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Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Image source, Getty ImagesHere comes the cavalry? Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim with a last throw of the dice, brings on Alejandro Garnacho and Joshua Zirkzee for Amad Diallo and Rasmus Hojlund.
Denmark forward Hojlund did not have a single touch in the Wolves penalty area.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Lucy Ward
Former Leeds striker on Amazon Prime
There is still a few nerves in this Molineux crowd with it only being 1-0.
It has been a scrappy game at times.
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United have 4 players I'd definitely keep for the rebuild: Yoro, Ugarte, Mazraoui, and Amad. As a fan whose watched every game for last 30 years the rest aren't good enough to play for us.
Mike, Surrey.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
A double change from Wolves. Vitor Pereira clearly thinking the same hooks Joao Gomes and Goncalo Guedes and brings on Tommy Doyle and Hwang Hee-chan.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Joao Gomes pulls at Amad Diallo and then has a nibble at Anthony resulting in a Manchester United free-kick.
The Brazilian is already on a yellow card and has committed more fouls (five) than any player today, he really ought to calm things down. The last thing Wolves want is to end up with 10 men themselves.
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Image source, Getty ImagesOnana doesn't do himself any favours but the FA need to do something about that. The fact a player can stand directly in front of the goalkeeper make no attempt to play the ball and simply impede the goalkeeper from claiming a cross is stupid.
Dean
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Antony drills an effort just wide of the bottom right corner from distance. Not a bad effort from Manchester United's Brazilian winger.
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Amorim appears to have made Man Utd worse, which is both remarkable and hilarious in equal measure.
Tony
Might be best if the fog comes down quicker, hide the poor football.
Mo, Darlaston
Santa is a Scouser!
Ant from Christchurch
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
A Christian Eriksen free-kick gives the visitors the chance to get bodies forward and Casemiro heads down but straight at Jose Sa.
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My Sunday league club regularly score from corners, partially because we have a taker who wouldn't look out of place at the highest level. It's simple, whip it on the keeper, ask your attackers to put 'gentle' pressure on the keeper, and you are destined to cause problems.
Joel (Bochur Juniors Manager)
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Image source, Getty ImagesA triple change for Manchester United, who frankly did not look like scoring with 11 men.
Antony, Christian Eriksen and Casemiro replace Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte and Leny Yoro.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Lucy Ward
Former Leeds striker on Amazon Prime
Wolves look more organised and that goal gives them belief.
They kept a clean sheet against Leicester and they will be desperate for another one.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Manchester United have conceded 10 goals in the Premier League this term from set pieces.
That was their eighth in their past seven games in all competitions under Ruben Amorim
Liverpool v Leicester (20:00 GMT)
Curtis Jones makes his 100th Premier League appearance for Liverpool - one of two changes from the side that demolished Tottenham 6-3 on Sunday.
Darwin Nunez also starts as Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz drop to the bench.
Federico Chiesa is back on the bench after recovering from illness.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones, Salah, Gakpo, Nunez.
Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Chiesa, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Quansah.
Three changes for Leicester from the side that started the 3-0 home defeat to Wolves last Sunday.
Jakub Stolarczyk starts in goal in place of Danny Ward while Jamie Vardy, who was a doubt after picking up a knock, misses out.
Harry Winks and Patson Daka also come into the side. Oliver Skipp drops to the bench.
Stolarczyk, 24, is making his Premier League debut. He was playing in League Two Hartlepool in 2022-23.
Leicester XI: Stolarczyk, Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen, Soumare, Winks, El Khannouss, Ayew, Mavididi, Daka.
Subs: Iversen, Okoli, De Cordova-Reid, Choudhury, Skipp, Edouard, Thomas, Alves, Buonanotte.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Lucy Ward
Former Leeds striker on Amazon Prime
Image source, ReutersIt had to be Matheus Cunha.
He plays with such belief in his ability. Andre Onana has nobody on the post and he is saying he is obstructed.
I am not sure there's enough in that for VAR to scrub it off.
Cunha has been brilliant in this game.
Matheus Cunha
Image source, Getty ImagesDirect from a corner. What is Andre Onana doing?
Boxed in by Matt Doherty and Santiago Bueno, Onana is too busy trying to shove the former out of the way as the ball sails over his head and goes in at the far post.
Shambolic defending from a set piece again.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
Manchester United are currently penned back in and look like a team waiting to concede a goal.
Wolves very much on the front foot now.
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Image source, ReutersPeople don't know it but the reason Fernandes was red carded was that I have just bought him into my Fantasy team, having sold Saka.
Cristian
Nasty tackle from Fernándes. Not too clever if you're on a yellow already. Captain letting the side down.
Raymondo
A captain that gets three red cards before January, probably shouldn't be a captain
Drew
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
Referee Tony Harrington has given three red cards in 10 Premier League games this season, only Chris Kavanagh (four) and Robert Jones (five) have given more.
The Teeside official now adds Manuel Ugarte to his book after the United midfielder flicks the ball away after Wolves are awarded a free-kick. The Uruguay international will have a suspension on the way, as that's his fifth yellow of the season.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
Image source, ReutersBruno Fernandes has collected his second red card in the Premier League (177th appearance) and his first since 29th September 2024.
It is actually the United captain's third of the season, albeit the three-match ban he got after being dismissed against Tottenham earlier this term was overturned.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 42 |
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| 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 35 |
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| 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 34 |
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| 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 33 |
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| 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 29 |
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| 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 29 |
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| 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 28 |
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| 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 28 |
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| 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 28 |
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| 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
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| 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 23 |
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| 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 23 |
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| 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 23 |
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| 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 22 |
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| 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 17 |
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| 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
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| 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 15 |
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| 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 14 |
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| 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 12 |
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| 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 37 | -26 | 6 |
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Manager: Arne Slot
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooij
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Arne Slot
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooij
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Premier League
All competitions
All competitions
All competitions
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League home games against Leicester (W10 D2), since losing three in a row between 1997 and 2000.
Leicester have won just two of their last 12 Premier League games against Liverpool (D1 L9). They’ve had three runs of three consecutive defeats in this run (including a current one), but they’ve not lost four straight league games against the Reds since between 1987 and 1996.
Liverpool have won their last seven league games played on Boxing Day, the longest current run among any side in England’s top four tiers, and the Reds’ longest ever such run.
Leicester have won just one of their last 10 Boxing Day league games (D2 L7), with that coming in 2018-19 against eventual champions Manchester City.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 21 matches in all competitions (W18 D3). It’s their longest run without defeat since a streak of 25 between April and November 2021, and their longest within a single season since a run of 24 between January and May 1989.
Liverpool have conceded eight goals in their last three Premier League games, as many as they had in their first 13 under Arne Slot. However, the Reds have scored at least twice in each of their last nine league games, their longest such run since September-December 2021 (11).
Leicester lost 4-0 against Newcastle and 3-0 against Wolves in their last two Premier League games. They last lost three consecutive league games by a margin of 3+ goals back in November 1958.
No current Premier League player has been involved in more goals (6) or provided more assists (4) on Boxing Day than Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.
Mohamed Salah has scored 99 goals in 141 home games in the Premier League (2 for Chelsea, 97 for Liverpool). If he scores, he will become the eighth player to score 100+ on home soil in the competition, and fourth-fastest, after Alan Shearer (91 apps), Thierry Henry (113), and Sergio Agüero (125).
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has scored eight Premier League goals against Liverpool, with only Andrew Cole (11) and Harry Kane (9) netting more against the Reds in the competition. At the age of 37 years and 350 days, Vardy would also be the oldest player to score a Premier League goal against Liverpool with a goal in this game.
