Manchester United welcome Wolves to Old Trafford in a huge Tuesday Night Football clash.
Victory could send Man Utd second, whilst Wolves could go tenth with a win coupled with defeat for West Ham at Southampton.
Team News
Marcus Rashford is a doubt for Man Utd with a recurring shoulder injury.
Victor Lindelof (back), Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James (both knock) are doubtful, whilst Marcos Rojo (calf) and Phil Jones (calf) remain absent.
Wolves have no fresh injury concerns after their 1-1 draw against Tottenham as Leander Dendoncker and Willy Boly remain ruled out with knocks.
Raul Jimenez (head) and Jonny (knee) are also sidelined indefinitely.
Stat Attack
- Man Utd have won just one of their last seven matches against Wolves in all competitions since the visitors returned to the top flight in 2018-19 season (W1, D4, L2).
- Wolves have failed to win any of six previous Premier League trips to Old Trafford (D2, L4).
- In 12 previous Premier League meetings against Man Utd, Wolves are yet to be awarded a penalty.
- Utd’s Marcus Rashford has produced four assists in 14 league appearances compared to seven in 31 outings last season.
- Romain Saiss is the only Wolves player to have scored more than one headed league goal this season, heading in on two occasions this season with most recent coming in Sunday’s draw against Spurs.
Prediction
Man Utd were at their usual energetic best at Leicester on Boxing Day with strong attacking intent yet constantly wasted shots, whilst momentary lapses in focus cost them a win which will suit Wolves who are defensively solid.
Speaking of Wolves, they seem to constantly grow throughout matches in terms of attack and have a taste for providing weak members of the ‘Big Six’ with tough tests, although they need sharper finishing and energy to beat Man Utd here.
Either way, this is going to be a cagey contest because Man Utd will definitely do most of the attacking, whereas Wolves will be trying to convert the counter-attack into second-half attacks but I can see a draw coming unless Utd are clinical.
Prediction: Manchester United 1-1 Wolves
Result: Manchester United 1-0 Wolves
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