Wolves vs Liverpool LIVE: Result and reaction as Salah penalty gives unconvincing Reds win
Wolves 1-2 Liverpool: The Reds weren’t hugely impressive but Mohamed Salah’s second-half penalty was enough for all three points
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Liverpool face Wolves in today’s late kick-off at the Molineux, with Arne Slot’s side looking to retain a place near the top of the Premier League table.
The Reds convincingly beat Bournemouth last time out, recovering from a 1-0 loss to Forest by putting three past their opponents, with Luis Diaz scoring a double.
Wolves took the lead against Aston Villa in their Midlands derby last week, only to lose 3-1 thanks to late goals from Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran. Gary O’Neil’s side currently sit bottom of the league, with just one point gained and 14 goals conceded, and are looking for their first win of the season in what will surely be a difficult game against Slot’s developing Liverpool team.
Relive all the action from the Premier League match below:
HALF-TIME! Wolves 0-1 Liverpool
The referee brings the first half to an end at the Molineux, and Liverpool go into the break with a one-goal advantage.
Both sides struggled to impact the game for large parts of the first period, but the half ends with Konate rising high to head his side into the lead.
Hardly a classic, but an interesting second half to come. Liverpool are top of the league as it stands.
Wolves 0-1 Liverpool
48 mins
Bellegarde tries to find a way through but he’s dispossessed. Rather than fly forward for the quick counter, Liverpool are happy to keep the ball and see the half through.
GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Liverpool
47 mins
GOAL! And the away side are ahead!
They’ve played a few balls into the box, but this one changes things! Jota takes his man on down the left and hooks in a great cross – Ibrahima Konate is there to rise highest and power a header downwards and past Johnstone.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
46 mins
There’ll be four minutes of added time here.
It’s Liverpool finishing the half on top at the moment.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
44 mins
There’s a real lull in activity at the Molineux as the half draws to a close. The home side try and launch a counter, with Cunha bursting into the Liverpool half and to the box, but there’s no support and he loses out.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
42 mins
Both sides are still guilty of wasting possession and potential chances, with both also using tactical fouls to disrupt the flow of the game.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
38 mins
CLOSE! How has this not gone in?!
Van Dijk finds Robertson with a superb through ball, and the Scot’s cross is equally as brilliant. It’s put between Toti and the ‘keeper, and it’s straight to Szoboszlai, but he can only direct his effort right at Johnstone, and he makes a great save.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
36 mins
Ait-Nouri fizzes a ball across the box but there’s nobody there to convert, and Alisson collects. Wolves can’t seem to recover that early tempo that they showed.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
34 mins
Jota comes in from behind on Lemina, with his foot going down his Achilles, and the Gabonese midfielder stays down for treatment.
The Liverpool man is given a yellow card after a brief VAR check.
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