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Wolves 1-4 Man Utd - Fernandes bundles home opener Bellegarde levels on stroke of half time but Mbeumo, Mount and Fernandes restore control Hosts are bottom of Premier League and without a win Ruben Amorim's Man Utd know win moves them sixth Get Involved: Comment on this page, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Emlyn Begley Wolves v Man Utd (20: 00 GMT) United's Matheus Cunha faces his former team. Full team news to follow. I don't plan to keep offering you other things to read that mean leaving my page but. .. Arne Slot is due to speak to the media for the first time since Mohamed Salah kicked off. FA Cup The FA Cup third-round draw is about to start. You can follow that on this separate page. Wolves v Man Utd (20: 00 GMT) Simon Stone BBC Sport Chief Football News Reporter at Molineux When he sat down for his post-match press conference after Thursday's home draw with West Ham, Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim was seething. He was spiky with the media, especially over his lack of involvement for Kobbie Mainoo, and was summering with barely disguised frustration. Diogo Dalot says United most use those emotions to drive them towards better performances, starting at Molineux tonight. "I think we've shown this season that we can be
a very good team and we can beat anybody, " said Dalot. "But sometimes, it's not football qualities. It has to be from
inside. It has to be from the anger and the drive that you have every day to
win football games. "I think we need to become a
bit more obsessed about playing for this club, winning games and winning
trophies. "I'm not going to get into the 'we need
time' thing. "We have to win straight away because that's what the club
demands. "That's why it hurts sometimes even more when we have opportunities and don't win. " If Manchester United win tonight, they will go sixth, a draw will take them eighth. Wolves will stay bottom no matter what the outcome. Wolves v Man Utd (20: 00 GMT) Nick Mashiter BBC Sport football news reporter Angry Wolves fans have been urged to boycott the opening 15 minutes against Manchester United to protest against Fosun's running of the club. Several supporters groups including the Old Gold Pack, Wolves 1877 Trust, Talking Wolves, Wolves Fancast, The Wolves Report, Wolves 77 Club, Always Wolves, Punjabi Wolves and The Wolfpack have backed the plans. Executive chairman Jeff Shi and owners Fosun have been the target of fans' fury for a number of months with long-term frustrations coming to the surface this season with Wolves bottom of the Premier League. Kieran Newey, of the Old Gold Pack said: "It's been a culmination of not being listened to for a while. "We've sent letters, we've requested meetings and we've just heard nothing back - nothing of substantial nature anyway. "So we felt this was the kind of first step towards making a kind of visible protest in showing how many people actually feel like this against Fosun and against Jeff Shi. "To really show them and perhaps to make them listen and make them open some lines of engagement around what we want and where we want the plan to be and the ambition that Wolves has been built on in our complete lifetime. " Fosun have owned the club since 2016 and have no immediate plans to sell, although they are looking for minority investment and spoke to ex-Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor in October. Wolves v Man Utd (20: 00 GMT) The final game of the Premier League weekend sees rock bottom Wolves take on up-and-down Manchester United. Welcome to live text commentary of Monday's fixture. This video can not be played Wolves booed as Man Utd score four At a glance Bruno Fernandes puts the visitors in front Jean-Ricner Bellegarde levels with Wolves' first goal in 540 minutes Bryan Mbeumo puts Manchester United back in front Mason Mount and a Fernandes penalty complete United's biggest win of the season Wolves have now lost eight games in a row PLAYER RATER Manchester United survived a scare at Molineux but eventually secured a victory over bottom-of-the-table Wolves that moved them up to sixth in the Premier League. On a night when a sizeable number of home fans heeded a call to delay their entrance for 15 minutes as a protest against the club's Chinese ownership, Wolves ended a 540-minute wait for a goal when Jean-Ricner Bellegarde found the corner after David Moller Wolfe's mis-hit shot had bounced into his path. It made United pay for a series of missed chances either side of a comical effort from skipper Bruno Fernandes after Andre had delayed on the ball for far too long and lost possession deep in his own half. But Luke Shaw's forceful tackle on Bellegarde early in the second half set the visitors on a counter-attack that led to Diogo Dalot squaring to give Bryan Mbeumo an easy finish. When Mason Mount brilliantly controlled Fernandes' chipped pass to drill home a third, it was the first time since March that United had been two goals ahead in an away league game. Ferrnandes finished cleanly with an 82nd-minute penalty after a video assistant referee (VAR) intervention for handball against Yerson Mosquera to complete his side's biggest win of the season. The second-half performance saved head coach Ruben Amorim from another night of embarrassment in front of minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and world darts champion and lifelong United fan Luke Littler. While Littler and the rest of the visiting fans were celebrating, the mutinous atmosphere among the home supporters spilled over as Wolves slumped to an eighth-straight defeat, equalling an unwanted club record. Chants against chairman Jeff Shi were followed by huge cheers at manager Rob Edwards' decision to take off striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, although it made no difference to the outcome as Wolves remain stuck at the bottom of the league with just two points. Are Man Utd turning the tide or is a 'bad result just around corner'? This video can not be played Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-4 Manchester United: Ruben Amorim reaction Before the start of the second-half, Amorim came out alone to take his seat in the visitors' dugout. By that time, an excellent picture had been posted online of Ratcliffe making some point to United's director of football Jason Wilcox, with chief executive Omar Berrada trapped in between. The caption writers could have had so much fun with it if Amorim's side had failed to get out of the mess they had landed themselves in by wasting so many chances before the break. By the final whistle, they had 27 shots, 10 of them on target. They really should have scored more than the four, which equals their best single-game haul in 90 minutes this season. Wolves keeper Sam Johnstone denied Dalot and Mbeumo. When he saved from Cameroon forward Mbeumo a second time, former Wolves forward Matheus Cunha sent the rebound towards goal but Toti cleared off the line. It even felt like United were trying not to score the goal they actually managed as Cunha elected to tee up Fernandes rather than take aim himself inside the box, before the Portuguese midfielder slipped and almost cost himself a shooting opportunity completely. Amorim must have spent those lonely minutes before his coaching staff appeared for the start of the second half wondering what his team were going to serve up next after Wolves stunned their own supporters by equalising. As it turned out, Wolves were not good enough to stop United taking control. But it felt like another night when there were as many questions as answers for a team which has now lost just once in nine games. This video can not be played Impossible to win with way Wolves concede - Edwards Wolves fans voted with their feet for the first 15 minutes in another show of dissent towards owners Fosun. The sight of Molineux's South Bank barely half full should not be forgotten by executive chairman Shi - with one 'Shi out' banner also unveiled in the stand. The owners have no plans to sell - they are looking for minority investment - meaning they will need to communicate and repair the relationship with supporters quickly. The growing frustrations with the ownership over the past few years have come to the surface this season with the club bottom of the table and relegation looking almost inevitable. Supporters view it as a managed decline, from a club which reached the Europa League quarter-finals five years ago, having sold their best players - including the returning Cunha to Manchester United - and failed to replace them effectively. Rock bottom of the Premier League and 13 points from safety with just two points, it is hard not to sympathise with fans who have not seen their side win in the top flight since April. Against United, Wolves were outclassed and it is already about how they go down - with fight or with a whimper. The effort has been there in Edwards' four games - Wolves should have taken something from Aston Villa rather than lose 1-0 - but the quality has been severely lacking. An eighth-straight defeat equals their club record run of losses, set in 1981-82, and with a trip to leaders Arsenal on Saturday few would bet that Wolves will end that sequence to avoid making unwanted history. Winless Wolves are breaking records - but how bad can things get? Wolves' next Premier League game is against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, 13 December (20: 00 GMT). Manchester United are next in action against Bournemouth on Monday, 15 December (20: 00 GMT). What did you think of Manchester United's performance? Send us your thoughts on Wolves' display After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 8th December 2025 at 21: 58 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Rob Edwards Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Ruben Amorim Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Rob Edwards Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Ruben Amorim Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Wolves did the Premier League double over Manchester United last season, as many victories as they’d managed in their previous 14 against the Red Devils (W2 D3 L9). Manchester United lost this exact fixture 2-0 last season but haven’t lost consecutive league visits against Wolves at Molineux since August 1980. Manchester United have only ever lost eight Premier League games against sides starting the day bottom of the table. However, 25% of these (2/8) have been against Wolves at Molineux (0-1 in January 2004, 1-2 in February 2011). Wolves have won just one of their last 10 Monday night (7pm or later) games in the Premier League (D2 L7) and are winless in six since a 2-1 win against Everton in November 2021. Manchester United are unbeaten in four away Premier League matches (W2 D2), having gone eight without a win on the road beforehand. They last had a longer unbeaten away run between November and February in the 2021-22 campaign (seven). Manchester United have won just one of their last seven Premier League away games in December (D1 L5), beating Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad last year. Wolves have just two points from their 14 Premier League games this season, the joint-fewest ever at this stage of a top-flight campaign along with Manchester United in 1930-31 (2 pts/win) and Sheffield United in 2020-21. Wolves have lost each of their last seven Premier League games, failing to score in each of the last five. In their league history, they’ve only lost eight in a row once (December 1981 to February 1982), while this is their longest run of defeats without a goal. Man Utd’s Matheus Cunha has been involved in 11 goals in his last 12 Premier League appearances at Molineux (6 goals, 5 assists), scoring and assisting a goal in this exact fixture for Wolves last season. Man Utd’s Bryan Mbeumo has either scored (3) or assisted (2) a goal in five of his six Premier League appearances against Wolves. Bruno Fernandes has assisted in each of his last four away Premier League appearances, registering five assists. The Manchester United captain is looking to become the fifth player to assist in five away games in a row, after Muzzy Izzet in 2003, Cesc Fàbregas in 2014-15, Gerard Deulofeu in 2015 and Mohamed Salah in 2023. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.