Extended HLs: Wolves v. Liverpool Matchweek 29
Relive full-match highlights from Liverpool's visit to the Molineux to take on Wolves in Matchweek 29.
Video Transcript
It is 137 years since Wolverhampton Wanderers took up residence at their home ground, named after a local businessman, Benjamin Molineux, who owned the land, and it remains a strident citadel of Black Country pride.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, here at Molineux.
It's over to you to make some noise.
Welcome to Molineux for the visit of the reigning Premier League champions.
As the season approaches its final quarter, it is Wolverhampton Wanderers against Liverpool that tops the Premier League bill this evening.
Two thousand and fifty- Well, for those of an optimistic nature amongst the Wolves support, the fact that they can still reach 40 points is apparently cause for hope.
For everyone else occupying the real world, it's just a matter of a couple more weeks before the inevitable is surely confirmed.
Liverpool making the first early inroads.
Joao Gomes, bumped off the ball by Mac Allister.
Here is Gakpo.
Santi Bueno.
Cut out by Mac Allister for Gakpo, and off goes Kerkez on the sprint.
Mac Allister, now it is the Hungarian.
Milos Kerkez deflected behind for a Liverpool corner.
That's good defending from Doherty.
I mean, his, his job in that position, you know, once the, the run was made by Kerkez, is just to get something in the way, and he did just that, even at the expense of a corner.
We'll get Ekitike within range for Liverpool.
Frimpong will drive it wildly.
Diego, Diego, Diego, Diego, Diego, Diego, Diego, Diego, Diego, Diego.
Jota won't keep that in.
And a poignant moment as supporters of both sides pay tribute to Diogo Jota.
Joao Gomes.
Well, a card's gonna appear for the first time tonight for the reaction on Gravenberch.
Yeah, I mean, Gr- Gravenberch had gone down earlier himself.
He's trying to say that he's not made any contact, and it was Gomes who left his leg hanging to make sure a contact was made, and I think, he's along the same lines as Gravenberch.
Arne Slot.
Doherty.
Alisson quick to bowl it out, looking for Salah.
We've seen that a million times before.
Nearly, nearly got there.
Frimpong.
Tripped by Andre.
He's one of those who needs to avoid a yellow card tonight for Wolves because he's already got nine of them this season.
Another one would bring a two-game ban.
He's already suspended from the cup tie on Friday against the same opposition.
Dominik Szoboszlai.
Goal kick.
Mac Allister claiming that it got a little Wolves touch after he, applied his head to it.
Is he trying to say it came off Krejci?
Not sure.
Yeah, I think the Liverpool press is working better now at the start of the second half.
Salah.
Inside him, Frimpong.
Deflected behind.
Liverpool ask the inevitable question about possible handball.
For the time being, it's a corner and VAR will take a closer look.
VAR tonight being Adam Hepworth.
Yeah, well, I mean, his, his arm is tucked into his, his body, but it does catch him on the elbow.
A second ball on the pitch, which Mac Allister has spotted and is in the process of removing.
Salah's corner on by Ekitike.
Jones on the line.
Curved over the head of Kerkez, back in by Szoboszlai, eventually cleared by Doherty.
Well, it's incredible really that, you know, Jones is just about to kind of chest it into the goal, and it's Gakpo's foot that gets in the way and knocks it Yeah, it just clips the, the crossbar, which then deceives Kerkez.
Frimpong.
Gakpo lurking.
Well claimed by Sa.
He's, he's been good, Sa.
He's been very commanding.
This is Ekitike.
Past Mascara, right across the face.
Krejci, and then gathered in by Sa.
Well, he's given as a foul and a bookable foul as wellTogether with Richarlison Gomes.
Salah.
Szoboszlai.
Liverpool now with the chance to flick it goalwards.
Yeah, I mean, as it was coming back in, I think it was Konat initially, and then it was Gomes who didn't quite execute it, and he's looking across at the assistant as if to say, "Were you gonna flag me?"
Played it forward for Arokodare, and he's got a runner, and that runner is Rodrigo Gomes.
And Molineux is hopeful.
And Rodrigo Gomes has done to Liverpool what he did to Aston Villa.
He's come off the bench and scored, and Molineux goes wild.
Arokodare has just kind of moved Van Dijk out of the way.
And basically, once he saw the, the movement from Rodrigo Gomes, he thought, "I've got to play him in."
And Konat was always up against it to try and get there.
He doesn't want to overcommit for fear of giving away a penalty.
And once he got in the position, I'm thinking, "Is, is he gonna do it again after Aston Villa?"
Brilliant little finish.
So, so clever.
And m- maybe it caught Alisson out in thinking he was gonna go with his left foot, and instead he just kind of flicks it with his right.
And that golden moment has arrived.
Salah.
Gomes.
Ngomoa.
Tried to tease one into the corner, and the goalkeeper touched it onto the post.
You're right, John, what a save.
I mean, he's been good throughout the game, but on this occasion, even more so.
I mean, a fingertip was all it needed to take it wide enough to clip the, frame of the goal.
Tremendous.
Oh.
Salah.
Gifted it.
Mo Salah.
Liverpool level.
You know, he, he's looking for his center-back, and he's not picked, picked him out quickly.
And Mo Salah, everybody's thinking, "Well, yeah, he's gonna come back inside on his left."
But on this occasion, he's gone with the outside of the, the left foot.
And he's just found that little bit of room, and do you know what?
I thought maybe Sarr could have done a bit better on that, considering how well he's played throughout the game.
McAllister.
Ekettike.
Cynically held back and then roughly tackled by Santi Bueno.
Liverpool really angry about that, and it's kicking off now.
Yeah, I mean, th- this is a cynical challenge.
Oh, that's a lovely touch.
And, and now we're in rugby territory.
The yellow card is out, which is one of the least surprising developments of the evening.
Gomes then.
Sarr.
Szoboszlai gets rid of it to Ngomoa.
Van Dijk.
Midway through the allotted stoppage time.
Andr.
He'll have a whack.
It's deflected it in.
And Wolves, in all probability, have downed the reigning champions at Molineux.
And Rob Edwards sets off on another of those crazy touchline celebrations.
Too late to save themselves this season, but plenty of time to damage the hopes of others.
Thousand-yard stares from Liverpool.
A mix of exhaustion and delight for Wolves.
Well, when you mentioned that stat, scoring against late in games, Liverpool this season, I began thinking, "Surely not."
And Joe Gomes has immediately buried his face in his hands once the deflection took place.
It looked as if Alisson was going to make the save until it hit Liverpool's number two.
And it's another moment now for Rob Edwards to go run about.
And for Wolves, number seven, Andr!
Incredible end to this game.
No hint at all that we were going to get scenes like this.
An extraordinary final quarter of an hour.
It's Federico Chiesa.
Good hit, but keeper very well-positioned to deal with that.
First, it was the league leaders who came here and were held.
Then it was the neighbors, Aston Villa, who were felled.
And tonight, it's the reigning champions, Liverpool, who have had their legs cut from beneath them.
A famous night for the Old Gold.
They may be heading them down towards the Championship, but they're going out swinging, left, right, and center.
A damaging blow to Liverpool, a sign of how far they've fallen.
Goals from Rodrigo Gomes and from Andr, deflected off Joe Gomes, canceling out Salah's first goal in four months in the league.
It's finished.
Wolves 2, Liverpool 1.
