Manchester United v Wolves – Line-ups, stats and preview

Manchester United will look to end another difficult year on a positive note when they host Wolves at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening.

After edging past Newcastle on Boxing Day, the Red Devils aim to claim back-to-back Premier League victories against a Wolves side rooted to the bottom of the table.

Amorim’s record at Old Trafford has improved steadily, with five wins from the club’s last eight home league matches after managing only four victories from his first 14.

United have also enjoyed recent success against Wolves, winning eight of the last 11 meetings between the sides, including a 4-1 victory at Molineux earlier this month.

However, the hosts have lost their final league game of the calendar year in each of the past two seasons and will be keen to avoid another stumble against opponents facing an uphill battle for survival.

Wolves arrive in Manchester having won just one of their final league fixtures across the last six calendar years, though that solitary success came in a 1-0 win at Old Trafford in April.

That result stands out in an otherwise bleak period for the Midlands club, who have now lost 25 Premier League matches in 2025 and are at risk of equalling Ipswich Town’s unwanted record of 26 defeats in a single calendar year.

Without a win from 18 league games this season, Wolves have collected just two points and sit 16 points adrift of safety.

Team news for Manchester United v Wolves

Manchester United remain without several players through injury and international duty, including Fernandes, while Mason Mount is a major doubt after being withdrawn at half-time against Newcastle.

Kobbie Mainoo, Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire are all sidelined, while Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui are away at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Amorim may again deploy Patrick Dorgu in an advanced role after the winger’s recent upturn in form, having contributed to two goals in his last two matches.

Benjamin Sesko is expected to lead the line, supported by Matheus Cunha, who faces his former club.

For Wolves, centre-backs Toti Gomes and Emmanuel Agbadou are unavailable, though Hugo Bueno returned from injury at Anfield.

Rodrigo Gomes, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Marshall Munetsi, Daniel Bentley and Tawanda Chirewa also miss out.

With Jorgen Strand Larsen struggling for form, Tolu Arokodare could continue to partner Mateus Mane in attack.