English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 28, 2024
Liverpool WLWWW 2
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Wolverhampton Wanderers WDLLL 1
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LIV112
WOL011
Molineux Stadium · 31,413 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Liverpool top Premier League after tense win over Wolves

Ibrahima Konate headed home his first ever Premier League goal and Mohamed Salah converted a penalty as Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory over last-place Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
4
55.4
Possession
44.6
10
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
455
Accurate Passes
357
534
Passes
426
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
41
15
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
11
10
Tackles
14
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
9
10
Effective Clearances
23
10
Clearances
23

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

WOL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 31Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  3. 4Santiago BuenoCD-R
  4. 7AndréDM
  5. 3Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  6. 22Nélson SemedoRB
  7. 8João GomesCM-L
  8. 5Mario LeminaCM-R
  9. 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeLM
  10. 10Matheus CunhaRM
  11. 9Jørgen Strand LarsenF

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 7Luis DíazAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 30' André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Diogo Jota (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+2' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 1. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a cross following a corner.
  5. 52' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Carlos Forbs replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  6. 56' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Liverpool 1. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  7. 61' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  8. 63' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  10. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Luis Díaz.
  11. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  12. 77' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Santiago Bueno.
  13. 87' Carlos Forbs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Andy Robertson because of an injury.

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