Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 on Saturday to climb into the top four in the table and condemn Wolves to an unwanted record for the longest winless start in Premier League history with 18 games.
Ruthless strikes from Ryan Gravenberch and Florian Wirtz a minute apart in the first half secured victory for the holder to leave IT on 32 points after 18 matches while Wolves’ nightmare season continued with just two points gained.
Wolves did well to frustrate Anfield fans before Gravenberch finally struck in the 41st minute. Jeremie Frimpong got in behind Wolves’ defence before cutting it back to the Dutch midfielder who fired into the bottom corner.
Wirtz scored his first goal in Liverpool colours a minute later, latching onto Hugo Ekitike’s through ball before poking past goalkeeper Jose Sa. Wolves pulled one back in the 51st when Tolu Arokodare’s header was saved by Alisson Becker, but Santiago Bueno was there to finish the rebound.
Liverpool’s form has improved of late and Wirtz is beginning to show flashes of the brilliance that lured Liverpool into paying Bayer Leverkusen £100 million ($135 million) for the German international.
The 22-year-old registered his first Premier League assist last weekend for a goal that came at some cost to Liverpool as Alexander Isak suffered a broken leg in opening the scoring against Tottenham Hotspur.
Shorn of the most expensive player in English football history for the coming months, there is even more pressure on Wirtz to deliver on his hefty price tag.
LIV vs WOL – AS IT HAPPENED
Two of Diogo Jota’s children were mascots at Anfield as Liverpool and Wolves paid tribute to their former forward.
Jota, who was killed in a car accident in July, joined Liverpool from Wolves in 2020.
In the first meeting between the sides since his death, both sets of fans paid their respects, including a chant in Jota’s name on the 20th minute.
With inputs from AFP
Published on Dec 27, 2025
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