Wolverhampton Wanderers ended their 11-match losing streak in the Premier League with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Manchester United.
Ladislav Krejci’s goal canceled out Joshua Zirkzee’s opener, allowing the league’s bottom team to leave Old Trafford with a well-deserved point. Zirkzee scored his first home goal in the top flight in over a year, finding the net after 27 minutes with a deflected strike that went in courtesy of Krejci.
However, Krejci redeemed himself with a fine header just before half-time, helping Rob Edwards’ side to avoid a twelfth consecutive defeat, according to Premier League reports. Manchester United had a last-minute strike from Patrick Dorgu ruled out for offside and ended 2025 in sixth place, missing the chance to level on points with Liverpool in fourth. Wolves remain at the bottom of the table with just three points this season.
In another match, Newcastle United capped off 2025 positively, returning to winning form in the Premier League and inflicting a 3-1 defeat on Burnley at Turf Moor.
Joelinton’s quick goal was followed by Yoane Wissa, who scored his first top-flight goal for Newcastle on his first league start. Josh Laurent managed to halve the deficit with a well-placed volley in the 23rd minute. Despite pushing for an equalizer and hitting the woodwork, Laurent’s efforts were in vain as Bruno Guimaraes capitalized on a mistake from Martin Dubravka to secure all three points in the third minute of stoppage time.
The defeat leaves Burnley in 19th place, six points behind 17th-placed Nottingham Forest, while Newcastle’s second away win this season elevated them to 10th.
After the match, Newcastle coach Eddie Howe remarked, “We needed to win because we knew we were under pressure. I thought the lads responded really well, it was a really fast start. We scored some really good goals and then, us being us at this present time, we made it difficult for ourselves. The second half was nervy to a point. But overall I thought we showed real character and resilience in the second half to get over the line.”