Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2021-22 English Premier League
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Liverpool denied Premier League title, Quadruple dream dashed on incredible final day
Liverpool came from a goal down to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 on Sunday, but it was not enough to earn them their second Premier League title.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Liverpool 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 5': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
- 10': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Matip with a through ball.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 14': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
- 18': Attempt missed. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 22': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Pedro Neto because of an injury.
- 23': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Willy Boly tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 24': Goal! Liverpool 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago.
- 28': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 28': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Toti.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt missed. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 35': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 35': Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 37': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 39': Attempt saved. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonny with a through ball.
- 39': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Alisson.
- 40': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Naby Keïta.
- 43': Offside, Liverpool. Naby Keïta tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 44': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Thiago because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. John Ruddy replaces José Sá because of an injury.
- 46': Hand ball by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 46': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
- 46': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Joel Matip (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Offside, Liverpool. Diogo Jota tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Diogo Jota.
- 59': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 59': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 64': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Willy Boly.
- 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Naby Keïta.
- 71': Attempt saved. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 71': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Alisson.
- 72': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 72': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 78': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 80': Attempt saved. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 82': Attempt saved. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 84': Goal! Liverpool 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joel Matip with a headed pass following a corner.
- 85': Hand ball by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 89': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 89': Goal! Liverpool 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 90': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Trincão replaces Leander Dendoncker.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+3': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+4': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
Statistics
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LIV![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 37.1 | Possession | 62.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 29 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 593 |
| 400 | Passes | 669 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 9 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 83 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 31 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,097
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 30 | +37 | 67 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | +32 | 60 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 29 | +11 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 29 | +5 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 23 | Luis Díaz |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 15 | Willy Boly |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 19 | Jonny |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
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