{"id":662100,"date":"2025-12-08T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=662100"},"modified":"2025-12-07T13:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:07:29","slug":"wolves-predicted-lineup-manchester-united-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/12\/08\/wolves-predicted-lineup-manchester-united-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Predicted Lineup vs Manchester United for December 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

This fixture at Molineux offers a crucial chance for Wolverhampton Wanderers to avoid setting an unwanted record for their most Premier League defeats in a row. They host Manchester United in a match that could well define whether the season spirals into further despair or they finally break the losing streak. Under new management and with fans growing restless amid planned protests<\/a>, Wolves will be desperate to produce a performance that earns them their first win of the season. Here is our Wolves predicted lineup.<\/p>\n

Wolves Predicted Lineup vs Manchester United, As Hosts Desperate For Points<\/h2>\n

How Wolves Have Lined Up Recently<\/h3>\n

Last time out, in the 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest<\/a>, Rob Edwards went with a 3-4-3 formation, with Sam Johnstone in goal and a midfield trio of Yerson Mosquera, Toti Gomes, and Emmanuel Agbadou.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> Wolves Looking to Offload Under-21 International Midfielder<\/a><\/p>\n

The midfield comprised Andr\u00e9, Jo\u00e3o Gomes, Jackson Tchatchoua, and David M\u00f8ller Wolfe, and the front three were Jhon Arias, J\u00f8rgen Strand Larsen, and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.<\/p>\n

Wolves Recent Form And Tactics<\/h3>\n

Form has been bleak. Wolves remain without a win this season; last week’s loss to Nottingham Forest extended the sequence of losses and underwhelming displays. Tactically, Wolves have increasingly relied on a conservative back-five system, aiming to absorb pressure and launch counterattacks rather than build from the back with sustained possession. The midfield with Gomes and Andr\u00e9 has used physicality to win the ball back often, while the wing-backs provide width.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>: Wolves Season Of Crisis And The Looming 11-Point Marker<\/a><\/p>\n

However, creativity has been a concern. Wolves have struggled to create clear-cut chances or any consistent attacking rhythm. Edwards<\/a> himself has said: \u201cWe’re in this bad, bad situation, but how do you want this to go? Do you want to fade away, or do you want to fight?<\/p>\n

Injuries And Suspensions To Consider<\/h3>\n

Jo\u00e3o Gomes will be suspended for this game after picking up five yellow cards. Marshall Munetsi has a calf issue that will keep him out of selection and potentially the African Cup of Nations. Ladislav Krej\u010di is also back training on grass, but not with the rest of the group, so he will also be unavailable.<\/p>\n

Wolves Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n

GK: <\/strong>Sam Johnstone<\/p>\n

Defence: <\/strong>Yerson Mosquera \u2013 Emmanuel Agbadou \u2013 Toti Gomes<\/p>\n

Midfield:<\/strong>\u00a0 Andr\u00e9 \u2013 Jean-Ricner Bellegarde \u2013\u00a0 Tchatchoua Tchatchoua \u2013 David M\u00f8ller Wolfe<\/p>\n

Forwards: <\/strong>Jhon Arias \u2013 J\u00f8rgen Strand Larsen \u2013 Hwang Hee-chan<\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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This fixture at Molineux offers a crucial chance for Wolverhampton Wanderers to avoid setting an unwanted record for their most Premier League defeats in a row. They host Manchester United in a match that could well define whether the season spirals into further despair or they finally break the losing streak. Under new management and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5441,"featured_media":652748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,18,1831,2510],"tags":[31721],"class_list":["post-662100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-manchester-united","category-starting-line-up","category-wolves","tag-wolves-predicted-lineup"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5441"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662100"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662108,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662100\/revisions\/662108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}