The Premier League action on Saturday comes to a close at Molineux, where Liverpool will look to continue their impressive start to life under Arne Slot as they face Wolves. Shock loss at home to Nottingham Forest aside, it’s been a hugely encouraging opening to the post-Jurgen Klopp era on Merseyside, with the Reds winning all of their other games across all competitions so far and seemingly posing an under-the-radar title threat with all the focus fixed on Manchester City and Arsenal.
They will be favourites to make it four consecutive wins today after a midweek thrashing of West Ham in the Carabao Cup, with Alisson Becker making his return from injury to start in goal. Darwin Nunez, however, misses out due to illness. Gary O’Neil was unsure how many Wolves players he should be missing as his struggling side, who went into the weekend sitting bottom of the top-flight, were hit with a virus themselves, but he has only had to make two changes.
Liverpool have won 14 of the past 15 league meetings between these clubs including the last three in a row, though did come thoroughly unstuck on a visit to Molineux last year – losing 3-0 under Klopp in February 2023. Follow Wolves vs Liverpool live below!
Wolves vs Liverpool latest news
Kick-off: 5.30pm BST | Molineux
How to watch: Sky Sports
Wolves team news: Two changes in defence
Liverpool team news: Alisson fit to start
Score prediction
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
17:49 , Matt Verri
18 mins: Now Bellegarde is in space and opts to pass it all the way to Toti in the Wolves half.
You can have a wild guess what the home fans thought of that.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
17:47 , Matt Verri
16 mins: The home fans are starting to turn – Wolves all over the place playing out from the back.
Johnstone has already made a mess of it once, now he passes it straight out for a corner.
Fair to say the Wolves supporters would be in favour of their goalkeeper lumping it up the pitch.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
17:43 , Matt Verri
12 mins: First real scare for Liverpool.
Robertson blasts the ball across the face of goal, Salah is ahead of Ait-Nouri and appears to be sort of bundled over by the full-back.
No real appeals from Salah though, VAR not interested either.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
17:42 , Matt Verri
11 mins: Decent ball curled in by Salah, Jota makes the run to the near post but he’s blocked off enough by Bueno.
Don’t want to jinx anything, but you’d be surprised if this finished 0-0…
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
17:39 , Matt Verri
8 mins: Ait-Nouri bundled over by Mac Allister. Wolves look really good on the ball, full of confidence.
Plenty of fouls already. Anthony Taylor gave about 400 yellow cards in the Bournemouth vs Chelsea match recently. Let’s see if we can beat that.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
17:37 , Matt Verri
6 mins: It’s a pretty high line from Wolves. Brave? That’s one word.
I suspect this won’t be the first time that high line is mentioned this evening…
We have our first yellow card of the match. Alexander-Arnold kicks the ball away after giving away a free-kick, immediate booking these days.
Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
17:34 , Matt Verri
3 mins: Wolves already waiting for their moments on the counter, and they have got plenty of numbers forward already when winning the ball back.
Johnstone then has to charge of his line to deal with a ball over the top, as Diaz briefly found himself in behind.
KICK-OFF!
17:31 , Matt Verri
We’re up and running at Molineux!
Here we go!
17:28 , Matt Verri
Teams are out onto the pitch.
You feel like Wolves need to make a quick start here, have to keep the fans engaged and behind them.
An early Liverpool goal and it could turn into a stroll for the visitors.
Crucial match at both ends of table!
17:24 , Matt Verri
Plenty of goals in the Premier League so far – let’s hope for more of the same here.
Kick-off just over five minutes away and it’s a big evening for both sides.
Wolves sit bottom of the table, in desperate need of a result. Liverpool can go top if they pick up all three points.
Update from the Wolves camp
17:17 , Matt Verri
Gary O’Neil has been speaking about the virus Wolves have been battling this week, confirming that is why Craig Dawson misses out.
“Dawson was one of the ones suffering with illness this week,” O’Neil says. “Still isn’t feeling too well and hasn’t made it.
“We make a few changes but we’re still going to give this a right go.
“There was a few of them that missed a day or so. We probably arrive at this point in a better point than I expected… it’s a tough test but one that we’re relishing.”
Arne Slot speaks ahead of kick-off…
17:09 , Matt Verri
The Liverpool boss looking as chilled as ever, as he discusses his team selection at Molineux.
Premier League round-up
17:03 , Matt Verri
If you’re waiting for Match of the Day, you’re both in the wrong place and also going to want to look away fairly swiftly. As in now.
Here are the 3pm results:
Arsenal 4-2 Leicester
Chelsea 4-2 Brighton
Brentford 1-1 West Ham
Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Fulham
Head-to-head woes for Wolves
16:51 , Matt Verri
Fair to say this isn’t a fixture that Wolves have particularly enjoyed.
They’ve lost 11 of the last 13 matches between the two sides, with the sole win in that run coming at Molineux last year.
Well… there’s room for improvement.
Chance for the Reds
16:44 , Matt Verri
Liverpool have the opportunity to go top of the Premier League tonight.
Manchester City were held to a draw earlier today by Newcastle, and it’s 2-2 between Arsenal and Leicester with a few minutes to go.
Should Liverpool beat Wolves, they will go a point clear of City at the top.
No Nunez for Liverpool
16:34 , Matt Verri
Pretty much as we expected from Liverpool.
Darwin Nunez has not been named in the squad, despite showing better form recently.
He’s suffering from illness and is not involved this evening.
In the building!
16:25 , Matt Verri
The hosts have arrived at Molineux.
Two changes for Wolves, as Bueno and Toti come in to start at centre-back.
Wolves team news
16:21 , Matt Verri
Starting XI: Johnstone, Semedo, Bueno, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Andre, J. Gomes, Lemina, Bellegarde, Cunha, Strand Larsen
Subs: Sa, Doherty, Hwang, R. Gomes, Doyle, Sarabia, Forbs, Guedes, Pond
Liverpool team news
16:16 , Matt Verri
Starting XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Salah, Jota, Diaz
Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Gomez, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Quansah, Bradley
Stand by…
16:11 , Matt Verri
All the team news coming up in the next five minutes.
Lots of talk about a virus going through the Wolves camp – we’re about to find out just how much it has impacted them.
Stage is set!
16:03 , Matt Verri
It’s a glorious afternoon at Molineux for now… might even get a few hours without rain.
Elsewhere in the Premier League…
15:52 , Matt Verri
It’s half-time in the 3pm kick-offs.
Chaos at Stamford Bridge. Chaos. Chelsea are 4-2 up against Brighton, and Cole Palmer has scored all four. Defending… has not been great.
Arsenal are 2-0 up on Leicester, Brentford narrowly in front against West Ham and Crystal Palace lead at Everton. Goalless between Nottingham Forest and Fulham.
Slot: No surprise Diaz is scoring more goals
15:41 , Matt Verri
Arne Slot admits Luis Diaz’s goal return last season was below the standard expected of him but the Colombia winger appears to now be back on track.
Diaz had personal issues to deal with following the kidnap of his parents in his homeland last October, with his father not released for 13 days.
He managed 13 goals in the campaign but only eight of those came in thePremier League.
But he has scored five in his last four league matches, behind only Manchester City’s Erling Haaland in the goalscoring stakes, and in an interview with Sky Sports this week said Slot as a coach was “spectacular”.
The Reds boss downplayed his involvement when asked about Diaz’s improvement.
“It’s difficult for me to judge because I wasn’t here last season,” said Slot.
“It’s still a small sample size we are talking about and I said before when it comes to us winning quite a lot of games until now, almost all the teams we have faced have been in the bottom half of the table.
“He scored eight league goals last season. For me he was someone who could score a goal and eight is, for his quality, not of his standard.
“Maybe he was a bit unlucky last season but a player of his quality will always score a lot of goals every season.”
Standard Sport prediction
15:35 , Matt Verri
Wolves’ bottom-placed position is not a true reflection on their performances so far this season, but it’s hard to see them getting their first win against Arne Slot’s rampant Reds.
Expect a competitive encounter, with Liverpool’s attacking class eventually proving too much for the hosts.
Liverpool to win 3-1.
Wolves team news
15:26 , Matt Verri
Wolves suffered a serious blow during the week when Yerson Mosquera was ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.
The Colombian defender was stretchered off in the second half at Villa Park last Saturday. The hosts are also dealing with a virus in the squad.
Boubacar Traore, Toti Gomes and Sasa Kalajdzic all remain out with long-term injuries.
Liverpool team news
15:19 , Matt Verri
Alisson Becker is today fit for Liverpool’s trip to Wolves in the Premier League.
Alisson missed the 3-0 win over Bournemouth and 5-1 Carabao Cup victory against West Ham on Wednesday following a minor muscle complaint but manager Arne Slot confirmed on Friday that the Brazilian was ready to return.
Darwin Nunez could also keep his spot in the lineup, having scored his first goal of the season in the 3-0 win against Bournemouth in the Reds’ last Premier League outing. However, he faces competition from Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo, who both scored braces on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, it is likely to be the same team that has started the last four Premier League games, as Slot looks to continue his excellent start to life in England.
Predicted Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Diaz, Szoboszlai, Salah; Nunez
How to watch Wolves vs Liverpool
15:10 , Matt Verri
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event,Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage starts at 5pm BST ahead of a 5.30pm kick-off.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action right here with us!
Good afternoon!
15:03 , Matt Verri
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Wolves vs Liverpool!
It’s the evening kick-off in the Premier League, as Wolves look for a statement performance and result to finally kick their season into gear.
For Liverpool, they’ll just be looking for more of the same under Arne Slot.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes ay 5:30pm BST from Molineux. Stay with us!
