Wolves vs Man Utd LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as VAR denies Marcus Rashford a second

Man Utd will move into top four with victory over Wolves who hope to escape relegation zone

"Good is not good enough, we have to do better" - Ten Hag rates start at Man Utd

Manchester United can move into the top four with a victory over Wolves this afternoon as Erik ten Hag’s men are only one point behind fourth-placed Tottenham, who face Aston Villa on Sunday. Meanwhile, three points for Wolves today would be a huge boost to their hopes of avoiding relegation and would take them out of the drop zone.

The Red Devils restarted their Premier League campaign with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest as Marcus Rashford continued his hot streak of form and Anthony Martial also got on the scoresheet. Ten Hag’s team look pacey and determined but in the past, they have followed up great wins with shaky performances and will hope to avoid doing so again today.

Wolves come into the match sitting 18th in the table but only one point behind Everton and West Ham and just three behind 14th placed Bournemouth. They can easily shoot up the table with a string of good results and will be confident of challenging Man Utd following Rayan Ait-Nouri’s 95th minute winner against Everton last time out.

Follow all the action from Molineux as Wolves take on Manchester United:

Wolves vs Manchester United

• 90+3’ SAVE! - De Gea denies Jimenez from inside the six-yard box (WOL 0-1 MUN)
• 85’ NO GOAL! -Rashford is denied a second due to handball (WOL 0-1 MUN)
• 76’ GOAL! - Rashford opens the scoring after coming off the bench (WOL 0-1 MUN)
• 57’ SAVE! - De Gea tips Neves’ free kick wide of the post (WOL 0-0 MUN)
• 45+1! - CHANCE! - Antony’s header is kept out by Sa (WOL 0-0 MUN)
• 16’ SAVE! - Sa denies Garnacho from close range (WOL 0-0 MUN)
• 6’ CHANCE! - Casemiro’s headed effort deflected over (WOL 0-0 MUN)
• Marcus Rashford dropped by Erik ten Hag for ‘disciplinary’ reasons

[31 December 2022 14:13 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Wolves 0-2 Man Utd (Rashford, 84’)⚽️

84 mins: Rashford has another one! He makes a fine run into the box as the ball gets slipped through to him. Rashford drills one low at Jose Sa who gets an initial block in.

The ball rebounds back at Rashford, hits him and bounces over the line. VAR is checking it though...

[31 December 2022 14:11 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0-1 Man Utd

82 mins: Casemiro wins the ball back in the middle of the pitch but takes out Nunes in the process. The referee plays on and the Wolves fans are going mad that the challenge wasn’t given as a foul.

[31 December 2022 14:09 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0-1 Man Utd

79 mins: Raul Jimenez comes on for the final 10 minutes or so replacing Daniel Podence for Wolves. Can the striker get Wolves back on level terms?

Anthony Martial is taken off with Donny van de Beek brought on for Man Utd.

[31 December 2022 14:05 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Man Utd (Rashford, 76’)⚽️

76 mins: Marcus Rashford again! The in-form forward for Manchester United sends them in front through a fine move from the left.

Tyrell Malacia sends the ball up to Rashford who runs at the Wolves defence and goes past two defenders before giving the ball to Bruno Fernandes and continuing his run into the penalty are.

Fernandes returns the ball to Rashford who shrugs off Jonny before whipping a shot into the back of the net!

[31 December 2022 14:04 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

75 mins: Manchester United are trying to run the ball into the box but there is no space to run into. Wolves now have three centre-backs on the pitch so they’re covered for cross into the middle as well.

It’s going to take a bit of ingenuity to breakdown this Wolves team.

[31 December 2022 14:01 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

72 mins: Rayan Ait-Nouri and Toti are introduced for Wolves replacing Joao Moutinho and Hugo Bueno. Matheus Nunes will play one for now.

Fred hacks down an enterprising Nathan Collins and Wolves win another free kick in a dangerous area. Ruben Neves sets himself to take on David De Gea again but this time drills his shot into the wall.

[31 December 2022 13:59 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

69 mins: Matheus Nunes seems to have injured his knee and is hobbling off the pitch following poor tackle in the middle of the pitch.

There’s going to be a few minutes of stoppage time added on at the end of this one.

[31 December 2022 13:56 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

66 mins: Hwang Hee-Chan hits Fred with a firm challenge but wins the ball and leaves the Man Utd midfielder in a heap on the floor. Bruno Fernandes switches the play and sends the ball over to Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

He gives it to Antony who flicks the ball to Casemiro. With few options available Casemiro has a dart with a volley from outside the box but fires the effort wide of the far post.

[31 December 2022 13:51 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

63 mins: Erik ten Hag makes another change and introduces Fred to replace Christian Eriksen. The Dane hasn’t had the space to fully utilise his talents this afternoon and Fred provides a more direct option for Manchester United.

[31 December 2022 13:49 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

60 mins: Casemiro dinks a chipped pass into the penalty area for Bruno Fernandes who makes a run in behind. He brings the ball under control then fizzes one wide of the target.

The offside flag goes up and Fernandes breathes a sigh of relief after missing the chance.