2/8) have been against Wolves at Molineux (0-1 in January 2004, 1-2 in February 2011).
Wolves have won just one of their last 10 Monday night (7pm or later) games in the Premier League (D2 L7) and are winless in six since a 2-1 win against Everton in November 2021.
Manchester United are unbeaten in four away Premier League matches (W2 D2), having gone eight without a win on the road beforehand. They last had a longer unbeaten away run between November and February in the 2021-22 campaign (seven).
Manchester United have won just one of their last seven Premier League away games in December (D1 L5), beating Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad last year.
Wolves have just two points from their 14 Premier League games this season, the joint-fewest ever at this stage of a top-flight campaign along with Manchester United in 1930-31 (2 pts/win) and Sheffield United in 2020-21.
Wolves have lost each of their last seven Premier League games, failing to score in each of the last five. In their league history, they’ve only lost eight in a row once (December 1981 to February 1982), while this is their longest run of defeats without a goal.
Man Utd’s Matheus Cunha has been involved in 11 goals in his last 12 Premier League appearances at Molineux (6 goals, 5 assists), scoring and assisting a goal in this exact fixture for Wolves last season.
Man Utd’s Bryan Mbeumo has either scored (3) or assisted (2) a goal in five of his six Premier League appearances against Wolves.
Bruno Fernandes has assisted in each of his last four away Premier League appearances, registering five assists. The Manchester United captain is looking to become the fifth player to assist in five away games in a row, after Muzzy Izzet in 2003, Cesc Fàbregas in 2014-15, Gerard Deulofeu in 2015 and Mohamed Salah in 2023.
