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Key events
80 mins: PENALTY! We are having an on-field review for this. It is Amad’s shot that hits him on his elbow it looks like he is trying to get his arm out of the way but the officials seem to think he is moving it in the way.
79 mins: Mainoo gets one of the biggest cheers of the night when it comes on. He is in the box to attack a Fernandes corner, which finds Amad at the back post, from where he has two shots in quick succession, both being blocked. VAR is checking for a handball …
78 mins: United have a free-kick right on the edge of the box after a foul on Mount. Fernandes looks most eager of the five around the ball, but he clips is just over via a deflection off the wall.
Mainoo is coming on for Casemiro.
76 mins: United break once more, Fernandes tries to pick out a marauding Amad but Johnstone comes to claim.
If Amorim wants a PR win, this would be a good time to bring on Shea Lacey for his debut.
74 mins: Cunha has had eight shots in the match! That is the second most of any single player in a Premier League match.
72 mins: A nice moment for former Rochdale man Mane to get come up against United, having moved to Manchester as a youngster.
“Bruno Fernandes showing why Amorim needs to play him as a number 10,” says Michael. “Turning down $100m+ from Saudi Arabia for and then playing him in central defensive midfielder is the sort of thing that should cost someone their job.”
70: I suspect plenty of Wolves fans will miss the final 15 minutes of the match too at this rate. United are completely on top and Wolves do not have the answers.
Wolves send on Mane, Arokodare and Hugo Bueno on Toti, Strand Larsen, Arias off. The removal of Strand Larsen is greeted with applause. The poor lad can’t do much with no service, not that he did much otherwise.
United send on Yoro and Martinez on, Mazraoui and Heaven off.
67 mins: Almost a fourth as Mount finds Fernandes in space, the captain tries to pick out Cunha for a tap in but Agbadou intervenes.
And again … Fernandes lifts a cross in this time, again with Cunha as the target but his diving header is well stopped by Johnstone.
Wolves look cooked.
65 mins: That really must be game over and an eighth straight defeat for Wolves. If United throw this away, they might as well pack up and take up croquet instead.
An Andre free-kick causes some concern in the box but Mazraoui gets it back to the goalkeeper.
GOAL! Fernandes sees a goalbound shot blocked on the egde of the six-yard box, but the captain recovers, wanders out of the box to retrieve the ball. He chips a cross into the box and Mount calmly volleys home from close range.
GOAL! Wolves 1-3 Man United (Mount, 62)
Something like that will help.
61 mins: United really need to show they can turn the screw when in the lead. They let things slip in the first half and cannot afford to do so again. This Wolves team are not very good and if United have anything about them, they should be able to prove it.
59 mins: Mosquera winds up again but the ball is headed straight back to him, forcing him to cross which he does with the grace of a centre-back.
57 mins: Shaw puts United under pressure with some loose play on the edge of his own box. Fer Lopez nips in but Heaven is there to clean up.
Mosquera lobs a long throw into the United box … there is some lighthearted pinball but United clear. The ball comes back, causing greater panic until Mazraoui whacks it upfield.
55 mins: Can Wolves come back again? Without Bellegarde on, someone else really needs to step up.
53 mins: In more bad news for Wolves, Bellegarde is down needing treatment. He has been Wolves’ most dangerous player by far. Fer Lopez is being readied to come on.
GOAL! It had been coming. United are much improved. Cunha sends a pass through for Dalot, who taps it across to Mbeumo, giving him an easy chance with Johnstone stranded.
GOAL! Wolves 1-2 Man United (Mbeumo, 52)
United score on the counter.
51 mins: Wolves need to be in United’s faces and make them afraid of losing. Molineux is a little quiet at the moment and could do with a bit more noise.
Mount whacks a cracking pass to Mbeumo, who slips in Cunha. The Brazilian can’t get his shot away and Agbadou gets back, meaning the effort is weak. Cunha claims a penalty but nothing is doing.
49 mins: Cunha is in a race with Johnstone to reach a through ball first. The goalkeeper gets there first but cannot claim, allowing Mbeumo a shot at a goalkeeper-less goal, only to see some gold shirts in his way.
47 mins: Krejci is cautioned for pulling back Fernandes. Wolves really need to keep 11 on the pitch here.
Amad ducks in and out of a couple of challenges before laying the ball off to Cunha on the edge of the box but the shot is high and wild.
Second half
Here we go again!
Chris has been in touch: “United goal shouldn’t have stood either. Not because of the foul but due to its incredibly low quality.”
United’s front three do have the quality but do not look like a cohesive unit at the moment.
“Wolves’ defending hasn’t been good, but neither has United’s,” pens Kári Tulinius. “The latter have much better attackers, but if they keep allowing the opposition to pass it around the penalty box, Wolverhampton will score another. It’s like the Mancunians just assumed the Old Gold were incapable of scoring, so wouldn’t have to defend.”
Jonathan emails: “From penalties being given out for any touch inside the box, feels like we’ve swung too far the other direction. Agbadou is stood far back from the shot and leans into the path of the ball to deflect it with his arm. I thought the change was implemented to not penalize defenders who did not have time to get out of the way, not to allow them to make themselves bigger to purposefully block a shot or pass.”
Joshua Keeling ponders: “Fourteen shots and five on target, versus three shots and 1 on target for Wolves. United should be out of sight. Why oh why do we have to make it so hard for ourselves?”
Half time! Wolves 1-1 Man United
United set their own downfall by not doing more to add to their opener. Wolves and Molineux is alive for the first time in a while.
GOAL! Wolves have got into the game recently but not offered much threat. In the end, Hoever pings a cross to the back post, which Moller Wolfe sends towards the penalty area and a sliding Bellegarde pokes home.
GOAL! Wolves 1-1 Man United (Bellegarde 45+2)
LORDY!
45 mins: Two minutes added on.
44 mins: Getting into the break only a goal behind would be good news for Wolves.
In less good news, Strand Larsen is booked for a late challenge on Heaven.
42 mins: United break through Mbeumo but Moller Wolfe does well to get back at him.
It allows Wolves to counter, culminating with Bellegarde whacking a shot wide from the edge of the box. The Wolves fans have some hope.
40 mins: Arias turns the ball round the corner for Andre, who is in a good position but his cross is just ahead of Strand Larsen.
John Peeler: “It will take a generous act of Heaven for Wolves to Hoever up a goal here. I wonder how long they can Hwang on?”
Does Peter Oh have a pseudonym?
38 mins: Fernandes works a short corner on the left, sending in a cross which Johnstone clears. Amad picks up the ball on the left and fires a shot at goal which hits Agbadou on the arm and flies wide. VAR has a quick look but it’s not a penalty.
Mbeumo is booked for clattering into Arias.
36 mins: Just a reminder that Wolves have failed to score in their past five games. They do not look like ending that streak.
United are back in possession. Dalot clips a cross in with the outside of his right book but Toti just beats Cunha to the ball at the back post. The corner is headed onto the roof of his own net by Strand Larsen.
34 mins: Lammens catches a cross but is fouled by Strand Larsen in the process.
33 mins: Wolves enjoy a vaguely creative moments thanks to a smart pass from Bellegarde but Moller Wolfe’s cross is intercepted.
31 mins: Bellegarde sends a pass through for Arias to chase. He claims Heaven has pulled him down, the referee gives nothing and then the flag goes up to remove any doubt.
29 mins: The goal has also taken away the anger from the Wolves fans, who are understandably dejected. They were calling for the owners to go but are enduring a few moments of apathy.
It should be two! Mbeumo goes through after a sliding pass from Fernandes. The first shot is blocked, then Cunha’s rebound is cleared off the line and Amad eventually shoots wide.
27 mins: There is not aggression within this Wolves team, they’re passive all over the pitch. United just need to bide their time and they will get more.
GOAL! Andre is caught in possession facing his own goal by Casemiro. The United man finds Cunha on the edge of the box, he tees up Fernandes, but he falls over, eventually bundling home while lying on the ground. Can Wolves forfeit the rest of the season now?
GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Man United (Fernandes, 25)
What a gloriously shambolic goal.
24 mins: Bellegarde is needlessly cleaned out of the touchline by Mazraoui while running the ball out of play.
23 mins: United are looking the more dangerous by far at Molineux. They’ve enjoyed some neat touches in and around the box but Wolves are able to get in the way of crosses.
“Apologies in advance, but the two Buenos among the Wolves substitutes are two good to just sit on the bench,” ‘jokes’ Peter Oh. “I’ll get my winter coat now.”
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