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Hosts Wolves climbed out of the relegation zone with victory over Ruben Amorim’s struggling Manchester United

Lawrence Ostlere
Thursday 26 December 2024 14:50 EST
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Wolves saw off a tepid Manchester United at Molineux on Boxing Day with a 2-0 victory that lifted them out of the relegation zone.

United captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off as his side went down – a fourth defeat in their last five Premier League games.

Fernandes earned a second yellow card two minutes after the interval and United’s gloom deepened as Matheus Cunha scored direct from a corner.

It was an embarrassing moment for United keeper Andre Onana and one that summed up the malaise at the club as they languish in the bottom half of the table.

Wolves held on through a nervy eight added minutes against the 10 men and Hwang Hee-chan made absolutely sure with virtually the last kick after a counter-attack to make it a joyous first home game in charge for new manager Vitor Pereira who began his reign with an away win at Leicester City.

Victory lifted Wolves out of the bottom three into 17th place with 15 points from 18 games while Ruben Amorim’s United ended the day in 14th place with 22 points.

Follow all of the latest reaction from Molineux in our live blog below:

Wolves 1-0 Man Utd

90 min: Garnacho dribbles at Doherty on the left wing, who panics and chops down the forward. That’s rash, Doherty is booked, and United have a chance to deliver from wide...

Lawrence Ostlere26 December 2024 19:16

Wolves 1-0 Man Utd

87 min: Wolves are defending anxiously in their own box, swiping the ball clear rather than keeping hold of it, and it’s allowing United to keep coming. After a flurry of attacks, finally the whistle stops play when Sa catches a high ball and Maguire clatters into him.

Lawrence Ostlere26 December 2024 19:14

Wolves 1-0 Man Utd

85 min: Ait-Nouri is replaced by Rodrigo Gomes at left-wingback.

Lawrence Ostlere26 December 2024 19:12

Wolves 1-0 Man Utd

84 min: Antony dribbles into the box and finds Eriksen, whose backheel into the Brazilian’s path is intercepted. Wolves are holding firm but United are really pushing here despite the one-man deficit.

Lawrence Ostlere26 December 2024 19:10

Wolves 1-0 Man Utd

82 min: There’s an edginess to this crowd as United probe. Eriksen whips in a dangerous low cross from the right but Zirkzee is just on his heels in the box and can’t quite get a toe on the ball.

Lawrence Ostlere26 December 2024 19:08

Wolves 1-0 Man Utd

80 min: Two more changes by Amorim. Zirkzee and Garnacho come on for Amad and Hojlund, who have both toiled in this second half for little reward.

Lawrence Ostlere26 December 2024 19:06

Wolves 1-0 Man Utd

79 min: Hwang is fed down the right side of the box and fizzes a low cross into the area, but Maguire is well positioned to block it.

Lawrence Ostlere26 December 2024 19:05

Wolves 1-0 Man Utd

77 min: Strand Larsen has the ball in the net but he was very clearly offside as the ball was slipped to him the box.

Lawrence Ostlere26 December 2024 19:03

Wolves 1-0 Man Utd

74 min: Wolves manager Vitor Pereira makes two changes. Hwang and Doyle replace Guedes and Gomes.

Lawrence Ostlere26 December 2024 19:01

Wolves 1-0 Man Utd

71 min: Amad steals the ball from Toti lingering on it too long, and he passes to Antony who’s fouled. Eriksen’s delivery from the free-kick is poor, though, hitting the first Wolves defender.

Lawrence Ostlere26 December 2024 18:58

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