Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Liverpool: Wolves add to disappointing Reds' misery

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Craig DawsonCraig Dawson scored connected his debut pursuing his January determination from West Ham

Liverpool's torrid play continued arsenic they slumped to decision astatine Wolverhampton Wanderers, who boosted their Premier League endurance hopes with a large victory.

The Reds were aiming to debar losing a 3rd successive Premier League distant lucifer for the archetypal clip since 2012, but fell down aft conscionable 5 minutes erstwhile Hwang Hee-chan's transverse deflected disconnected Joel Matip into the Liverpool net.

It got worse for Jurgen Klopp's broadside conscionable 7 minutes aboriginal arsenic mediocre defending allowed Craig Dawson to people his debut with a goal, driving successful from adjacent range.

Liverpool managed conscionable 1 changeable connected people successful a dreadful first-half display, but came retired with much combat aft the break.

Andy Robertson had a goalbound changeable blocked and Mohamed Salah clipped a decent effort conscionable wide of the post, earlier Darwin Nunez drove consecutive astatine Jose Sa arsenic Wolves dropped further back.

But the hosts soaked up the unit earlier hitting their opponents connected the counter-attack, Ruben Neves finishing aft large enactment by Adama Traore.

Victory moves Wolves retired of the relegation portion up to 15th, portion Liverpool stay 10th.

Liverpool's woes continue

After taking the Premier League rubric contention to the last time past season, fewer could person predicted the level of drop-off successful Liverpool's performances.

The Reds started the time 21 points disconnected the apical of the array having yet to sensation triumph successful the Premier League successful 2023.

A coagulated gully against Chelsea successful their past league outing showed promise, but their show successful the archetypal fractional of this crippled was arsenic atrocious arsenic they person produced successful this hugely disappointing campaign.

Fabinho had been dropped by Klopp arsenic helium looked to halt the rot, but fewer of the starting XI emerged from the archetypal 45 minutes with overmuch recognition and looked lethargic.

The Reds were amended aft the break, but by past the harm was done and this latest distant decision leaves them clinging connected to a spot successful the apical fractional of the table.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

  1. Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá

  2. Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo

  3. Squad number15Player nameDawson

  4. Squad number23Player nameKilman

  5. Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri

  6. Squad number11Player nameHwang Hee-chan

  7. Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves

  8. Squad number5Player nameLemina

  9. Squad number27Player nameMatheus Nunes

  10. Squad number21Player nameSarabia

  11. Squad number12Player nameMatheus Cunha

  1. Squad number9Player nameJiménez

  2. Squad number10Player nameDaniel Podence

  3. Squad number19Player nameJonny

  4. Squad number28Player nameJoão Moutinho

  5. Squad number37Player nameTraoré

Liverpool

  1. Squad number1Player nameAlisson

  2. Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold

  3. Squad number32Player nameMatip

  4. Squad number2Player nameGomez

  5. Squad number26Player nameRobertson

  6. Squad number8Player nameKeïta

  7. Squad number43Player nameBajcetic

  8. Squad number6Player nameThiago Alcántara

  9. Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah

  10. Squad number27Player nameNúñez

  11. Squad number18Player nameGakpo

  1. Squad number7Player nameMilner

  2. Squad number14Player nameHenderson

  3. Squad number15Player nameOxlade-Chamberlain

  4. Squad number19Player nameElliott

  5. Squad number21Player nameTsimikas

Line-ups

Wolves

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1
  • 22Nélson Semedo
  • 15DawsonBooked astatine 45mins
  • 23Kilman
  • 3Aït-NouriSubstituted forCastro Ottoat 84'minutes
  • 11Hwang Hee-chanSubstituted forTraoréat 42'minutes
  • 8Neves
  • 5LeminaSubstituted forPodenceat 83'minutes
  • 27Nunes
  • 21SarabiaSubstituted forJoão Moutinhoat 60'minutes
  • 12Santos Carneiro Da CunhaSubstituted forJiménezat 60'minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Collins
  • 9Jiménez
  • 10Podence
  • 19Castro Otto
  • 25Bentley
  • 28João Moutinho
  • 37Traoré
  • 59Hodge
  • 64Bueno

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Alisson
  • 66Alexander-Arnold
  • 32Matip
  • 2GomezBooked astatine 75mins
  • 26RobertsonSubstituted forTsimikasat 86'minutes
  • 8KeïtaSubstituted forHendersonat 65'minutes
  • 43BajceticSubstituted forElliottat 77'minutes
  • 6Thiago AlcántaraSubstituted forMilnerat 85'minutes
  • 11Salah
  • 27Núñez
  • 18GakpoSubstituted forOxlade-Chamberlainat 85'minutes

Substitutes

  • 7Milner
  • 14Henderson
  • 15Oxlade-Chamberlain
  • 17Jones
  • 19Elliott
  • 21Tsimikas
  • 28Carvalho
  • 47Phillips
  • 62Kelleher

Referee:Paul Tierney

Attendance:31,664

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Liverpool 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Liverpool 0.

  3. Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by James Milner.

  4. Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.

  5. Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.

  6. Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) close footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a done shot pursuing a accelerated break.

  7. Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Craig Dawson.

  8. Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.

  9. Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Thiago.

  10. Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Cody Gakpo.

  11. Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Joël Matip.

  12. Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jonny replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.

  13. Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Mario Lemina due to the fact that of an injury.

  14. Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.

  15. Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  16. Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.

  17. Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  18. Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.

  19. Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Stefan Bajcetic.

  20. Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Maximilian Kilman tries a done ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.

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