Liverpool tops Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 with a late goal scored by D. Origi. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Liverpool snatched a late win Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 after D. Origi scored just 1 goal (90').

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WOLVERHAMPTON. Liverpool snatched a late win Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 after D. Origi scored just 1 goal (90′). Liverpool was much better in terms of ball possession (67%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh assisted by Daniel Cook and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 3 Total 18
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 12
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 47 Attack 155
  • 23 Dangerous attack 71
  • 115 Ball safe 115
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 8
  • 7 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 4 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Liverpool had a strong ball possession 67% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.​

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Liverpool shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (L. Dendoncker and R. Jimenez). On the other side, Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (Fabinho and A. Robertson).

Match Timeline

26'
62'
66'
Andrew Robertson- Yellow
68'
79'
82'
88'
88'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stay with 21 points like Manchester United to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool will have 34 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away against Manchester City on the 11th of December with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Manchester City (1 draw).

Liverpool will host Aston Villa on the 11th of December with a 17-6 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (5 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
6.6
D
Conor Coady 16.England
7.5
D
Max Kilman 23.England
7.1
D
Romain Saïss 27.Morocco
6.9
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
7.1
26'
M
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
6.4
M
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
7.8
90'
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
7.4
F
Hee-chan Hwang 26.South Korea
6.9
79'
F
Raúl Jiménez 9.Mexico
6.1
88'
F
Adama Traoré 37.Spain
6.5
88'
Substitutes
G
John Ruddy 21.England
D
Ki-Jana Hoever 2.Netherlands
90'
D
Hugo Bueno 64.Spain
M
Daniel Podence  10.Portugal
M
João Moutinho 28.Portugal
6.6
79'
M
Luke Cundle 39.England
F
Fábio Silva 17.Portugal
F
Chem Campbell 77.Wales
F
Trincão 11.Portugal
6.6
88'

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento decided to play with the following team: José Sá (6.6), Max Kilman (7.1), Conor Coady (7.5), Romain Saïss (6.9), Nélson Semedo (6.4), Rúben Neves (7.4), Leander Dendoncker (7.1), Rayan Aït Nouri (7.8), Adama Traoré (6.5), Raúl Jiménez (6.1) and Hee-Chan Hwang (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Podence, Ki-Jana Hoever, John Ruddy, Fábio Silva, Chem Campbell, Francisco Trincão (6.6), João Moutinho (6.6), Hugo Bueno and Luke Cundle.

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of K. Hoever (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: Hwang Hee-Chan for J. Moutinho (79′), A. Traore for Trincao (88′) and R. Ait Nouri for K. Hoever (90′).

Best player: Rayan Aït Nouri​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rayan Aït Nouri.

His rating is (7.8) with 32 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson  1.Brazil
7.1
D
Joel Matip  32.Cameroon
7.6
D
Virgil van Dijk  4.Netherlands
7.3
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
7.5
66'
D
8.0
M
Jordan Henderson 14.England
6.8
68'
M
Thiago 6.Spain
7.4
M
Fabinho 3.Brazil
7.1
62'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
7.3
90'
F
Sadio Mané 10.Senegal
6.5
F
Diogo Jota  20.Portugal
6.5
82'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
N. Phillips 47.England
D
D
Neco Williams 76.Wales
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
M
6.8
82'
M
James Milner 7.England
90'
F
Takumi Minamino 18.Japan
F
Divock Origi 27.Belgium
7.2
68' Goals90'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (7.1), Trent Alexander-Arnold (8.0), Joël Matip (7.6), Virgil van Dijk (7.3), Andrew Robertson (7.5), Jordan Henderson (6.8), Fabinho (7.1), Thiago Alcântara (7.4), Mohamed Salah (7.3), Diogo Jota (6.5) and Sadio Mané (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (6.8), Nathaniel Phillips, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Neco Williams, James Milner, Takumi Minamino, Ibrahima Konaté, Divock Origi (7.2) and Caoimhin Kelleher.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 3 changes: J. Henderson for D. Origi (68′), D. Jota for A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (82′) and M. Salah for J. Milner (90′).

Best player: Trent Alexander-Arnold​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Trent Alexander-Arnold even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 58 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​