Backside-placed Wolves welcome Liverpool to Molineux in a fixture that carries vastly completely different stakes for all sides.
The hosts, rooted to the foot of the desk with simply 13 factors from 29 video games, are all however condemned to relegation however have proven encouraging indicators below supervisor Rob Edwards in latest weeks. Friday’s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa was their second win in 4 matches, they usually’ve already taken factors off three of the present prime 4 this season, demonstrating they’ll hassle elite opposition at residence.
Liverpool arrive in much-improved kind, having received 4 consecutive matches throughout all competitions, together with Saturday’s 5-2 demolition of West Ham.
Arne Slot’s facet sit fifth with 48 factors however stay simply three factors behind fourth-placed Villa within the race for Champions League qualification. The Reds have received their final six conferences with Wolves and will likely be decided to increase that run, although accidents to key gamers together with Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak could check their squad depth.
With the groups assembly once more within the FA Cup on Friday, this represents the primary instalment of a doubtlessly pivotal double-header.
Wolves group information
Wolves supervisor Rob Eswards is within the uncommon place of getting a full-fit squad at his disposal as his enhancing facet put together to tackle the champions.
England midfielder Angel Gomes begins in midfield with ex-Southampton ahead Adam Armstrong in assault.
David Møller Wolfe, Ladislav Krejčí, Matthew Doherty, and Gomes are available in for Jean Bellegarde, Hugo Bueno, Toti Gomes and Yerson Mosquera.
Wolves XI: José Sá, Ladislav Krejcí, Santiago Bueno, Matt Doherty, David Møller Wolfe, André, João Gomes, Angel Gomes, Jackson Tchatchoua, Adam Armstrong, Mateus Mané
Liverpool group information
Wirtz and Isak stay sidelined for Slot’s facet, as Jeremie Frimpong has recovered from a groin harm and begins at right-back.
He replaces Joe Gomez in the one change.
Mo Salah has been concerned in 9 objectives in his final 10 Premier League appearances towards Wolves (5 objectives, 4 assists), scoring in each of his final two towards them for Liverpool.
Liverpool XI: Alisson Becker, Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Jeremie Frimpong, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitiké
The place to observe Wolves v Liverpool: TV channel, on-line dwell stream
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:15 GMT (15:15ET / 12:15 PT). Stay TV protection within the UK is on TNT Sports activities 1, TNT Sports activities Final and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports activities prices £29.99 a month by means of Discovery Plus, which incorporates Eurosport and leisure and is obtainable on an unlimited vary of units together with good TVs and gaming consoles.
Wolves v Liverpool stats
- Wolves have misplaced 17 of their final 18 Premier League matches towards Liverpool, successful the opposite 3-0 in February 2023 at Molineux below Julen Lopetegui
- They’ve misplaced 10 of their final 11 Premier League video games towards reigning champions, successful the opposite 2-1 towards Manchester Metropolis in September 2023
- Towards defending champions within the competitors, Wolves have misplaced 74% of their video games (17/23); amongst sides with not less than 20 such matches, solely West Brom (81% – 21/26) and Norwich (75% – 15/20) have the next loss ratio
- Seven of their final 9 Premier League residence video games performed on a Tuesday have resulted in wins (L2), with their 58% residence win price on Tuesdays general within the competitors (7/12) representing their greatest on any day of the week
- This could possibly be the primary time Wolves go 10 Premier League video games with out a first-half aim because the interval between August and November 2018
- Liverpool have prevailed in 83% of their Premier League video games towards Wolves, successful 19 of 23 video games (D2 L2) – is one of the best win ratio of any facet to face one other not less than 20 instances within the competitors’s historical past
- They’ve received their final two away league video games (1-0 v Sunderland and Nottingham Forest), which is as many as their earlier 10 on the highway beforehand (D3 L5)
- The Reds want to win three successive away Premier League fixtures for the primary time since October 2024 (4 in a row), and will achieve this whereas maintaining a clear sheet every time for the primary time since March 2022
- Every of Liverpool’s final 4 away objectives within the Premier League have come from set-piece eventualities (two corners, one direct free-kick, one throw-in). Excluding penalties, 4 of their earlier 23 strikes on the highway within the league had been from set-plays
- Solely 14% of Liverpool’s away league objectives this season have been scored within the first half (3/21), with a type of coming earlier than the forty fifth minute (Ryan Gravenberch, scoring within the thirty fifth minute towards Newcastle in August)
- In Premier League historical past, solely three sides have a decrease ratio of away objectives in a season scored earlier than half-time: West Brom in 2008-09 (10% – 1/10), Leicester in 1994-95 (12% – 2/17), and Southampton in 1998-99 (13% – 1/8)
- Mohamed Salah has been concerned in 9 objectives in his final 10 Premier League appearances towards Wolves (5 objectives, 4 assists), scoring in each of his final two towards them for Liverpool
