Liverpool hasn’t lost a first-tier fixture away to the Wolverhampton Wanderers since August 1981. Liverpool hopes to preserve that pristine record on Thursday. The Wolves ended a five-match winless run when they hit back from two goals down to beat Southampton 3-2 on Saturday, but Liverpool’s eight match win streak suggests their relief will be short-lived.
Wolves vs. Liverpool
- When: Thursday, January 23
- Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
- TV: NBCSN
- Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
The Reds moved 16 points clear of Manchester City at the Premier League peak after Pep Guardiola’s club drew on Saturday, but Jurgen Klopp’s men look motivated to prolong their unforgiving form.
Liverpool recorded the best start to a season after 21 games of any team in the history of Europe’s Top 5 leagues sand show few signs of letting up. Sunday’s 2-0 win over Manchester United extended its unbeaten Premier League rampage to 39 matches, with the club’s first title since 1990 all but secured.
That Anfield victory was also Liverpool’s seventh clean sheet in a row, a record for which centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez are largely responsible. Joel Matip returned to the bench on Sunday following a three-month injury absence, but Gomez’s form could see him keep his spot. Midfielders James Milner and Naby Keita won’t be available in the West Midlands, but Fabinho could also make his full return to the lineup after his own lengthy layoff.
Espirito Santo is far more reliant on a set of core players at the moment, and the Wolves boss will still be without defensive duo Willy Boly and Ruben Vinagre in Week 24. Forward Diogo Jota has a better chance of returning at home vs. Liverpool, which could see Pedro Neto drop out.
Sadio Mane scored the only goal when Liverpool edged a narrow win over the Wolves in December, which was the first of three losses in their recent stretch of five games without a win.
The Wolves beat Liverpool 2-1 when these teams last met at Molineux in last year’s FA Cup (Jan. 2019), but they’ve lost their last six home league encounters with the Reds and last won this fixture almost 40 years ago.
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