Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool, 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fifth Round
· English FA Cup
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Liverpool cruise past Wolves to reach FA Cup quarterfinals
Defender Andy Robertson was the unlikely architect of Liverpool's 3-1 FA Cup victory over Wolves which eased some of the pressure on head coach Arne Slot.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 3': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
- 6': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
- 9': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Sam Johnstone (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 11': Attempt saved. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sam Johnstone (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
- 17': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 17': Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 19': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tolu Arokodare.
- 21': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 21': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 25': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
- 25': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 27': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 29': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by João Gomes.
- 30': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 32': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 34': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 39': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 39': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 41': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Johnstone (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 45': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by João Gomes.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 0.
- 46': Foul by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 46': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Hugo Bueno.
- 51': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 1. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 53': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 55': VAR Decision: Goal Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Liverpool (Mohamed Salah).
- 55': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 55': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool).
- 58': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 58': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 60': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 60': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Johnstone (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 61': Attempt missed. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adam Armstrong replaces Angel Gomes.
- 66': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
- 69': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Rio Ngumoha.
- 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 70': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
- 70': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 3. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Toti Gomes.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Tolu Arokodare.
- 79': Attempt saved. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua.
- 80': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Virgil van Dijk.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Alexis Mac Allister because of an injury.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sam Johnstone (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 84': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 84': Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Kieran Morrison replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 88': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Møller Wolfe replaces Hugo Bueno.
- 89': Attempt missed. Kieran Morrison (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rodrigo Gomes.
- 90': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90': Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sam Johnstone (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 90'+1': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Liverpool 3. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Johnstone following a fast break.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+3': Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+3': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Offside, Liverpool. Curtis Jones is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+5': Kieran Morrison (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Liverpool 3.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Liverpool 3.
Statistics
 LIV |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 66.7 | Possession | 33.3 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 578 | Accurate Passes | 253 |
| 631 | Passes | 314 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 26 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 11 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,881
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,881
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 4 | Santiago Bueno  |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 15 | Yerson Mosquera |
| 36 | Mateus Mané |
| 27 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 3 | Hugo Bueno |
| 38 | Jackson Tchatchoua |
| 14 | Tolu Arokodare |
| 47 | Angel Gomes |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 73 | Rio Ngumoha |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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