Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2022-23 English Premier League
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Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah scored second-half goals as Liverpool battled to a 2-0 Premier League home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 1': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt saved. Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 3': Attempt saved. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
- 3': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Alisson.
- 4': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Nunes following a corner.
- 4': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez following a corner.
- 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 11': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 15': Foul by Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool).
- 15': Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo tries a through ball, but Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Hugo Bueno because of an injury.
- 29': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 33': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by José Sá.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Offside, Liverpool. Alisson tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 35': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 44': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 44': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Dangerous play by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 44': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 45'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by José Sá.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+3': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+4': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 47': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 47': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 50': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 53': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 55': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 56': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 56': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 59': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 60': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
- 61': Hand ball by Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 64': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces João Moutinho.
- 64': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Gomes replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 65': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 65': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 66': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': VAR Decision: No Goal Liverpool 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 69': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 70': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 70': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 71': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 72': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 73': Goal! Liverpool 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota following a set piece situation.
- 76': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Diogo Jota.
- 77': Goal! Liverpool 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Stefan Bajcetic.
- 79': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Diego Costa replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 80': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 83': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 84': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 85': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 89': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 89': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 89': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+3': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 90'+3': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
Statistics
 WOL |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 322 | Accurate Passes | 439 |
| 402 | Passes | 528 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 21 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 18 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,259
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,259
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | +8 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho  |
| 43 | Stefan Bajcetic |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 27 | Darwin Núñez |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 64 | Hugo Bueno |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 5 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 21 | Pablo Sarabia |
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