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Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium: Old Trafford

Date: 3rd January 2022

Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT

After ending 2021 on a high, Manchester United will look to begin 2022 with a win when they welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to Old Trafford on January third.

The Red Devils beat Burnley 3-1 in their last game of 2021 thanks to goals from Scott McTominay, Cristiano Ronaldo and an own-goal from Burnley’s Ben Mee.

That win extended United’s winning run in all competitions to eight games and ensured that United won’t begin the year outside of the top six for the first time since the 1989/90 season.

The hosts come into this tie with four wins from their last five Premier League games. They are sitting in the sixth position, four points behind fourth-placed Arsenal who have played a game more.

A win in this game will keep their chances of a top-four finish alive, while a loss will probably bring them crashing back down to earth emotionally, especially considering the feel-good factor around Old Trafford following their impressive win over Burnley.

Meanwhile, Wolves will look to pick up a win in their first Premier League game in two weeks. The visitors could not play their last two Premier League fixtures due to a coronavirus outbreak in their squad but will relish the chance to show their quality when they travel to Old Trafford.

However, for all their quality, Wolves have won just one of their last eight games. They have taken just five points from the last available 15, making them one of the worst sides over that period.

Bruno Lage’s side have been undone by a toothless attack which has scored just 13 goals this season – only Norwich (8) has scored fewer goals in the league so far. What they lack in attack, they have compensated in defence as the Midland club possesses the joint-second best defence in the league behind Manchester City, having conceded just 14 times this season.

They are currently sitting in eighth-place, five points behind Tottenham in seventh. A Win here will boost their chances of finishing the season within the top seven places in the league, a feat that could guarantee them European football next season.

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

December 7, 2024
Everton 01:00 Liverpool
December 22, 2024
Everton 15:00 Chelsea
Fulham 15:00 Southampton
Leicester City 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United 15:00 AFC Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur 17:30 Liverpool
December 26, 2024
Manchester City 13:30 Everton
AFC Bournemouth 16:00 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 16:00 Fulham
Newcastle United 16:00 Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest 16:00 Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton 16:00 West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 18:30 Manchester United
Liverpool 21:00 Leicester City
December 27, 2024
Brighton & Hov… 20:30 Brentford
Arsenal 21:15 Ipswich Town

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Liverpool 15 11 3 1 31 13 +18 36
2 Chelsea 16 10 4 2 37 19 +18 34
3 Arsenal 17 9 6 2 34 16 +18 33
4 Nottingham Forest 17 9 4 4 23 19 +4 31
5 Aston Villa 17 8 4 5 26 26 +0 28
6 Manchester City 17 8 3 6 29 25 +4 27
7 Newcastle United 17 7 5 5 27 21 +6 26
8 AFC Bournemouth 16 7 4 5 24 21 +3 25
9 Brighton & Hov… 17 6 7 4 27 26 +1 25
10 Fulham 16 6 6 4 24 22 +2 24
11 Tottenham Hotspur 16 7 2 7 36 19 +17 23
12 Brentford 17 7 2 8 32 32 +0 23
13 Manchester United 16 6 4 6 21 19 +2 22
14 West Ham United 17 5 5 7 22 30 -8 20
15 Crystal Palace 17 3 7 7 18 26 -8 16
16 Everton 15 3 6 6 14 21 -7 15
17 Leicester City 16 3 5 8 21 34 -13 14
18 Ipswich Town 17 2 6 9 16 32 -16 12
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 2 3 11 24 40 -16 9
20 Southampton 16 1 2 13 11 36 -25 5

Latest Premier League Results

December 21, 2024
Crystal Palace 1 - 5 Arsenal
West Ham United 1 - 1 Brighton & Hov…
Ipswich Town 0 - 4 Newcastle United
Brentford 0 - 2 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa 2 - 1 Manchester City
December 16, 2024
AFC Bournemouth 1 - 1 West Ham United
December 15, 2024
Chelsea 2 - 1 Brentford
Southampton 0 - 5 Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City 1 - 2 Manchester United
Brighton & Hov… 1 - 3 Crystal Palace
December 14, 2024
Nottingham Forest 2 - 1 Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 2 Ipswich Town
Newcastle United 4 - 0 Leicester City
Liverpool 2 - 2 Fulham
Arsenal 0 - 0 Everton
December 9, 2024
West Ham United 2 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
December 8, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 4 Chelsea
Ipswich Town 1 - 2 AFC Bournemouth
Fulham 1 - 1 Arsenal
Leicester City 2 - 2 Brighton & Hov…

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