Highlights of the Wolves vs. Liverpool score: Reds' replay victory is sealed by a Harvey Elliott miracle.
Liverpool defeated Wolves 1-0 in a rematch at Molineux to advance to the FA Cup fourth round on their second attempt.
With a stunning goal in the 13th minute from Harvey Elliott, Jurgen Klopp's team ended a three-game losing streak in all competitions and advanced to face Brighton.
Wolves dominated the first encounter between the clubs at Anfield ten days prior, and a late VAR dispute only prevented them from earning a deserving victory.
Wolves, on the other hand, found it difficult to consistently threaten their opponents this time, which forced them to quit the cup, which may not be a terrible thing given their concentration on avoiding Premier League relegation.
Wolves vs. Liverpool final score
1H | 2H | Final | |
Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Goals:
13th minute: LIV—HHarvey Elliott
Liverpool's young players perform admirably under extreme circumstances.
Eight changes in the starting lineup for Liverpool, who arrived at Molineux without a victory in three games, increased the likelihood of another underwhelming performance.
The Reds' younger players were the most impressive contributors as this heavily rotated side stepped up to halt that concerning run.
While Stefan Bajcetic provided a calm presence in the middle of midfield, Harvey Elliott completed a lively effort with an impressive winning goal.
And when Ben Doak came off the bench, he once more demonstrated why there is such enthusiasm about his growth.
Klopp would have been pleased to see his young players succeed under such pressure, demonstrating what they are all about.
Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, has a problem with his roster.
Klopp's selection process has undoubtedly been complicated by the performances of those starlets as well as the more experienced periphery players.
Thiago Alcantara appeared to have the ideal teammates in Bajcetic and Naby Keita in central midfield, allowing the Spaniard to perform in his customary elegant manner.
And that is undoubtedly more than can be said recently about Jordan Henderson and Fabinho, who have often struggled to put their manager's strategies into practise.
In preparation for Chelsea's visit to Anfield on Saturday, it wouldn't be surprising to see Klopp change things up.
Highlights from Wolves' match against Liverpool
Wolves 0, Liverpool 1.
Neves tries to flick the corner over the top at full time, but Liverpool's frantic defence prevents them from scoring and preserving the victory.
In the fourth round are the reigning champions.
Liverpool believes they have won when the referee blows his whistle in the 90th minute (+5), but he is really signalling a free-kick for a handball by Salah.Additionally, it's in a risky neighbourhood.
Jones turns Semedo inside out in the 90th minute on the left side of the box before sending a low shot agonisingly wide of the far post.
A few seconds later, Cunha moves in that direction but lacks the strength to challenge Kelleher.
88th minute: After a great Wolves play, Costa knocks the ball down to Cunha in the box, but he is unable to keep it there and sends it crashing into the stands.
83rd minute :Raul Jimenez is currently being replaced by Diego Costa as the Wolves look for a late equaliser.
78th minute: The Wolves have a huge opportunity! Jimenez meets a pass that Traore flicks to the far post, but his header sails over the crossbar.Replays revealed that it really came off Gomez, giving Liverpool a lucky break.
76th minute :Bajcetic is forced to make way for Fabinho in the 76th minute because he is unable to recover from a cramping episode.
Young Liverpool player Doak has also been added to the roster to take Thiago's spot.
Neves takes the free kick and curls it goalward in the 73rd minute, but it is too high and too central to really test Kelleher in the Liverpool goal.
After a fast pass and receive with Jimenez in the 72nd minute, Cunha pulls a foul from Phillips at the outside of the box, resulting in a booking and a dangerous-area free kick.
After their alterations, wolves appear to be considerably more deadly.
Traore enters down the right a few times in rapid succession in the 70th minute.
The winger's main problem is that he always finds a Liverpool head instead of a Wolves one to absolve the hosts.
In the 65th minute, Podence and Cunha come in for Moutinho and Jonny as Wolves try one more time to climb back into this game. Then Liverpool makes their own adjustments, replacing Gakpo, Carvalho, and Milner with Salah, Jones, and Phillips.
After excellent work from Thiago, Keita slips in Gakpo in the 63rd minute, but Sa blocks the Dutchman's dinked finish and the flag is still up.
Tsimikas enters down the left but, after his first cross is stopped, a clearance comes off him straight and goes out for a goalkick in the 59th minute.
With the exception of Elliott's spectacular start, neither team was able to find that special something in the final third.
56th minute: After a magnificent, skillful pass involving Gakpo, Keita, and Carvalho, the latter player ends up with his goal within reach, but he is ultimately dispossessed.
Ait-Nouri receives a beautiful crossfield pass to the left, but Milner blocks his effort to send it into the box in the 51st minute.
The Wolves fail to capitalise on the following corner, either, but that swift change in play may pay off later in the half.
Liverpool restarts the game in the 46th minute.
At halftime, the Wolves replace Joe Hodge and Dexter Lembikisa with Matheus Nunes and Nelson Semedo.
Wolves 0, Liverpool 1 at the break.
At the end of the two minutes of added time, there were no incidents, and Liverpool led 1-0 at the half.
After pulling down Tsimikas on the break in the 43rd minute, Traore becomes the first player today to get a caution.
He might be able to legitimately point to a number of similar fouls that Liverpool players have already committed this evening without receiving a booking.
In the 40th minute, Traore explodes into the box after Neves' curved clip over the top, but his finish is a mess as it goes high and wide.
Carvalho gets the ball in the goal in the 36th minute, but it won't count.
The Liverpool player had veered offside before catching a Keita through-ball, which wasn't a very close pass.
Before latching onto a Keita through-ball, the Liverpool player had gone offside. It wasn't a close pass, but it was well-taken.
34th minute: As Liverpool close in, Sa is forced to simply send the ball out for a corner.
For such a large portion of the season, where has this crucial game been?
In the 29th minute, Jimenez enters from the right side and fires in a low cross, but no one is up to follow him, giving Milner time to bring the ball down and gently send it out.
25th minute: After a Liverpool play fails to materialise, Wolves immediately launch an attack. Konate is compelled to commit a foul to halt the counterattack.The opponents are choosing the dark arts whenever a gap comes up since the hosts are so dangerous on the break.
17th minute: After another well-executed Liverpool attack, Tsimikas smashes over; they are confident after that incredible first goal.
Goal in the 13th minute! What an accomplishment by Harvey Elliott!
Ait-shot Nour's is stopped just inside the Liverpool box, and a few seconds later, the visitors score at the opposite end.
The Reds skillfully move the ball up the field, with Thiago playing a crucial part, before Elliott shoots from 25 yards and sends the ball sailing over Sa and into the net.
9th minute: Liverpool had a handful of early, encouraging moments. In the opening frame, Carvalho nearly receives the brunt of a Sa error before Gakpo, following a strong Thiago press, manages to get a tame shot away from a distance.
5th minute: As things stand, VAR is not functioning at Molineux as a result of the minor power outage.
I hope we don't make any debatable calls.
Wolves kick off the game and immediately go on the offensive, but as Traore throws in a cross from the right, the lights go out!
Just before kickoff: Can a drastically altered Liverpool put an end to their dismal recent run of form now that the players are out at Molineux? Or will the hosts easily advance to the next round?
Diego Costa is beaming as he steps off the Wolves team bus 30 minutes before start, but he will have to settle for a spot on the bench tonight.
The team news is available one hour before start!
Sa, Lembikisa, Collins, Toti, Jonny, Neves, Hodge, Adama, Moutinho, Ait-Nouri, and Jimenez are all members of the Wolves.
Liverpool: Keita, Thiago, Elliott, Gakpo, and Carvalho; Milner, Gomez, Konate, Tsimikas, Bajcetic; and Keita, Thiago.
With only one and a half hours to kickoff, Liverpool is trying to avoid a hat trick tonight.
Two hours before the game: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of the third-round FA Cup match between Wolves and Liverpool. Due to a VAR issue, Julen Lopetegui's squad was denied a victory at Anfield in the first encounter between the two teams, but they will be sure they can advance tonight against the slumping holders.
Lineups for Wolves vs. Liverpool
Only Cody Gakpo, Thiago Alcantara, and Ibrahima Konate are still in the starting lineup following the loss against Brighton, as predicted by Klopp.
Despite expectations that he would be healthy enough to sit on the bench following a hamstring injury, Darwin Nunez is also out.
Lineup for Liverpool (4-3-3): Milner, Gomez, Konate, Tsimikas, Keita, Bajcetic, Thiago, Elliott, Carvalho, Gakpo, and Kelleher (GK)
Alisson, Fabinho, Salah, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Robertson, Matip, Phillips, and Doak are the substitutes.
The side that came so close to defeating Liverpool at Anfield ten days ago sees just two changes under Lopetegui.
Matija Sarkic and Goncalo Guedes are replaced in the starting lineup by goalkeeper Jose Sa and midfielder Joao Moutinho, respectively.
Sa (GK)—Lembikisa, Collins, Toti, Jonny—HHodge, Neves, Jimenez, Traore, Moutinho, and Ait-Nouri make up the Wolves team (4-2-3-1).