Evening Standard
·20 April 2025
Manchester United vs Wolves: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

Evening Standard
·20 April 2025
Red Devils attempt to refocus on Premier League duty against resurgent opponents after epic Lyon comeback
Many United fans will still be on cloud nine after the most thrilling night of a mostly miserable season on Thursday, when Lyon were vanquished in the Europa League quarter-finals in the most dramatic of circumstances at Old Trafford.
After an initial pulsating 2-2 draw in France, the second leg was simply astonishing and featured a pair of two-goal comebacks, with United blowing a 2-0 half-time lead to be taken to extra time and then falling 4-2 behind to 10 men and looking to be heading out before three goals in seven minutes from Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire saw them win 5-4 on the night and 7-6 on aggregate.
A two-legged semi-final tie with Athletic Bilbao now awaits, as might the tantalising prospect of a potential showpiece showdown with Tottenham, with winning the Europa League now the full priority as United seek to return to the Champions League next season but currently sit down in 14th place in the top-flight and only three points above 17th.
Ruben Amorim’s side have won only three of their last 10 in the league in what is by far and away their worst season of the Premier League era, thrashed 4-1 by Carabao Cup winners Newcastle at St James’ Park last weekend to follow a drab Manchester derby stalemate against City and defeat at Nottingham Forest.
They now come up against a resurgent Wolves team under Amorim’s compatriot Vitor Pereira who are only two places and three points behind their opponents in 16th.
They are 14 above the cut-adrift bottom three with only six games remaining having banished any lingering relegation worries with an impressive five-match unbeaten run that began with a draw against Everton before four successive wins over Southampton, West Ham, Ipswich and Tottenham, the latter thumped 4-2 at Molineux.
Manchester United vs Wolves is scheduled for a 2pm BST kick-off on Sunday April 20, 2025.
The match will take place at Old Trafford in Manchester.
TV channel: The match will not be broadcast live in the UK, having not initially been selected for television coverage and then moved back a day due to United’s ongoing involvement in the Europa League.
Free highlights: However, the Sky Sports app and YouTube channel will show highlights of the game, as will Match of the Day 2 from 10:30pm BST on BBC One on Sunday night.
Manchester United XI: Onana; Mazraoui, Lindelof, Fredricson; Dorgu, Eriksen, Ugarte, Amass; Garnacho, Mainoo; Hojlund
Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Evans, Yoro, Casemiro, Maguire, Fernandes, Mount, Obi
Wolves XI: Sa, Bueno, Agbadou, Toti, Semedo, Andre, J Gomes, Ait-Nouri, Munetsi, Strand Larsen, Cunha
Subs: Doyle, Sarabia, Doherty, R Gomes, Forbs, Traore, Bentley, Djiga, Mane
It will be hard for Manchester United to quickly refocus on a long-since lost Premier League campaign after the sheer highs of Thursday night and one of the most incredible European games ever witnessed at Old Trafford.
Like fellow Europa League semi-finalists Tottenham, that competition is now their major priority with silverware and a crucial route back to the Champions League on offer for two clubs that have endured nightmare campaigns domestically.
United will no doubt be weakened by Amorim’s necessary changes and Wolves are in sublime form after winning four on the bounce.
It wouldn’t be any sort of shock to see them emerge victorious again here, but we think the much-changed hosts will do enough to claim a share of the spoils in another entertaining fixture.
Draw, 2-2.
Hwang and Matheus Cunha were both on target for Wolves in a 2-0 victory over United at Molineux on Boxing Day - a match in which Bruno Fernandes was sent off for the third time this season.
The last meeting between these two sides at Old Trafford was an absolute classic in February 2024 as Mainoo popped up in the 97th minute to snatch a 4-3 victory after Wolves had fought back from both 2-0 and 3-1 down.
Manchester United wins: 56
Wolves wins: 38
Draws: 20
Manchester United to win: 29/20
Wolves to win: 19/10
Draw: 23/10
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).