Wolves v Man Utd LIVE: Result as Matheus Cunha scores from corner after Bruno Fernandes sent off
Hosts Wolves climbed out of the relegation zone with victory over Ruben Amorim’s struggling Manchester United
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
69 min: Wolves come forwards in a sweeping move down the left wing which rips open United’s defence, but the final pass by Strand Larsen towards Cunha is intercepted by Onana when it should have ended in a goal.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
66 min: A sign of life from United, as Eriksen’s free-kick is cleared to Amad who lays it back to Antony. The Brazilian crosses for Hojlund, but his header is easily saved by Sa.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
63 min: So three changes by Amorim. Ugarte, Mainoo and Yoro are replaced by Antony, Eriksen and Casemiro.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
61 min: Amorim is about to make a raft of substitutions. This would be a remarkable turnaround, because not only are Wolves on top but Molineux is bouncing, while the United players look positively shaken.
GOAL! Wolves 1-0 Man Utd (Cunha, 58)
Wow – Matheus Cunha whips the ball over Andre Onana and inside the far post straight from the corner! What a goal that is.
That’s twice in recent weeks United have conceded straight from a corner kick. Onana is furious, claiming he was impeded, but the replay suggests he simply should have done much better.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
57 min: Doherty floats a really dangerous cross into the penalty area but it’s not attacked by Strand Larsen and United clear the ball behind for a corner. Wolves, and the home crowd, can scent blood here.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
55 min: No subs yet made by Ruben Amorim in response to losing his captain. It looks like Amad, Ugarte and Mainoo are in a three-man midfield right now, leaving Hojlund even more isolated that he was before.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
53 min: That, by the way, was Bruno’s third red card of the season, even if the one at Spurs was eventually overturned.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
50 min: Wolves immediately strike as Jorgen Strand Larsen nods in Nelson Semedo’s cross, but he was offside.
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