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.
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GOAL! Wolves 2-1 Liverpool (Neves 55')
Wolves strike back almost immediately, and WHAT A STRIKE by Ruben Neves!
30 yards out, the Portuguese midfielder hits a trademark, dipping shot which swerves inside Mignolet's right-hand post. Unstoppable.
Liverpool will have to come again here...
59 minutes: Wolves 2-1 Liverpool
Neves' goal has stunned Liverpool, who are keeping the ball but are lacking conviction in the final third.
Shaqiri's diagonal ball to Moreno running in behind is slightly overhit and goes out for a goalkick.
Salah and Firmino are warming up...how long before Klopp uses them?
61 minutes: Wolves 2-1 Liverpool
Hoever hesitates with a ball rolling towards his own goal, and Jimenez is on him, almost capitalising by taking it around Mignolet but he can only find the side netting.
63 minutes: Wolves 2-1 Liverpool
Camacho wins a free-kick out on the right-hand side - good angle for Shaqiri to work with here.
64 minutes: Wolves 2-1 Liverpool
Delivery from Shaqiri is good but its cleared well by the head of Jimenez.
68 minutes: Wolves 2-1 Liverpool
Sturridge receives the ball from Milner ten yards outside the box, and his turn is too quick for Coady - he wins a free-kick.
Xherdan Shaqiri will be all over this...
69 minutes: POST! Wolves 2-1 Liverpool
Shaqiri hits the post, and it's a phenomenal save by John Ruddy!
Diving high to his left, Ruddy gets a finger-tip to it as it hits the inside of the post and goes out for an incorrectly awarded goal-kick.
70 minutes: Wolves 2-1 Liverpool
Double substitution for Liverpool and it's the big guns: Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino ON, Daniel Sturridge and Curtis Jones OFF.
73 minutes: Wolves 2-1 Liverpool
Hoever does really well to anticipate the low ball across the face of goal from Jimenez. Plays it calmly to Fabinho.
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