English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 27, 2025
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Liverpool DDWWW 2
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Match Report

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Florian Wirtz bags first Premier League goal in win vs. Wolves

Florian Wirtz finally scored his first goal for Liverpool as he orchestrated what turned into a less-than-comfortable 2-1 Premier League win over bottom side Wolves.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
33.4
Possession
66.6
9
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
252
Accurate Passes
581
327
Passes
660
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
8
15
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.4
53
Long Balls
45
17
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
16
16
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
9
24
Effective Clearances
21
24
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:54 Has Florian Wirtz kickstarted his momentum at Liverpool? Watch on ESPN 01:34 What's the best position to play Florian Wirtz at Liverpool? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 30Jeremie FrimpongRB
  6. 10Alexis Mac AllisterAM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  10. 7Florian WirtzAM-L
  11. 14Federico ChiesaAM-R

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 4Santiago BuenoCD
  3. 37Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  4. 15Yerson MosqueraCD-R
  5. 8João GomesCM-L
  6. 7AndréCM-R
  7. 3Hugo BuenoLM
  8. 2Matt DohertyRM
  9. 14Tolu ArokodareF
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanCF-L
  11. 36Mateus ManéCF-R

Timeline

  1. 41' Goal! Liverpool 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  2. 42' Goal! Liverpool 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hugo Ekitiké with a through ball following a fast break.
  3. 51' Goal! Liverpool 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  4. 56' André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Federico Chiesa.
  6. 62' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  7. 62' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jackson Tchatchoua replaces Matt Doherty.
  8. 62' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Møller Wolfe replaces Hugo Bueno because of an injury.
  9. 79' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jhon Arias replaces Yerson Mosquera because of an injury.
  10. 86' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  11. 90'+3' Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Florian Wirtz.

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