Liverpool beat Leicester to go seven points clear at top of Premier League
Gakpo, Jones & Salah score as Reds come from behind to win
Haaland says 'life not easy' as Man City held by Everton - read more
Silva's 'rehabilitation complete' after Fulham stun Chelsea - read more
Nottm Forest must 'enjoy moment' after beating Tottenham - read more
FT: Wolves 2-0 Man Utd
Ruben Amorim has lost four of his seven Premier League games as a manager (W2-D1-L4).
He now holds the record for fewest Premier League games for a Manchester United manager to record his fourth defeat. The previous record was 13 games under Erik ten Hag.
Wolves 2-0 Man Utd
Image source, Getty ImagesAll over. A great result for Wolves who defeat Manchester United at home for the first time since 2019 and climb out of the relegation zone in the process.
Wolves 2-0 Man Utd
Lucy Ward
Former Leeds striker on Amazon Prime
It's a big sigh of relief. Matheus Cunha has been brilliant.
The ball into the space and it was about decision making. Cunha has got every decision right this evening.
Hwang
Image source, ReutersGame over. Matheus Cunha races on to a long ball from his own half and with the visitors all pressed forward, carries the ball towards goal before teeing up Hwang Hee-chan to place his effort past a rather helpless Andre Onana.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
The ball is in the Manchester United half and time is running out for the visitors.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Wolves have not had a shot for over 30 minutes and they are playing 10 men. That said they will be delighted to get over the line here.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Harry Maguire is now up in the Wolves penalty area but his header, from 12 yards or so is easily saved by home goalkeeper Jose Sa.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Manchester United Harry Maguire handles the ball on half way but the referee does not spot it.
#bbcfootball, WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only – texts will be charged at your standard message rate)
Amorim is another example of a modern manager unable to adapt. If you don't have the players for your preferred system, you play a different system. No good getting thumped every week when you know they'll never adapt to what you want. Dreadful.
Rich, a very happy Newcastle fan, in Glasgow
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Double change for the hosts, who send Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Craig Dawson on to replace Nelson Semedo and Jorgen Strand Larsen.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves clear and now get a throw-in up the other end. The hosts are just about doing enough.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Lucy Ward
Former Leeds striker on Amazon Prime
Matt Doherty didn't need to do that.
All Doherty had to do was hold Alejandro Garnacho up.
This gives Manchester United an opportunity.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Image source, Getty ImagesEIGHT added minutes.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Wolves are readying Craig Dawson for action as Matt Doherty hacks at Alejandro Garnacho and gives the visitors a free-kick wide on the left.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Wolves are looking nervy at the back just smashing the ball clear despite playing against 10 men.
As a result it keeps coming back and Noussair Mazraoui has a shot blocked for United, while Harry Maguire can't get onto Casemiro's dinked cross.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
A slight bit of confusion as Portuguese wing-back Rodrigo Gomes looks to be coming on for Jorgen Strand Larsen before a change of plan sees Rayan Ait-Nouri withdrawn.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Image source, PA MediaMatheus Cunha tries to thread the ball through to Hwang, but United wing-back Diogo Dalot tracks him and makes a decent tackle to clear.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
Lucy Ward
Former Leeds striker on Amazon Prime
Manchester United need that magic from someone.
It's better from Man Utd they are connecting passes and getting balls into the box.
Wolves 1-0 Man Utd
That's half a chance. Alejandro Garnacho with a looping header for the visitors but it's over the bar and Jose Sa always had that one covered.
#bbcfootball, WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only – texts will be charged at your standard message rate)
United fan in Maplewood, New Jersey on holiday. Don’t know what’s worse, the game or the guy behind me asking if it’s the ‘Werewolves’ in yellow playing!
Ryan
Very nearly at the halfway point of the season and MUFC are heading towards a very real relegation battle - you would think that unthinkable but it really isn't!
Tristan
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 42 |
| |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 35 |
| |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 34 |
| |
| 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 33 |
| |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 29 |
| |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 29 |
| |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 28 |
| |
| 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 28 |
| |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 28 |
| |
| 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 23 |
| |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 23 |
| |
| 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 23 |
| |
| 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 22 |
| |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 17 |
| |
| 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
| |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 15 |
| |
| 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 14 |
| |
| 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 12 |
| |
| 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 37 | -26 | 6 |
|
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.
