Wolves vs Liverpool live: Latest score and updates from Premier League clash – UK Times

9 mins: First corner of the night goes Wolves’ way – and in a refreshing change of pace, it isn’t lumped on top of the goalkeeper with 20 players wrestling in the six-yard box.

Angel Gomes’ delivery is flicked on by Armstrong and falls to the feet of Mane, but he can’t get a shot away and Liverpool clear.

6 mins: CHANCE! Salah controls a wonderful searching ball from Van Dijk seemingly to perfection in the box, but Krejci and Bueno come across to effectively screen the Egyptian and prevent him from getting a shot away at goal.

Salah holds his face but it’s no foul, per the referee.

4 mins: Joao Gomes having a bit of fun with Frimpong early on, turning the Dutchman inside out before going for a nutmeg.

Frimpong shuts his legs and concedes the throw.

Here’s Richard Jolly inside Molineux:

“A clear obvious ploy from Wolves is to try and use the pace of Jackson Tchatchoua behind the Liverpool defence. The wing-back is one of the fastest players in the league.”

1 min: Bright start from Wolves as Tchatchoua is sent running down the right, chasing a wonderful ball from the back.

He crosses aiming for his opposite number Wolfe, who miscontrols the ball and the chance goes.

We are UNDERWAY at Molineux!

The players are out under the Molineux lights… kick-off coming up!

Here’s Richard Jolly inside Molineux:

“The first of a double header, where the clubs may have different priorities. The Premier League game seems more important for Liverpool. Friday’s FA Cup tie certainly is for Wolves. That said, they can have an impact on the battle for the third and fourth, for the second time in a few days. Wolves’ win over Aston Villa gives Liverpool the chance to go ahead of Unai Emery’s team.”

Arsenal’s win over Chelsea confirmed that there have already been more set-piece goals this season than in the entirety of the last campaign. There are clear reasons for that rise, from tactical evolution to calendar congestion, as the game’s powerbrokers weigh up what it means – not just for “the product”, but for how this increasingly unpredictable season will ultimately be decided.

For all of the discussion around set-pieces, and what almost seems to be a moral debate about how football should be played, there have been moments when Arsenal have embraced the perception. The squad have come in after some wins singing a particular fan chant: “Set piece again, ole ole.”

That wasn’t quite the case after the 2-1 win over Chelsea, which keeps them top of the table by five points, albeit with a game more played than Manchester City. Instead, there was a sense of resolve.

Wolves have a knack for giving Liverpool a pretty difficult outing whenever the two sides meet. Case in point, their trip to Anfield earlier this season – where Liverpool emerged slender 2-1 winners.

But that game in December also points to how this meeting usually goes. Even when Wolves give the Reds a run for their money, it’s the 20-time Premier League winners that usually emerge with all three points.

In fact, Wolves have avoided defeat just once in the league against Liverpool since being promoted back into the top flight in 2018.

That was a 3-0 thumping of Jurgen Klopp’s side in the 2022/23 season, when the Reds were seriously struggling.

Of course, struggles have been there for all to see for Liverpool this term, but Arne Slot will be happy his team seem to have come out of the storm that was their worst run in 70-odd years. They have won four games on the trot since losing to Man City at the beginning of February and will be a tough team to beat tonight.

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