English Premier League

FT Friday, December 21, 2018
Liverpool WWWWW 2
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Wolverhampton Wanderers LLWWW 0
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LIV112
WOL000
Molineux Stadium · 31,358 att.

Match Report

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Salah helps Liverpool extend Premier League lead with win at Wolves

Liverpool earned a hard-fought win against Wolves at Molineux, with Mohamed Salah delivering a goal and an assist in their 2-0 victory.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
10
Corner Kicks
1
5
Saves
5
61.7
Possession
38.3
15
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
574
Accurate Passes
316
675
Passes
420
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
7
0.1
Cross %
0.3
61
Long Balls
78
35
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
18
16
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
22
18
Effective Clearances
15
18
Clearances
15

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-2

Lineups

WOL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 11Rui PatrícioG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 15Willy BolyCD-L
  4. 5Ryan BennettCD-R
  5. 8Rúben NevesCM-L
  6. 27Romain SaïssCM-R
  7. 28João MoutinhoAM
  8. 19JonnyLM
  9. 2Matt DohertyRM
  10. 9Raúl JiménezCF-L
  11. 37Adama TraoréCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Léo BonatiniSUB
  2. 17Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB
  3. 21John RuddySUB
  4. 10Hélder CostaSUB
  5. 32Leander DendonckerSUB
  6. 29Ruben VinagreSUB
  7. 7Ivan CavaleiroSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 7James MilnerRB
  6. 9Roberto FirminoAM
  7. 3FabinhoLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 11Mohamed SalahF
  10. 8Naby KeitaAM-L
  11. 10Sadio ManéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  2. 5Georginio WijnaldumSUB
  3. 15Daniel SturridgeSUB
  4. 2Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  5. 20Adam LallanaSUB
  6. 23Xherdan ShaqiriSUB
  7. 22Simon MignoletSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabinho following a set piece situation.
  2. 58' Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Naby Keita because of an injury.
  3. 63' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces João Moutinho.
  4. 63' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Adama Traoré.
  5. 68' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball following a corner.
  6. 76' Substitution, Liverpool. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Roberto Firmino.
  7. 81' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Vinagre replaces Jonny.
  8. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Sadio Mané.

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