Wolves vs Liverpool

Wolves in old gold and black, Liverpool in all red. 2:56PM. Jim White on a pre-match parade. Joao Gomez – not to be confused with Joe Gomez, clearly, ...

A hamstring injury to Hwang Hee-chan, instrumental in the sequence that led to Matip’s own goal, means that the Korean is likely to be missing for some time. Lemina, might just have edged it for the sheer energy of his performance, but Dawson managed the game expertly despite having to take a first-half booking to stop Núñez. The absence of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahim Konaté, victims of the great Liverpool injury epidemic, was the obvious explanation but in the past Klopp teams have carried replacements along with them. Just as Liverpool’s hope started to fade so they were ended by the third from Ruben Neves, a fine goal after a quick turnover in possession from the substitute Joao Moutinho. It has been an epic fall for a team that were the runners-up in the Premier League and the Champions League last season, as well as FA Cup and League Cup holders. “The start of the game was horrible, absolutely horrible, the opposite of what we want,” Klopp said of the passive approach that let Wolves go two up in the first 12 minutes.

Jurgen Klopp's side will be hoping to get back to winning ways after being knocked out of the FA Cup by Brighton. Follow Sportsmail's live blog for the all ...

He crosses it in from the right and Gomez tries to clear but it only goes as far as Dawson. The midfielder has two efforts at goal but both are blocked from the determined Wolves defence. But the more influential they can be, the better it is.' Roberto de Zerbi has left Moises Caicedo on the bench this afternoon. The players are warming up on the Molineux turf which can only mean one thing. Villa have the lead again! We have the opener in west London! The winger finds Neves who controls the ball and fires home! Wolves just trying to kill the game off now. Gakpo pounces on a loose ball from Dawson and finds Salah. Meanwhile, Mitoma stole all three points at the death for Brighton. There is a balance to these things and six and a half exceptional years cannot be undone by one almighty dud of a season.

Liverpool hopes it can boost its top-four hopes by hurting Wolves' plans for Premier League safety when the duo meet Saturday at the Molineux.

Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez have been especially unlucky despite combining for 12 goals and six assists on the season. Even more surprising, Wolves are still waiting on a goal from Raul Jimenez, Diego Costa, or injured Pedro Neto. The Reds have 24 goals from open play and 20 allowed in that same situation. Wolves sit 17th with 17 points, only outside of the bottom three due to Bournemouth’s poor goal differential. [February 4, 2023] Winning games is about scoring goals and only two Wolves players have more than one.

Jurgen Klopp will be looking for a reaction from his Liverpool side when they travel to Molineux to take on Wolves on Saturday.

Things won't get much easier after that either, with the Reds facing Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 first leg on 22nd February. However, the dire goalless draw against Chelsea in their most recent league game won't live long in the memory, and Klopp's men will be hoping to get back to winning ways here. will next take on Sean Dyche's relegation-battling Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on 14th February, followed by another Premier League fixture against high-flying Newcastle United away from home in a quick turnaround.

Liverpool have had a miserable start to the calendar year, but they beat Wolves in the FA Cup last month and could do so again on Saturday.Wolves vs L.

They have scored just once in their last 315 minutes of Premier League action. Even in that game, Liverpool were a shadow of their former selves. Just over a month later, though, and Liverpool find themselves ninth in the standings. Before he took the reins, Wolves were averaging 0.53 goals per game. There has been a slight uptick under Lopetegui. Needless to say, Klopp would be delighted with another scrappy win this weekend. Liverpool’s only win in 2023 came at Molineux. They were outplayed, outthought and outfought in defeats by Brentford and Brighton, before drawing 0-0 with Chelsea in their last top-flight encounter. Champions League football was suddenly on the horizon again. It is widely known that Wolves struggle to put the ball in the back of the net. Liverpool are yet to win in the Premier League since the turn of the year. Liverpool have had a miserable start to the calendar year, but they beat Wolves in the FA Cup last month and could do so again on Saturday.

Joel Matip's own goal, Craig Dawson's debut strike and Ruben Neves' effort sealed a stunning 3-0 win for the hosts as the shambolic Reds continued to sink.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool Julen Lopetegui has been backed with six new recruits in January and it is hard to ignore the sense Molineux is steeled for the survival fight. [Liverpool ](/topic/liverpool-fc)suffered a Molineux nightmare as Jurgen Klopp’s side were outclassed by Wolves.

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He was initially expected to return after the World Cup, but suffered a setback while in training in Dubai earlier this month. Commenting on the latest condition of the 26-year-old prior to last Sunday's FA Cup defeat on the South Coast, the German said: “Pretty good, running a lot. They can get it off on the right foot today as a win could see them rise as high as sixth, Klopp later confirmed that the Dutch international would be missing for "over a month" with a hamstring injury, telling reporters: "Virg is a surprise for us. Konate sustained a hamstring injury during the defeat to Brighton on Sunday, ensuring he will play no part in this weekend's away trip to Wolves. Speaking today, on February 3, Klopp admitted the Dutch defender is nearing a return. "I don’t think about how many points we got, I only focus on the daily work and the players have to do the same. Jurgen Klopp did provide an injury update on those who are absent ahead of their venture to the Midlands. The problem is Liverpool haven’t looked capable of stringing together that sort of run all season and just expecting a change is foolish. Speaking ahead of the game, Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui said: "It’s important, each match is a fantastic challenge to win. I do have a feeling there could be a change with one of the more experienced heads coming in. It has also been set up to highlight the need for action.

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After a poor start to 2023, in which they have only won one of seven games (against Wolves in the FA Cup), Liverpool lost and now sits in 10th place with 29 points. Wolverhampton vs Liverpool Highlights: WOL vs LIV Highlights: Premier League Highlights: Liverpool’s dismal Premier League campaign continued on Saturday with a 3-0 away loss to Wolves. Following losses to Brentford and Brighton, Saturday’s outcome keeps Jurgen Klopp’s team in tenth place in the Premier League as they were soundly defeated for the third straight away encounter.

Report and free match highlights as Joel Matips own goal, Craig Dawsons strike and a Ruben Neves effort earn Wolves an emphatic win over Liverpool.

But at the moment it is always 'if', 'if', 'if' and I can't hear it anymore." We started extremely well in the second half, the first 20 to 25 minutes, it is a super away game without scoring. Maybe for 12 minutes and the end when the ball was their friend again." "There is the first 12 minutes, then it is OK for an away performance, where we created, we were there. Joao Moutinho, on as a substitute, won the ball back inside his own half and had the poise to delay his pass before picking out Traore. But the focus will surely be on Liverpool, well beaten again away from home and with no solution in sight. The Liverpool coach has spoken of positive signs since the heavy defeat to Brighton but something is amiss. Klopp's team pushed hard and dominated possession but could not find the goal. Nelson Semedo won a free-kick and Neves' ball found Matheus Cunha at the near post. Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha also returned to the team. The three points lift them up three places to 15th - and leave Liverpool in disarray. Pablo Sarabia, making his first start since his move from Paris Saint-Germain, was the architect of the first.