Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow live coverage as Wolverhampton Wanderers face Liverpool today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.

Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 - 2 Liverpool FC

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:35

All over at Molineux, and once again it's a disappointing 90 minutes for Wolves as they lose 2-1 to Liverpool despite a brief fightback! The Reds looked comfortable with their 1-0 lead until a lapse at the back from the goalscorer Konate allowed Wolves to capitalise as Ait-Nouri made it 1-1. Just a matter of seconds after the restart though, Semedo was penalised for dragging ex-Wolves man Jota down in the box, and Salah stepped up to convert from the penalty spot to restore Liverpool's lead within five minutes! The hosts could only muster 0.56 xG through efforts from Cunha and Forbs, whereas Liverpool managed 2.64 xG at the other end, with Salah, Robertson, Jones and Gakpo all going close. Wolves remain rock-bottom of the table following a sixth game of the new campaign without at win, but it's Arne Slot's Liverpool who are top of the pile after a fifth win in six matches!

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19:30

FULL-TIME: WOLVES 1-2 LIVERPOOL.

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19:29

Cunha battles with Konate after being found by a long ball forward, but pulls the Liverpool defender back to concede a free-kick as the final whistle sounds.

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19:26

Cunha bursts around the outside of Alexander-Arnold before firing a cross in from the byline, but a series of deflections allows Alisson to race off his line and dive on the loose ball before Cunha can get there!

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19:26

WIDE!!! Alexander-Arnold gallops into open pasture on the right flank before squaring to Mac Allister, and after he tees up Gakpo to his left, the substitute hits a poor first-time shot across the face of goal and wide!!

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19:25

Wolves remain on the offensive and Doyle whips a high cross into the box, but Alisson's up there to claim ahead of the advancing Cunha.

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19:24

Doyle's smart reverse pass releases Forbs into space on the right-hand side, but his cross into the area is headed away by Salah!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:23

We'll play an additional six minutes of injury time as Wolves look to somehow chase their way back into this game late on.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:19

Substitution Andrew Henry Robertson Joseph Dave Gomez

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:19

Since his Premier League debut in September 2020, only Matty Cash (six) has conceded more penalties in the competition than Semedo's five for Wolves, and Salah's conversion of that spot-kick remains the difference with just five minutes left on the clock.

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19:18

Yellow Card Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:18

CHANCE!!! Another Liverpool corner is played short before being swung towards Jota at the far post, but he can't sort his feet out in time to make a connection, and the cross back into the middle from Mac Allister is headed over by Konate!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:16

CHANCE!!! Lemina heads a Liverpool corner away but Gravenberch keeps the chance alive for the visitors, gliding between three defenders to create space in the box – but his cutback for Salah is woefully underhit and Andre cuts it out!

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19:14

Liverpool team-mates Alexander-Arnold and Robertson are level-pegging on 59 each as the joint-most assists by defenders in Premier League history.

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19:12

SAVED!!! Jones refrains from shooting from the edge of the box before playing a one-two with Alexander-Arnold in the area. He hits the return ball towards goal first time, but Johnstone gets down well to tip it wide of his near post!!

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19:10

CHANCE!!! Jones blocks Semedo's shot with Wolves completely exposed at the back as Salah races onto it and over halfway, but the Egyptian's return ball for Jones is a poor one and Johnstone will breathe a sigh of relief as it's cut out!

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19:09

Hwang goes toe-to-toe with Van Dijk as the pair contest Cunha's pass in behind, but does just enough to win Wolves a corner.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:09

Substitution Santiago Ignacio Bueno Sciutto Thomas Glyn Doyle

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:07

Andre's throughball from deep has Forbs sprinting after it and into the final third, but Alisson races out of his box to clear before the Wolves winger can get there.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:04

Diaz comes off in Liverpool's first change of the match, with Cody Gakpo set to replace him out wide on the left.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:04

Substitution Dominik Szoboszlai Curtis Julian Jones

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:04

BLOKED!!! Forbs is released on the break by Cunha for Wolves and turns Alexander-Arnold inside out, but he delays his shot a fraction too long and gives Konate the time he needs to slide in with a crucial block!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:03

Salah advances down the right again and makes his way into the box, but Ait-Nouri takes the ball away from him with a well-timed tackle, before Bueno's own intervention on Alexander-Arnold yields a Liverpool corner.

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19:01

WIDE!!! Cunha steps inside off the left flank to open up shooting space, but drags his 20-yard effort well wide of the near post!

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19:00

Salah has now scored in three successive Premier League away games for the first time since a run of five in October 2021.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

19:00

Substitution Jørgen Strand Larsen Hee-Chan Hwang

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18:56

SAVED!!! Alexander-Arnold plays Salah into space down the right, and the Egyptian cuts inside to curl a left-footed strike goalwards which Johnstone parries up into the air before regathering!

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18:53

Yellow Card Ibrahima Konaté

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:53

PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL!!! Wolves could be behind once again within seconds of the restart!! Jota and Semedo contest Alexander-Arnold's cross from the right, but the Wolves man has his arms around Jota as the Liverpool number 20 hits the deck, and the referee points to the spot as Wolves shoot themselves in the foot!

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18:51

Penalty Goal Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:51

Wolves have scored to no avail in their last five Premier League matches, and will be hoping that this one finally leads to a precious three points!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:47

Goal Rayan Aït-Nouri

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:47

Salah fires a first-time cross into the middle with numbers closing in, but Salah rises above the pack to pluck the ball out of the sky!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:47

Liverpool have kept a clean sheet in 65% of their 20 Premier League games against Wolves. the second-highest rate of any side to have faced another 20+ times in the competition after Chelsea's 67% against Middlesbrough.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:44

SAVED!!! Liverpool counter at speed through Mac Allister and he works the ball left to Diaz. Robertson's in support and shoots first-time from a tight angle, but Johnstone has it covered and makes the save!

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18:43

WIDE!!!! A massive, massive let-off for Wolves!!! Lemina's blind pass wide is hit straight to Salah, but he can't make the Wolves captain pay as he sends a first-time shot wide of the far post with his right foot!

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18:43

Substitution Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:43

Salah scoops the ball into the area for Alexander-Arnold to run in behind, but the right-back's cross from the byline is caught with ease by Johnstone.

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18:42

Bellegarde tussles with Jota down the right but still manages to get his cross away, however it's sent straight into the side netting for a Liverpool goal-kick.

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18:41

Liverpool are yet to concede a first-half goal in the Premier League this season, the only side not to have conceded in the opening 45 minutes of a game so far this term.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:38

Wolves' win probability in our live tracker now stands at just 3.6%, with Liverpool leading the way on 84.9% and 1-0 on the scoreboard. A big second half awaits for the hosts, as Cunha gets us back underway at Molineux.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:33

Konate has proven to be a key man at both ends for Liverpool, opening the scoring with a bullet of a header and proving rock-solid in defence. Making four final-third entries in possession and netting with his only effort on goal. The France international completed 30 of his 32 attempted passes, as well as winning three aerial duels, making two interceptions and a clearance to turn possession over for Liverpool.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:29

The half-time whistle sounds, just a matter of moments after Liverpool produced their one moment of real quality to go 1-0 up against Wolves! In a first 45 minutes largely sparse of goalmouth chances, it was the hosts Wolves who started brightest, producing 0.11 xG and testing Alisson through Bellegarde and Cunha's early shots. Liverpool eventually hit their straps in attack though and produced 0.97 xG at the other end, seeing Johnstone make saves to deny Alexander-Arnold and Szoboszlai; the latter a spectacular stop from close range. However, Konate popped up in stoppage time to climb above the defence and head home to give the Reds the half-time advantage, and with Wolves yet to win this season, they've got a mountain to climb in the second period.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:23

HALF-TIME: WOLVES 0-1 LIVERPOOL.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:23

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 141 Premier League games when leading at half-time, dating back to a December 2016 loss against Bournemouth!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:19

Assist Diogo José Teixeira da Silva

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:18

Goal Ibrahima Konaté

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:17

We're into four minutes of added time at Molineux as Konate races back in cover to dispossess Cunha on the counter-attack for Wolves.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:17

Lemina cynically brings down Diaz to prevent a fast Liverpool break, but picks up an injury in the process and has to briefly leave the field for treatment.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:16

Bellegarde runs into traffic in Liverpool's box before Semedo swings in a cross from the right, but Strand Larsen's header down for Cunha is volleyed clear by Szoboszlai!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:14

WIDE!!! Alexander-Arnold tries his luck from distance after the corner is cleared, but it's sent woefully wide to the delight of the home crowd!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:13

SAVED!!!! That's some stop from Johnstone!!! Robertson picks out Szoboszlai right in front of goal with an inch-perfect cross from the left, but the Hungarian's first-time finish hits Johnstone on the back of his leg and deflects away from the goalmouth to roll behind for a corner!!

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18:11

CHANCE!!! Wolves can't deal with Liverpool's ball over the top and Diaz runs in behind after dispossessing Andre in his own box, but Johnstone's off his line to gather the loose ball before the Colombian can get a shot away!

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18:10

Ait-Nouri fires a dangerous-looking cross into the area as Lemina darts to the front post, but it's Alisson's ball to claim and he does so straight-forwardly.

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18:06

Yellow Card Diogo José Teixeira da Silva

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:06

Wolves are without a league win so far this season – only in 2003-04 (first seven) and 2019-20 (first six) have they gone longer without victory at the start of a Premier League campaign.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:04

SAVED!!! The Liverpool free-kick is teed up for Alexander-Arnold, who lashes a low shot through the crowd and into the gloves of Johnstone!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:02

Another ball is fizzed across the face of goal by Alexander-Arnold with Jota closing in, but neither he nor Bueno can get contact on it as the ball rolls behind for a goal-kick.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:01

Alexander-Arnold whips two crosses into the crowded Wolves box from the right, following a Liverpool corner, but both are dealt with and headed away by desperate Wolves defence!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

18:01

Yellow Card André Trindade da Costa Neto

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:59

BLOCKED!!! The ball ricochets back to Diaz after his attempted pass is cut out, and the Colombian's follow-up effort is a shot which Lemina blocks behind for a corner!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:58

Liverpool have conceded the fewest goals of any Premier League side so far this season (one), while no team has shipped more than Wolves' 14. Indeed, Wolves’ 14 goals conceded is their most after five games of any league season since 1985-86 (in the third tier), and most in the top-flight since 1970-71!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:58

Bellgarde loses possession in his own defensive third and Szoboszlai frees up Salah to cross from the right, but the Egyptian's ball in is cut out by Bueno for Wolves.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:55

SAVED!!! Semedo latches onto a cross-field pass and cuts the ball back for Cunha from the byline. The Brazilian takes aim from a tight angle, and draws a diving two-handed save from Alisson with his left-footed shot!!

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17:55

CHANCE!!! Semedo's high, hanging cross from the right is palmed away but not fully dealt with by Alisson and Bellegarde keeps the chance alive in the box. Ait-Nouri crosses towards Strand Larsen and Lemina does likewise for Cunha from the byline, but both efforts are headed clear by Van Dijk and Konate respectively!

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17:53

Bellegarde picks Alexander-Arnold's pocket to spark a Wolves chance down the left touchline, but both he and Ait-Nouri are crowded out by red shirts and have to play backwards to go forwards

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:51

No current Premier League side is on a longer run without a clean sheet than Wolves, who have conceded in each of their last 17 top-flight matches. That's Wolves’ longest run without a shutout in the competition since a run of 30 on their way to relegation in 2011-12.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:48

The Reds' relentless pressing catches Wolves cold as Bueno passes back to Johnstone, who is caught out with three Liverpool players around him and rolls his pass for Toti Gomes behind for a needless corner!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:46

Liverpool break at speed and Diaz cuts inside from the left to cross towards Salah, but Johnstone rises at the far post to make the catch for the hosts.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:45

Robertson fizzes a threatening cross into the box at speed as Salah goes down under pressure from Ait-Nouri at the far post, but it's a fair challenge between the pair and no penalty will be given!

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17:43

CHANCE!! Salah curls a dangerous ball into the box with Jota closing in at speed, but he can't quite get on the end of the cross in as Johnstone collects!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:42

Semedo picks out the run of Cunha down the right with a long ball forward, and he's almost away from Robertson before Van Dijk arrives to head clear for Liverpool.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:41

Liverpool have won five of their last six Premier League games, keeping five clean sheets in the process. The Reds had conceded in each of their previous 10 games before this run, shipping 16 in total.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:38

SAVED!!! Bellegarde drifts away from Alexander-Arnold in the box and pulls the trigger after being teed up by Ait-Nouri, but it's a fairly tame effort which Alisson easily holds at his near post!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:38

Yellow Card Trent John Alexander-Arnold

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17:37

Gomes clips a low cross towards Strand Larsen in the area with the outside of his foot, but Van Dijk's across in cover for Liverpool and easily deals with the threat.

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17:34

Wolves have lost 16 Premier League matches vs Liverpool, more than against any other opponent. That includes 14 of their last 15 against the Reds in the league; the exception being a 3-0 home win in February 2023.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:32

Szoboszlai kicks the game off for Liverpool, and we're up and running in the West Midlands!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:31

It’s hardly surprising to see Liverpool being heavily favoured in our live win probability tracker, with the Reds standing on 68.5% ahead of kick-off. Wolves are given just a 13.4% chance, but they’ll be hoping for an upturn in fortunes on home soil as the two sides head out onto the pitch at a packed Molineux Stadium!

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:28

Just the one change from Arne Slot after his side returned to winning ways in the Premier League against Bournemouth last time out, with first-choice goalkeeper Alisson returning from injury to displace Caoimhin Kelleher between the Liverpool sticks. Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota have each scored twice in the Reds’ last two games, and make up a red-hot attacking trifecta alongside Mohamed Salah on the right.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:23

Wolves make two enforced changes from the side which lost 3-1 at Aston Villa, and both come at centre-back with Craig Dawson taken ill and Yerson Mosquera suffering a season-ending knee injury. Santiago Bueno and Toti Gomes are the replacements in the heart of the hosts’ defence, while Matheus Cunha, who scored the opener at Villa Park, flanking striker Jorgen Strand Larsen from the left-hand side.

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17:18

LIVERPOOL SUBS: Caoimhin Kelleher, Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo, Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, Kostas Tsimikas, Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:18

LIVERPOOL (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister; Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Luis Diaz; Diogo Jota.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:12

WOLVES SUBS: Jose Sa, Matt Doherty, Hwang Hee-Chan, Rodrigo Gomes, Tommy Doyle, Pablo Sarabia, Carlos Forbs, Goncalo Guedes, Alfie Pond.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:12

WOLVES (4-1-4-1): Sam Johnstone; Nelson Semedo, Santiago Bueno, Toti Gomes, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Andre; Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Joao Gomes, Mario Lemina, Matheus Cunha; Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:12

Liverpool, meanwhile, are flying high at the other end of the table and have the chance to overtake Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea at the summit with a win in this game. The Reds dispatched Bournemouth 3-0 last weekend and gave West Ham a 5-1 thrashing in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, and Arne Slot’s side arrive at Molineux riding the crest of a wave in search of three more points.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:07

Winless Wolves have had a woeful start to the new season and sit rock-bottom of the Premier League table after five matches. A 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest yielded the only point on the board for Gary O’Neil’s side so far, but since then they’ve lost to Newcastle United and Aston Villa respectively.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:02

Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this match in the Premier League, as Wolverhampton Wanderers host Liverpool at Molineux.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

17:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

15:30

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