Liverpool overcomes Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers to win 2-1.

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David Brown
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Liverpool overcomes Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

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WOLVERHAMPTON. Liverpool overcame Wolverhampton Wanderers to win 2-1. It was Liverpool to strike first with a goal of Ibrahima Konaté at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mohamed Salah gave the win to Liverpool in the 61′ minute with a penalty. Liverpool took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 31,413 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Taylor with the support of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.26 degrees Celsius or 52.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 - 2

Team 1

Liverpool

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 7 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 75 Attack 100
  • 44 Dangerous attack 55
  • 76 Ball safe 77
  • 10 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 10
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 56% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the contest.​

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Liverpool shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Carlos Borges and André). Regarding the opposition, Liverpool received 3 yellow cards (Ibrahima Konaté, Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold).

Match Timeline

6'
Trent Alexander-Arnold- Yellow
André- Yellow
30'
35'
Diogo Jota- Yellow
45'
Ibrahima Konaté(goal)Diogo Jota
Carlos Borges- sub ->Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
52'
Rayan Aït Nouri(goal)Carlos Borges
56'
61'
Mohamed Salah(penalty)
63'
Ibrahima Konaté- Yellow
Hee-Chan Hwang- sub ->Jørgen Strand Larsen
68'
73'
Cody Gakpo- sub ->Luis Díaz
73'
Curtis Jones- sub ->Dominik Szoboszlai
Tommy Doyle- sub ->Santiago Bueno
77'
Carlos Borges- Yellow
87'
89'
Joe Gomez- sub ->Andrew Robertson

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Liverpool
18
7
Manchester City
17
7
Arsenal
17
7
Chelsea
14
7
Aston Villa
14
7
Brighton & Hove Albion
12
7
Newcastle United
12
7
Fulham
11
7
Tottenham Hotspur
10
7
Nottingham Forest
10
7
Brentford
10
7
West Ham United
8
7
AFC Bournemouth
8
7
Manchester United
8
7
Leicester City
6
7
Everton
5
7
Ipswich Town
4
7
Crystal Palace
3
7
Southampton
1
7
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1
7

After playing this encounter, Wolverhampton Wanderers stays with 1 points like Southampton to sit in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will has 15 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Brentford on the 5th of October with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (5 draws).

Liverpool will play away against Crystal Palace on the 5th of October with a 15-8 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (4 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
Sam Johnstone 31.England
7.6
D
Rayan Aït Nouri 3.Algeria
7.7
Goals56'
D
Santiago Bueno 4.Uruguay
6.8
77'
D
Craig Dawson 15.England
D
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
6.2
D
Toti Gomes 24.Portugal
6.7
M
Mario Lemina 5.Gabon
6.9
M
André 7.Brazil
6.7
30'
M
J. Pied 8.France
M
Matheus Cunha 10.Brazil
7.3
M
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 27.France
7.0
52'
M
João Gomes 8.Brazil
6.6
F
Jørgen Strand Larsen 9.Norway
6.6
68'
Substitutes
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
D
Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland
D
Alfie Pond 46.England
M
Rodrigo Gomes 19.Portugal
M
Tommy Doyle 20.England
6.7
77'
M
Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain
F
Hee-Chan Hwang 11.South Korea
6.7
68'
F
Carlos Borges 26.Portugal
6.6
52' 87'
F
Gonçalo Guedes 29.Portugal

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Jérémy Pied, Craig Dawson, Sam Johnstone (7.6), Nélson Semedo (6.2), Santiago Bueno (6.8), Toti Gomes (6.7), Rayan Aït Nouri (7.7), André (6.7), Matheus Cunha (7.3), Mario Lemina (6.9), João Gomes (6.6), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (7.0) and Jørgen Strand Larsen (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: José Sá, Matt Doherty, Hee-Chan Hwang (6.7), Rodrigo Gomes, Tommy Doyle (6.7), Pablo Sarabia, Carlos Borges (6.6), Gonçalo Guedes and Alfie Pond.

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Carlos Borges (52′), Jørgen Strand Larsen for Hee-Chan Hwang (68′) and Santiago Bueno for Tommy Doyle (77′).

Player of the match: Rayan Aït Nouri​

The most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rayan Aït Nouri.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 39 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson 1.Brazil
7.0
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
7.0
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
7.9
63' Goals45'
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
7.2
89'
D
Trent Alexander-Arnold 66.England
6.8
6'
M
Luis Díaz 7.Colombia
6.7
73'
M
Dominik Szoboszlai 8.Hungary
6.5
73'
M
Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina
6.9
M
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
7.7
Goals61'
M
Ryan Gravenberch 38.Netherlands
7.5
F
Diogo Jota 20.Portugal
7.3
35'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhin Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
Joe Gomez 2.England
6.8
89'
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
D
Jarell Quansah 78.England
D
Conor Bradley 84.Northern Ireland
M
Wataru Endo 3.Japan
M
Curtis Jones 17.England
7.0
73'
F
Federico Chiesa 14.Italy
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
6.8
73'

Liverpool started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Arne Slot played with: Alisson (7.0), Trent Alexander-Arnold (6.8), Ibrahima Konaté (7.9), Virgil van Dijk (7.0), Andrew Robertson (7.2), Ryan Gravenberch (7.5), Alexis Mac Allister (6.9), Mohamed Salah (7.7), Dominik Szoboszlai (6.5), Luis Díaz (6.7), Diogo Jota (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Gomez (6.8), Wataru Endo, Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones (7.0), Cody Gakpo (6.8), Konstantinos Tsimikas, Caoimhin Kelleher, Jarell Quansah and Conor Bradley.

Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Joe Gomez (injured).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 3 changes: Andrew Robertson for Joe Gomez (89′), Luis Díaz for Cody Gakpo (73′) and Dominik Szoboszlai for Curtis Jones (73′).

Player of the match: Ibrahima Konaté​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Ibrahima Konaté.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 68 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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