English Premier
2025-04-20 - Manchester United vs Wolves
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Sunday 20th April 2025 - Kick Off 2pm
Manchester United
There have been many dramatic nights at Old Trafford both domestically and in Europe over the years, but the Europa League Quarter Final win over Lyon will go down right up amongst the best. Trailing 2-4 with eleven minutes left in Extra Time, Manchester United showed the pride and character that the fans would have asked for as they fought back and scored two very late goals to end up winning the tie 5-4 on the night and 7-6 on aggregate.
This just keeps the season alive for Ruben Amorim and Manchester United with all of the eggs in the Europa League basket. They have a very tough looking Semi Final coming up next month, but for now Manchester United turn their attention back to the Premier League where they sit in 14th place and with a 6-3-7 record at Old Trafford.
Manchester United may have failed to win any of their last 5 games in all competitions in normal time, but the Extra Time win over Lyon on Thursday will have given all associated with the club a real lift. Since beating Ipswich Town at Old Trafford, Manchester United have won 1 of their last 5 games here in normal time. However, the side are unbeaten in 7 at home in all competitions in regulation.
Joshua Zirkzee's first season with the club has come to an end with an injury, but he will be back in time for pre-season. Both Matthijs de Ligt and Ayden Heaven are doubts, while manager Ruben Amorim suggested he will ring the changes after the emotional and physical effort put into Thursday night.
Wolves
Vitor Pereira attended the game at Old Trafford on Thursday, but departed along with thousands of fans with Lyon on course to make it through to the Semi Final. His only real concern is Wolves though and Pereira has done a fine job at Molineux over the last four months with safety almost assured.
They are 16th in the Premier League table and Wolves have a 14 point lead over Ipswich Town in the relegation zone and with just 18 points left on the table. A win at Old Trafford and Ipswich Town's failure to beat Arsenal in a game being played at the same time would be enough for Wolves to guarantee their spot in the top flight for another campaign. The side have a 5-3-8 record away from home in the Premier League this season.
Wolves are not only unbeaten in 5 Premier League games in a row, but they won the last 4 of those fixtures and that has been the key to pushing so far clear of the relegation zone. They will be chasing a fourth away League victory on the spin on Sunday having beaten Bournemouth, Southampton and Ipswich Town in the last 3.
Matt Doherty, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Hee-Chan Hwang are all doubts for this game. Matheus Cunha was back from suspension last weekend, but began the 4-2 home win over Tottenham Hotspur on the bench, although he did come on to score.
Head to Head
Wolves produced a 2-0 home win over Manchester United on Boxing Day.
Manchester United have won 3 of their last 4 at home against Wolves, although the exception was a defeat.
Prediction
The layers have clearly heard the words from Ruben Amorim after Manchester United's unbelievable win in the Europa League Quarter Final and the prices in the home-draw-away win markets have changed accordingly.
The home team had been an odds on shot to win this fixture earlier in the week, but Amorim has admitted that some of the key Manchester United players need to be protected. While a strong Premier League finish will come with a financial reward, it has long felt clear that the Europa League is the biggest prize on offer with the chance to return to the Champions League by picking up the trophy.
All eyes are on Bilbao- the Final is held there, but first Manchester United have to beat Athletic Bilbao who will be hugely motivated to play in the Final they will be hosting.
With that in mind, Manchester United could give some of the fringe players an opportunity here.
The squad has plenty of international footballers to call upon so it will still be a decent Manchester United side, but the decision to potentially rest Bruno Fernandes will make it very tough for the home team. The chief creator being absent would make it difficult for Manchester United and they are facing an in-form Wolves team that have won 4 Premier League games in a row.
Some will point out that those victories have all been against teams that are currently below Manchester United, but Wolves are only 3 points behind the hosts in the standings.
Unlike Manchester United, Wolves have also had plenty of time to prepare for this game and they look far too big a price to ignore when it comes to potentially winning for a second time in four visits to Old Trafford. The home team have more defeats than losses at home in the Premier League and it simply would not be a huge surprise if this is a much flatter game, both in the stands and on the field, for Manchester United after Thursday's ridiculous finish.
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The Pick :
Manchester United 0-1 Wolves
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
I'll suggest Wolves to Win at 3.20 with BetFred
