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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Your support makes all the difference.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:
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.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
32 mins
That free-kick was the first shot on target so far (to provide some indication of the kind of match it’s been).
It’s still pretty stop-start at the Molineux, with little happening of note.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
30 mins
Liverpool look to have settled now and they’re on top at the moment. They’ve just won a free-kick near the edge of the box as Andre lunges in on Mac Allister.
It’ll be Alexander-Arnold to take – and he fires it straight at Johnstone.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
28 mins
Alexander-Arnold plays a brilliant early cross in, but Jota narrowly misses it. Better from Liverpool.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
75 mins
Liverpool win a corner and it’s Alexander-Arnold to deliver, but it’s a poor ball in. Liverpool come again but Wolves are making life difficult for them, and Johnstone eventually gets it clear.
Not a lot happening for Arne Slot’s side yet, but they’ve grown into it over the last five minutes or so.
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