Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 1

Aug 14, 2023 at 8pm UK

Old Trafford

Man Utd
1 - 0
Wolves

Varane (76')
Martinez (17'), Shaw (44')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Lemina (27'), Ait-Nouri (35'), Neto (69'), O'Neil (90+7')

Gary O'Neil blasts VAR call not to give Wolves penalty versus Manchester United

Head coach Gary O'Neil blasts VAR's decision not to award Wolverhampton Wanderers a last-gasp penalty during their 1-0 defeat to Manchester United on Monday night.

Aug 14, 23:23

Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O'Neil receiving a yellow card on August 14, 2023.

Why Wolverhampton Wanderers non-penalty decision opened the can of worms that the Premier League needed

Wolverhampton Wanderers were denied what the footballing world largely agree was a penalty against Manchester United, but the incident has opened the can of worms that the Premier League needed after Matchday One.

Aug 15, 14:15

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana on August 5, 2023

Andre Onana opens up on late penalty incident against Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana was not fearful a penalty could be awarded against him in the latter stages of Monday's clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Aug 15, 16:28

Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez in action on August 14, 2023

Raphael Varane: 'Lisandro Martinez picked up ankle injury against Wolves'

Raphael Varane claims that Manchester United teammate Lisandro Martinez picked up "a little problem on his ankle" against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Aug 15, 17:01

Howard Webb comments on VAR interaction from Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers penalty call

Referees' chief Howard Webb comments on the VAR interaction that led to Wolverhampton Wanderers being wrongfully denied a penalty against Manchester United.

Sep 6, 09:46

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester United

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Man Utd 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
Sunday, August 6 at 4pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

Wolverhampton Wanderers

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Wolves 3-1 Rennes
Saturday, August 5 at 12.45pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 58.06%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Wolverhampton Wanderers had a probability of 19.43%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.2%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.68%), while for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win it was 0-1 (5.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Manchester United in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Manchester United.

Result
Manchester United	Draw	Wolverhampton Wanderers
58.06% ( 0.72)	22.51% ( -0.2)	19.43% ( -0.52)

Both teams to score 52.35% (

-0.2)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.57% (

0.16)

46.42% (

-0.16)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.29% (

0.15)

68.71% (

-0.15)

Manchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.3% (

0.3)

15.7% (

-0.3)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.24% (

0.55)

44.76% (

-0.55)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.09% (

-0.46)

37.9% (

0.45)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.32% (

-0.44)

74.68% (

0.44)

Score Analysis

Manchester United 58.05%

Wolverhampton Wanderers 19.43%

Draw 22.5%

Manchester United	Draw	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1-0 @ 11.01% ( 0.04) 2-0 @ 10.2% ( 0.14) 2-1 @ 9.9% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 6.3% ( 0.15) 3-1 @ 6.11% ( 0.07) 3-2 @ 2.96% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.92% ( 0.1) 4-1 @ 2.83% ( 0.06) 4-2 @ 1.37% ( 0.01) 5-0 @ 1.08% ( 0.05) 5-1 @ 1.05% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.33% Total : 58.05%	1-1 @ 10.68% ( -0.1) 0-0 @ 5.95% ( -0.04) 2-2 @ 4.8% ( -0.05) 3-3 @ 0.96% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.12% Total : 22.5%	0-1 @ 5.77% ( -0.11) 1-2 @ 5.18% ( -0.11) 0-2 @ 2.8% ( -0.09) 1-3 @ 1.68% ( -0.06) 2-3 @ 1.55% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 0.91% ( -0.04) Other @ 1.55% Total : 19.43%