Manchester United secured a place in the 4th round of the FA Cup as they defeated Wolves 1-0 at home.
It was an intense contest as both sides rallied against each other on the pitch under the eye watch of the match referees.
The Red Devils were deserved winners and the score line would have been better making it a warming to Liverpool their next opponent ahead of the Anfield showdown.
Wolves did their all but it was Mata who settled the game 7 minutes after the hour mark as United celebrated for once against Wolves.
Following the massive win, we evaluate the statistics (interesting) record from the Old Trafford contest.
Shots On target
Manchester United – 6
Wolverhamptom Wanderers – 4
Manchester United were prevalent here as they have got 4 comparitively more shot on target. This meant that were more precise in front of goal than Wolves thus deserving the victory in the match.
These series of attempts on goal would have unsettled the Wolves defense as the pressure paid off with United’s solitary goal coming in the 67th minutes.
Shots Off Target
Manchester United – 3
Wolverhamptom Wanderers – 6
In this area, the case was different as Wolves gained ascendancy with a couple of missed attempts on goal as indicated in the match statistics.
This served them right as they did little to test United all through the game while they had 6 shots off target as a result of the shortcoming on the pitch.
This was underwhelming from the visitors (Wolves) despite the obvious quality we know they’ve got in their squad.
Possession
Manchester United – 57%
Wolverhamptom Wanderers – 43%
This depicts where the technical superiority lied on in the midfield as United enjoy a high ration of the possession than Wolves in the game.
It proved to be the different in the contest as this caused momentary disruption which paved the way for the Red Devils to find the winner in the game courtesy of Juan Mata’s excellent finish in the box.
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Corners
Manchester United – 6
Wolverhamptom Wanderers – 5
Manchester United dominated on this stance as they had a slight advantage over their opponent Wolves.
This also meant that Wolves did not got to sleep in the course of the match as they exerted the pressure of their own on the host Manchester United.
This may prove the difference, however in the game as regards to how close the game was between the two sides as the end justify the means as the case presented itself in the game.
Offsides
Manchester United – 3
Wolverhamptom Wanderers – 3
Both sides were in a form of quick measure as they sought to get the better of each other in the game.
Wolves on this account have their goal ruled out for offside by VAR (Video Assistant Referees) much to the relief of the host Manchester United and their home fans.
Manchester United had a fiery tale of their own as they aimed for the break through goal in the game through any possible short cut.
This was well spotted by the match referee who managed the match between both sides (Manchester United & Wolves) with genuine fairness.
Fouls
Manchester United – 5
Wolverhamptom Wanderers – 10
The match produced a total of (5+10) = 15 fouls as both sides rubbed should against each other in the third rounds of the FA Cup replay.
Manchester United had 5 fouls compared to Wolverhampton’s 10 fouls committed in the tie as it depicts how the visitors aimed to stifle the ball off the home side who had more of the ball with a lot of physical challenges during the course of the 90 minutes.
Yellow Cards
Manchester United – 2
Wolverhamptom Wanderers – 2
Both teams made a couple of rash challenges in the game as mentioned above in the fouls committed.
However, both sides had a fair share of the booking as both teams were booked twice each. United was booked in the 37th minutes for Fred and defender Harry Maguire in the 74th and 84th minutes respectively.
While Wolves got booked for Pedro and Leander Dendoncker in the 59th and 84th minutes of the game, respectively.
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