Overview
- Kick-off is Tuesday, Dec 30 at 8:15 p.m. GMT at Old Trafford, with Thomas Bramall as referee and John Brooks on VAR.
- Sky Sports broadcasts the match in the UK, with coverage on NBC Sports in the U.S., JioHotstar in India and Stan Sport in Australia.
- Manchester United list Amad and Noussair Mazraoui as AFCON absentees, Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo sidelined through injury, and Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt as doubts, with Mason Mount a doubt after Newcastle.
- Wolves travel winless at the bottom with 2 points from 18 games, a club-record 11 straight league defeats and seven losses under Rob Edwards, plus André suspended and Emmanuel Agbadou at AFCON.
- United seek back-to-back league wins after Boxing Day’s 1-0 victory featuring Patrick Dorgu’s goal, with previews noting Amorim’s recent 4-2-3-1 switch and betting markets leaning strongly to a home win (Evening Standard prediction 3-0; Betfair 3/10).