Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United

Team news

Wolves wing-back Rayan Ait-Nouri is available again after serving a one-match suspension.

Midfielder Mario Lemina faces a fitness test after sitting out the weekend win over Leicester with a minor calf injury.

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim must decide whether to include unsettled forward Marcus Rashford in the matchday squad.

United are monitoring Matthijs de Ligt, who has been out with illness, while fellow defender Victor Lindelof may need to be assessed after missing Sunday's defeat by Bournemouth.

Match facts

Head to head

• Manchester United are looking for a fifth consecutive away win against Wolves.

• Wolves haven't beaten United at home since April 2019, a run of six matches in all competitions.

• A 97th-minute winner gave United a 4-3 win at Molineux the last time the teams met in February.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• This is the fourth time Wolves have been in the Premier League relegation zone on Christmas Day. They went on to be relegated in 2003-04 but stayed up in 2010-11 and 2022-23.

• Wolves could equal the Premier League record for most home defeats in a calendar year: 13 by Ipswich Town in 1994.

• They have kept just one league clean sheet at Molineux this season.

• Nonetheless, Vitor Pereira can become the second Portuguese manager to win his first two Premier League fixtures, emulating Jose Mourinho at Chelsea in August 2004.

• Wanderers are unbeaten in their past seven Boxing Day league games (W5, D2).

• Matheus Cunha has been involved in nine goals in his last nine Premier League games, scoring six and assisting three.

• Gonçalo Guedes has been directly involved in six goals across his last eight Premier League appearances, with two goals and four assists.

Manchester United

• Manchester United have lost three of their past four league fixtures, conceding the opening goal in all of them.

• United's tally of 22 points is their lowest after 17 league matches of a season since 1989-90. They are in the bottom half of the table at Christmas for the first time since that season.

• They have conceded 17 Premier League goals from set pieces (excluding penalties) in 2024, which is their most in a calendar year.

• Ruben Amorim has taken just six points from his first six league games in charge.

• Manchester United hold the English league record of 54 wins on Boxing Day.

• With four goals and six assists, Amad Diallo has been involved in 10 goals in his last 11 appearances for Manchester United in all competitions.

• Bruno Fernandes has failed to score in any of his eight Premier League matches versus Wolves.