Overview
- Ryan Gravenberch finished a Jeremie Frimpong cut-back before Florian Wirtz struck his first Liverpool goal from Hugo Ekitike’s pass.
- Wolves replied late when Santiago Bueno converted after Tolu Arokodare’s header was parried, but Liverpool saw out the match.
- The result moved Liverpool above Manchester United and Chelsea into fourth place ahead of Chelsea’s later kickoff.
- Alexander Isak’s post-surgery lay-off for a broken leg, Mohamed Salah’s AFCON duty and Dominik Szoboszlai’s suspension constrained selection, with Federico Chiesa and Frimpong starting as Conor Bradley and Cody Gakpo returned to the bench.
- Anfield held a pre-match tribute to Diogo Jota with his widow and children present, and the 3pm GMT kickoff was not shown live in the UK due to the broadcast blackout.