Liverpool vs Wolves 2022-23 English Premier League
Liverpool creep back toward top-four with win over Wolves
Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah scored second-half goals as Liverpool battled to a 2-0 Premier League home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Hugo Bueno because of an injury.
- 36': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 53': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces João Moutinho.
- 64': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Gomes replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 66': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Goal! Liverpool 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota following a set piece situation.
- 76': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Diogo Jota.
- 77': Goal! Liverpool 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Stefan Bajcetic.
- 79': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Diego Costa replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 89': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 89': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,259
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,259
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +48 | Manchester City | 33 | 76 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 WOL |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 322 | Accurate Passes | 439 |
| 402 | Passes | 528 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 21 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 18 | Clearances | 5 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho  |
| 43 | Stefan Bajcetic |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 27 | Darwin Núñez |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 64 | Hugo Bueno |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 5 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 21 | Pablo Sarabia |
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