English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 29, 2019
Wolverhampton Wanderers DWLWW 0
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Liverpool WLWWW 1
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LIV101
Anfield · 53,326 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool extend Premier League lead amid VAR controversy

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to 13 points with a 1-0 win against Wolves that was overshadowed by VAR.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
37.1
Possession
62.9
10
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
258
Accurate Passes
522
352
Passes
607
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.3
70
Long Balls
54
33
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
7
23
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
12
20
Effective Clearances
15
20
Clearances
15

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 12Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 9Roberto FirminoAM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 11Mohamed SalahF
  10. 10Sadio ManéAM-L
  11. 20Adam LallanaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Adrián SUB
  2. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  3. 67Harvey ElliottSUB
  4. 48Curtis JonesSUB
  5. 76Neco WilliamsSUB
  6. 7James MilnerSUB
  7. 8Naby KeitaSUB

WOL · 3-5-2

  1. 11Rui PatrícioG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 49Max KilmanCD-L
  4. 5Ryan BennettCD-R
  5. 28João MoutinhoCM-L
  6. 32Leander DendonckerCM-R
  7. 8Rúben NevesAM
  8. 29Ruben VinagreLM
  9. 19JonnyRM
  10. 18Diogo JotaCF-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21John RuddySUB
  2. 9Raúl JiménezSUB
  3. 2Matt DohertySUB
  4. 54Owen OtasowieSUB
  5. 37Adama TraoréSUB
  6. 27Romain SaïssSUB
  7. 59Oskar BuurSUB

Timeline

  1. 42' Goal! Liverpool 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  2. 42' VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Sadio Mané).
  3. 45'+1' Adam Lallana (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+4' VAR Decision: No Goal Liverpool 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers.
  5. 58' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saïss replaces Rúben Neves.
  6. 58' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Leander Dendoncker.
  7. 67' Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keita replaces Adam Lallana.
  8. 72' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez replaces Diogo Jota.
  9. 86' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  10. 86' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino.

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