Liverpool vs Wolves as it happened: Richard Stearman and Andreas Wiemann strike to pull of shock win
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool welcome Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers to Anfield in the FA Cup for the Saturday lunchtime kick off.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are in their worst run of form this season having only won once this month and just been knocked out of the EFL Cup at the semi-final stage by Southampton on Wednesday night.
Wolves are 18th in the Championship but the Reds were taken to a replay by League Two side Plymouth Argyle in the previous round so there is still a fighting chance for Paul Lambert’s side.
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What time is kick-off?
Kick-off time: 12.30pm on Saturday 28 January.
Where can I watch it?
TV: Live on BT Sport 2; highlights on BBC1 at 10.30pm.
Alternatively, you can bookmark this page, which will convert into The Independent's live blog of Saturday’s match.
It’s a big game for…
Jurgen Klopp. An FA Cup game against a lower-league opponent may not sound like the most pressurised of ties but Liverpool are on a torrid run of form and have only won once in January, and that was an FA Cup replay against Plymouth. The Reds look like they are fatiguing a little and the last thing Klopp will want is another game added to their schedule.
Remember when…
Stephen Ward poked the ball past Pepe Reina to give Wolves their first win over Liverpool since 1984, which was also at Anfield.
Player to watch…
Philippe Coutinho. The Brazilian is back to full fitness after a layoff with an ankle injury but has struggled to find the form he was in before. A home game against a Championship side seems, on paper, the ideal opportunity for Coutinho to get his groove back ahead of a mammoth Premier League clash against Chelsea on Tuesday night.
Past three-meetings…
Wolves 0 Liverpool 3 (Carroll, Bellamy, Kuyt)
31 January, 2012, Premier League
Liverpool 2 (Johnson o.g, Suarez) Wolves 1 (Fletcher)
24 September, 2011, Premier League
Wolves 0 Liverpool 3 (Torres 2, Meireles)
22 January, 2010, Premier League
Form guide
All competitions
Liverpool: DLDWLL
Wolves: WLDWWL
Odds
Liverpool to win: 1/4
Wolves to win: 19/2
Draw: 24/5
(from 888sport)
Less than 10 minutes to go until we discover which of BT Sport's disastrous co-commentators this game has. Robbie Savage? Michael Owen? Steve McMannaman? Spoilt for choice...
It's Steve McMannaman! Teams are out on the pitch now. Kick off is imminent...
GOAL! Liverpool 0 Wolves 1 - Richard StearmanWell that was quick! Wolves win an early free kick wide on the right and the ball is whipped in for Stearman to leap at the back post and head it across goal into the corner of the net. That's his first goal of the season and the underdogs lead! What a start.
1 - Richard Stearman has scored his first goal in any competition since April 2014, 1013 days ago (for Wolves v Leyton Orient). Shock.
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Liverpool 0 Wolves 1: It's been all Wolves so far, long way to go but are we going to see a shock here?
Liverpool 0 Wolves 1: Corner to Liverpool can they get back into things? No. In fact Costa then goes on a fantastic run on the counter attack, he carves through the Liverpool defence but then scuffs his shot when one-on-one with Karius. That could've been a second for Wolves and what a goal it would have been!
10 - Helder Costa has been directly involved in 10 goals in his last 11 games in all competitions for Wolves. Electric.
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Liverpool 0 Wolves 1: Liverpool starting to see a bit more of things now, Firmino and Origi looking like they might create something, but at the moment the home side are struggling to find that final pass.
Liverpool 0 Wolves 1: After the explosive start, predictably this game has gone a little flat. Liverpool dominating possession, but not really doing much with it at the moment.
Stearman scores inside a minute