Man United vs Wolves: Match preview, head-to-head, team news, predicted line-ups, prediction

Manchester United take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in their last Premier League fixture of the year at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening.

United dug deep to secure a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United last time out, ending their two-game winless run.

By contrast, Wolves fell to a 2-1 defeat at Liverpool, extending their losing streak to 12 matches across all competitions.

Match preview

United are three points adrift of fourth-placed Liverpool, and a victory here would lift them above the reigning champions, who are not in action until Thursday.

The Red Devils produced a brilliant first half display against Newcastle, but lost control to the Magpies in the second period. They must avoid a repeat in this clash and subsequent games.

The last time United were totally dominant throughout a game was in the reverse fixture, where they won 4-1, but Wolves have shown slight improvement since then.

A 94th-minute own goal denied them a draw against Arsenal, and they showed a spirited performance against Liverpool, particularly in the second half.

Rob Edwards’ side will seek to adopt their approach in those games against Man United.

Head-to-head

Of their 11 meetings in the Premier League era at Old Trafford, United have won seven, drawn two and lost two against Tuesday’s visitors.

Team news

United remain without Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo and Noussair Mazraoui due to AFCON.

Ruben Amorim has also confirmed the unavailability of Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire, Kobbie Mainoo, and Matthijs de Ligt due to injury.

Meanwhile, Wolves are without Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Marshall Munetsi (injured), and Andre (suspended), while Toti Gomes and Emmanuel Agbadou are away at AFCON.

Predicted line-ups

Man United (4-2-3-1): Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Ayden Heaven, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Manuel Ugarte, Casemiro, Patrick Dorgu, Joshua Zirkzee, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko.

Wolves (3-4-2-1): Jose Sa, David Møller Wolfe, , Santiago Bueno, Yerson Mosquera, Matt Doherty, Ladislav Krejci, Joao Gomes, Hugo Bueno, Hwang Hee-Chan, Mateus Mane, Tolu Arokodare.

Prediction

We project a 3-1 win for United.

Stats from transfermarkt.com

Article written by Henry Thornton .