Overview
- Jota’s sons, Dinis and Duarte, walked onto the pitch alongside captain Virgil van Dijk wearing shirts bearing their names and the No. 20.
- Liverpool manager Arne Slot addressed supporters before the game, calling it the family’s first Christmas without Jota and acknowledging the shared loss across both clubs.
- Fans from Liverpool and Wolves applauded and sang in the 20th minute, bookending an emotional pre‑match tribute on the Anfield pitch.
- Liverpool says Jota’s No. 20 will no longer be issued, and a mural near Anfield has been unveiled to honor the forward.
- On the field, Florian Wirtz netted his first Liverpool goal in the 42nd minute from a Hugo Ekitiké assist after Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring.