Liverpool v Wolves - as it happened
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
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90+6'FT: Liverpool secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield, preserving their seven-point advantage at the top of the Premier League table.
Substitution
at Wolves
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90+2'Wolves sub: Semedo makes way and Lima takes his place.
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90'Six minutes added!
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87'Quansah cleared Doyle's low cross from the right flank.
Substitution
at Wolves
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83'Wolves sub: Gomes goes off, Doyle comes on.
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82'Cunha fed Munetsi in space but the player was offside.
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79'After the goal Wolves are more confident in attack.
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75'Liverpool are moving the ball from wing to wing.
Yellow card
a Liverpool
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71'Van Dijk is shown the yellow card for a foul on Munetsi.
Substitution
at Liverpool
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71'Liverpool sub: Luis Diaz makes way and Endo takes his place.
Goaaaaaal!
de Wolves en el 67'
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Statistics of Matheus Cunha in Premier League3315
0.45640
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67'GOOOOOAAAAL TO WOLVES!! Great goal from Cunha who cut the ball to his left foot and with a curl effort cut Liverpool's deficit.
Substitution
at Wolves
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61'Wolves sub: Agbadou is replaced by Bueno.
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59'Diogo Jota went down inside the box, Simon Hooper awarded a penalty but after a VAR review the decision was overturned.
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55'Alisson returns to the match after receiving a bandage on his foot.
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53'Alisson is being treated and the match is stopped.
Goal disallowed
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51'Salah scores the third but it will not be added to the scoreboard as he was offside when he received the ball.
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50'Alisson denies Munetsi in a one-on-one!
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46'Second half underway!
Substitution
at Wolves
Substitution
at Liverpool
Substitution
at Wolves
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46'Wolves double sub: Guedes and Sarabia OUT. Bellegarde, and Munetsi IN.
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46'Liverpool sub: Konate is replaced by Quansah.
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45'HT: The Reds go into the break with the game under control with a two-goal lead over Wolves.
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45'Three minutes to be added on.
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41'Cunha sends a free-kick a bit wide of Alisson's goal.
Yellow card
a Wolves
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39'Agbadou gets yellow card for asking the referee to give Konate a yellow card
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36'GOOOOAAAAL TO LIVERPOOL!! Salah sends Jose Sa the wrong wayy!
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35'Sa brings down Luis Diaz in the box, penalty for Liverpool!
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30'Konate is yellow carded for grabbing Guedes.
Yellow card
a Wolves
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26'Doherty gets yellow card after complaining to referee.
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22'Toti is being treated by the Wolves doctors after a blow to the head, although everything indicates that he will be able to continue.
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18'Foul by Semedo on Luis Diaz.
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 15'
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Statistics of Luis Díaz in Premier League3613
0.36520
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15'GOOOOOAAAAAL TO LIVERPOOL!! Salah found Diaz inside the box who controlled with his chest and it was enough to send the ball into the net.
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14'Alexander-Arnold looked for Salah in space but the Egyptian was offside.
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11'Konate stops a Wolves counter-attack led by Ait-Nouri on the left flank.
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7'Jota tries his luck with a left footed volley but it goes wide.
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4'Alexander-Arnold made a back pass error that put Alisson at risk.
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1'Gravenberch get this underrwaayyyyyy!!
Start of match
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PRVWAll seeeettt, the players take the field and the loudspeakers play ‘You'll never walk alone!
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PRVWWolves subs: Bentley, Bueno, Munetsi, Traore, Doyle, Forbs, Bellegarde, Djiga, Lima.
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PRVWWolves starting XI: Sa (GK); Semedo, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Ait-Nouri; Gomez, Andre, Sarabia, Guedes, Cunha.
February 16, 2025
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PRVWTrent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota come back into the Reds’ starting line-up, replacing Conor Bradley and Cody Gakpo.
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PRVWLiverpool subs: Kelleher, Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Elliott, Tsimikas, McConnell, Quansah, Bradley.
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PRVWLiverpool starting XI: Alisson (GK); Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Diaz, Salah, Jota.
February 16, 2025
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PRVWThe line-ups of both teams have landed at Anfield!
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PRVWIt also remains to be seen whether Boubacar Traore will return from illness, but long-term victims Sasa Kalajdzic, Enso Gonzalez, Yerson Mosquera and Leon Chiwome remain sidelined.
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PRVWFellow attacker Jorgen Strand Larsen also has little chance of recovering in time from a muscular problem, so Matheus Cunha should feature in attack with Goncalo Guedes and Pablo Sarabia backing him up at Anfield.
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PRVWAs for visitors Wolves, they lost Hwang Hee-chan in their FA Cup win over Blackburn and the South Korean international is expected to be absent for the next two or three games.
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PRVWFor the Reds, Curtis Jones misses the game after his red card against Everton. Tyler Morton and Joe Gomez remain sidelined with injuries and, according to Slot, Cody Gakpo is a doubt with a knock.
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PRVWLet's take a look at the absentees from each side!
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PRVWSimon Hooper will be in the middle for this one, John Brooks the VAR, and Sam Barrot the fourth official.
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PRVWWolverhampton Wanderers possible starting lineup: Sa (GK); Agbadou, Toti, Bueno; Semedo, Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Guedes; Cunha.
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PRVWLiverpool possible starting lineup: Alisson (GK); Alexander-Arnold; Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota.
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PRVWLet's take a look at some possible line-ups for the clash!!
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PRVWArne Slot's side dropped two late points in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park as Everton scored twice in stoppage time, so they will be looking for three points today.
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PRVWWolves are coming off the back of a five-game winless streak after last weekend's win over Aston Villa and will be looking to keep their winning ways going.
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PRVWPremier League leaders Liverpool should win after feeling the pressure of Arsenal's win over Leicester yesterday, but they face a Wolves side who are flirting with relegation and will be a tough nut to crack at Anfield.
February 16, 2025
Pre-match
16 February 2025, 15:00
Referee: Simon Hooper | VAR: John Brooks
Stadium: Anfield
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PRVWHello everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Wolves, kick-off at 15:00 CET at Anfield in Liverpool, England.
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