English Premier League

FT Thursday, January 23, 2020
Liverpool WWWWW 2
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Wolverhampton Wanderers LDDLW 1
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LIV112
WOL011
Molineux Stadium · 31,746 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool down Wolves in dramatic fashion with late Roberto Firmino winner

Liverpool left it late again in a 2-1 win over Wolves with Roberto Firmino netting to restore his team's 16 point lead in the Premier League.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
4
53.6
Possession
46.4
13
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
495
Accurate Passes
412
594
Passes
505
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
23
0.6
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
80
28
Accurate Long Balls
47
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
11
20
Effective Clearances
7
20
Clearances
7

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-2

Lineups

WOL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 11Rui PatrícioG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 27Romain SaïssCD-L
  4. 32Leander DendonckerCD-R
  5. 28João MoutinhoCM-L
  6. 8Rúben NevesCM-R
  7. 7Pedro NetoAM
  8. 19JonnyLM
  9. 2Matt DohertyRM
  10. 9Raúl JiménezCF-L
  11. 37Adama TraoréCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Ryan GilesSUB
  2. 15Willy BolySUB
  3. 18Diogo JotaSUB
  4. 21John RuddySUB
  5. 49Max KilmanSUB
  6. 56Bernard Ashley-SealSUB
  7. 17Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 12Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 32Joël MatipSUB
  2. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  3. 48Curtis JonesSUB
  4. 3FabinhoSUB
  5. 13Adrián SUB
  6. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  7. 76Neco WilliamsSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 1. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  2. 8' VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool - Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool (Jordan Henderson).
  3. 33' Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Sadio Mané because of an injury.
  4. 51' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Liverpool 1. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
  5. 55' Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 70' Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  7. 77' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Diogo Jota replaces Pedro Neto.
  8. 84' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Liverpool 2. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  9. 85' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Mohamed Salah.
  10. 87' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces João Moutinho.

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