Wolves are back at Molineux this Boxing Day evening as Vitor Pereira's first home match in charge comes against Manchester United.
For the thousands of supporters who will be attending the 5.30pm kick-off, here is everything you need to know ahead of travelling to Molineux…
Key matchday information
There is due to be a festive lightshow ahead of kick-off on Thursday evening, and this will contain continuous flashing lights. If supporter’s have any concerns, or need further information regarding this, please contact fanservices@wolves.co.uk
Public transport to Molineux is set to be severely limited on Boxing Day, with no local train services operating. The bus and metro will operate on a reduced schedule (with last journeys between 5pm and 8pm) and are all anticipated to be very busy. We recommend supporters plan ahead and allow extra time for travel.
Tickets
Remaining tickets for this fixture are available on general sale and can be purchased through the ticketing website or by calling the ticket office on 0371 222 1877.
Season ticket holders will need to use their smartcard to gain access at the turnstiles.
All other tickets for this fixture have been sent as Print at Home tickets to supporter’s linked email address. If supporter’s have not received their tickets, we recommend contacting Fan Services directly on fanservices@wolves.co.uk and the team will be able to re-issue these.
Print at home tickets must be printed in high quality on A4 paper or can be opened on a mobile device allowing for the QR code to be scanned at the turnstiles. Ticket holders should scan barcodes or QR codes in the mouth of the reader when at the turnstiles.
Any supporter who experience any issues relating to their tickets are advised to visit the ticket office prior to kick-off.
Matchday schedule
Weather forecast
Overcast weather is forecast on Thursday evening, with temperatures expected to be around 10 degrees Celsius at the time of kick-off.
An up-to-date weather forecast can be found here.
Kits
Wolves will be wearing the 2024/25 gold home shirt and black shorts, with the goalkeeper wearing the green goalkeeper shirt and green shorts.
Manchester United will be in their white third shirt with the white shorts, with the goalkeeper wearing their black goalkeeper shirt and black shorts.
Entering the stadium
Supporters will only be able to gain entry to the stadium using the turnstile block designated on their ticket or season ticket smartcard.
Security and bag searches will take place at the turnstiles. Bags larger than an A4 size will not be permitted. Supporters may be requested to open your own bag to allow it to be searched.
All supporters over the age of 14 will be searched by a steward when entering the stadium.
More information in regard to searching can be found in the ground regulations.
Molineux Fan Zone
The Molineux Fan Zone is located next to Block 5 of the Sir Jack Hayward stand. The Fan Zone will open from 2.30pm on Boxing Day.
As always, there will be all the best entertainment, music, food, drink and games to get supporters ready for kick-off, as well as being joined by The Gaming Pad, where fans can take each other on in games of FC25 in a converted mobile gaming truck.
Fans are being inviting to make a difference through The Multibank 2024 Hygiene Poverty Campaign. By donating essential hygiene items, you can help ensure every child starts their day free of fear, anxiety, or judgement.
Bring unopened items like soap, shampoo, toothpaste, or deodorant to the Fanzone ahead of kick-off. These will go to Wolves Foundation’s community network to support local families in need.
Supporters can bring items up until kick-off when travelling on-foot. Any larger donations brought by car will be subject to road closures. If bringing items by car, the latest time supporters can do this will be strictly at 4pm.
We also remind supporters that any large liquid products or bags for donation will not be permitted inside the stadium in the accordance with our ground regulations.
North Bank Bar
The North Bank Bar is located next to block ND of the Stan Cullis stand and is accessible to season ticket holders and MyWolves members and will be open from around 3.30pm.
Please note that supporters may be denied entry once capacity has been reached. Junior supporters are welcome.
JD’s Top Bins Wins
‘JD’s Top Bins Wins’, the 2024/25 season's half-time game, gives supporters the chance to head out onto the Molineux pitch and get their hands on top JD prizes
Two contestants will take part in the game each matchday and will both have two attempts to kick their ball into either top corner of the goal. Each week, JD will supply fantastic prizes, and should neither contestant manage to win, the prize will roll over and accumulate for the next matchday, meaning the prize bundle could get bigger and bigger with every game.
Entry for the prize draw can be submitted at the Molineux Fan Zone before each match. Simply enter your details and see if you’re chosen to participate. If successful, you’ll receive a confirmation text message with instructions of what you need to do next.
Food and drink
Concourse catering kiosks will be open inside the stadium for this fixture serving food hot and cold drinks and alcoholic drinks.
A wide range of food options will be available, with both vegan and vegetarian alternatives provided.
Molineux is a cashless stadium and supporters are advised to ensure they have card or contactless payment ready when being served.
Ticket office
The ticket office is located between the Stan Cullis and Billy Wright Stands and will be open from 12pm until just after kick-off.
Molineux Megastore
The Molineux Megastore is located in the Stan Cullis Stand and will be open from 12pm up until kick-off.
Fan Services
The Fan Services team will be reachable by phone and email from 12pm on matchday to answer any matchday enquiries.
The phone line (01902 810485) will close two hours prior to kick-off at 3.30pm, however the fanservices@wolves.co.uk inbox will be monitored up until kick-off.
Supporters can also find up-to-date information on the Fan Services Twitter page at twitter.com/wolveshelp.
Matchday programme
The official Wolves matchday programme for 2024/25 will be available to purchase outside Molineux before every match this season, with a new-look 84-page edition focusing on the latest Premier League clash and packed full of exclusive and bespoke content and features.
As Wolves welcome Manchester United to Molineux, the programme will include a profile of new head coach Vitor Pereira, as he prepares to lead the team out for the first time at home, while captain Nelson Semedo features as the main interview.
The defender discusses his difficult start to life in football having only come into a professional club quite late in his teens, how he tries to keep his football life and his personal life separate and how he tries to keep a connection with his Cape Verde heritage.
The programme also includes exclusive chats with Joao Gomes and Toti, who take part in a special Festive Files features, where the pair discuss their Christmas favourites.
There is also focus on the other areas of the club, as we get to know under-18 defender Max Ruddock, while the programme catches up with Harry Flowers, the grandson of legendary midfielder Ron Flowers, who is keeping his grandad's legacy alive in Wolverhampton.
All this and much more, including a look at the best Wolves/Man United moments from history and a preview of what the visitors are expected to bring to Molineux, is all available in the new-look official matchday programme.
Programmes, priced at £4, are available to buy by from the Molineux Megastore, from the various programme sellers around the stadium and from the catering kiosks. Supporters not attending the fixture can purchase online through programme retailers Curtis Sports.
Travelling to Molineux
With a large number of people trying to get to Molineux on a matchday, we are very conscious of the impact on the environment and our neighbours.
When making your journey to Molineux we ask you, wherever possible, to consider travel options that will help us to reduce local traffic jams and inconsiderate parking around the stadium.
Parking
Supporters can check availability for official matchday parking and book spaces here. Details of further council owned car parks in the city can be found here.
Road closures
A number of road closures around the stadium as part of spectator safety measures will affect supporters on matchdays. Please refer to the road closure map here and information below for details.
Waterloo Road will be closed from the roundabout leading to ASDA up to the traffic lights at Newhampton Road from 90 minutes before kick-off up until a period at the discretion of the matchday safety officer at the end of the game – expected to be between 15 and 30 minutes.
Molineux Street and Sir Jack Hayward Way will be closed from one hour before kick-off, and Whitmore Hill will be closed from 30 minutes prior to kick-off. Road closures are detailed further on the map here. Car parks will be closed until the discretion of the matchday safety officer at the end of the game.
Away fans
Visiting supporters will be located in the lower tier of the Steve Bull Stand for this fixture and can enter the stadium via Turnstile Block 3.
Concourse catering kiosks will be available for visiting supporters, serving food, hot and cold drinks, and alcoholic drinks.
Molineux is a cashless stadium and visiting supporters are advised to ensure they have card or contactless payment to hand. Away supporters will also be welcome in the Molineux Fan Zone.
Man United supporters will have use of the new dedicated away pub, The Prince Albert. It’s around a three-minute walk from the train station, and around seven-minute walk from the official coach parking.
Reporting incidents
Supporters can speak to a steward or text WOLVES to 07723 479887.
Here at Wolves we are One Pack, each one of us can embrace this ethos by providing an enjoyable, safe and welcoming environment to everyone at Molineux.
Discrimination, harassment and victimisation relating to gender, sex and sexual orientation as well as religion or race and disability will not be tolerated.
If you experience or witness any form of discriminatory or offensive behaviour and language including comments, chanting and gestures or are feeling unsafe at any point during a matchday, then please let us know and report the incident to your nearest steward or by text message.
Please include your location (for example, the stand you are in, row number, seat number etc), description of the person and details around the incident. We will then monitor the situation discreetly through our matchday control room or matchday staff before deciding on a suitable resolution. All information you provide will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Wolves remain proactive in our attempt to eradicate hate and abuse whether in the stadium or online.
'Not in our Pack' is a clear message that there is no room for racism, homophobia, and all forms of discrimination, sexism and anti-social behaviour, those who do not live up to the standards we expect of our supporters can be subject to a lifetime ban for ALL Wolves matches.
Please show respect to ALL of your fellow spectators, players, staff and any guests in attendance so everyone is able to enjoy their experience at Molineux.
Disabled supporters
The ‘Century Lounge’ will be open for this fixture. The accessible lounge has two accessible toilets, chairs and tables and is a space where disabled supporters can meet others before the game and half time. The room is located in the lower Stan Cullis Stand opposite NL1. Please do not store wheelchairs in this room while the game is in progress. If you’d like further information relating to this, please email fanservices@wolves.co.uk
Audio Description Commentary is provided by a specially trained team giving second by second commentary of where the ball is and what is happening in the game. It is available for supporters who need that extra help watching the game but must be pre booked by emailingfanservices@wolves.co.uk. Once booked, a set will be delivered to your seat before kick-off. This service is available to both home and away fans.
Wolves sensory room is fully booked for this game. To book for future games please enquire with the Fan Services team. If you need ear defenders, fidget toys or a safe space please ask your nearest steward to contact the Disability Access Officer.
Disabled liaison stewards will be available for your questions and support throughout your visit. The stewards will be wearing dark blue jackets. We have the specially trained stewards at wheelchair user locations in Stan Cullis, Steve Bull and Sir Jack Hayward Stands.
An in-depth guide to accessibility at Molineux can be found here.
Leaving Molineux
After final whistle at Molineux, roads leading away from the stadium are immediately very congested leading both into the city centre and outwardly too.
There are walking routes back into the city centre, where the bus, coach and train stations are located.
Official car parks will reopen around 10 to 20 minutes after the final whistle but can also change at the discretion of the Matchday Safety Officer.
Friendly stewards will also be located around the area as you leave and will be happy to answer any questions supporters may have whilst leaving the stadium.
Matchday FAQs
Supporters can view a series of FAQs relating to matchdays at Molineux by clicking here.
The Molineux match day guide for home supporters can be downloaded here.
Questions and feedback
Any supporters who have questions or need further assistance in relating to matchday should email fanservices@wolves.co.uk.
We welcome your feedback on your matchday experience and you can direct and feedback to the same email address.
