Wolves vs Liverpool: Hosts hold on to edge past Jurgen Klopp's men in FA Cup
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Your support makes all the difference.Ruben Neves fired Wolves into the fourth round as they dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup.
The midfielder struck to clinch a 2-1 win at Molineux just after Divock Origi cancelled out Raul Jimenez’s first-half opener.
It was Liverpool’s second straight defeat after their 2-1 loss at Premier League title rivals Manchester City.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp made nine changes and gave debuts to three teenagers and saw his shadow side produce a flat display.
But they were denied a replay by John Ruddy’s superb save when he turned Xherdan Shaqiri’s free-kick onto the post, although Wolves were good value for their win against the lacklustre visitors.
Re-live the action below:
Welcome
Good evening and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the final fixture in the third round of the FA Cup (unless you include the replays, of course).
Wolves vs Liverpool is the only all-Premier League tie in this round and could be one of the most fiercely competitive matches of the weekend.
We'll bring you live updates from the 19:45 GMT kick-off, starting with team news from around 18:45.
Will this man feature tonight?
Following tonight's game, the draw will be held for the fourth-round of the FA Cup - we'll be live with all the details.
But who will be the final team in the hat? Team news coming shortly...
TEAM NEWS
Wolves make five changes from their team who played Crystal Palace on Wednesday:
TEAM NEWS
Liverpool make nine changes from the team who lost 2-1 to Manchester City on Thursday - Dejan Lovren and James Milner the only survivors.
Here are the details for that all important draw to take place after this game:
The last time these two sides met was just before Christmas, as Liverpool won 2-0 at Molineux in the Premier League - Mo Salah and Virgil Van Dijk with the goals.
If you fancy some top-quality material for your commute tomorrow morning (or even now if you're out and about), you have to listen to today's Indy Football Podcast!
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