Overview
- Liverpool enter Christmas level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea but behind on goal difference.
- Opta data shows Liverpool have scored three and conceded 11 from set-pieces in the league for a net minus-eight, with rivals posting positive figures.
- Arne Slot said their points total owes to open-play output, citing Liverpool as number one in the league for open chances created.
- Alexander Isak faces a multi-month absence after surgery on an ankle and lower-leg fracture, with Mohamed Salah at AFCON, Joe Gomez out with a hamstring issue, Wataru Endo sidelined by an ankle problem and Dominik Szoboszlai suspended.
- Slot rated Cody Gakpo and Conor Bradley as 50-50 to face Wolves, and a recall for Harvey Elliott is not available as his Aston Villa loan is understood to lack a clause and includes an obligation to buy around £35m tied to appearances.