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Kieran Jackson, Ethan Georgiou

Wolves vs Liverpool: Hosts hold on to edge past Jurgen Klopp's men in FA Cup

Ruben Neves fired Wolves into the fourth round as they dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup.

The midfielder struck to clinch a 2-1 win at Molineux just after Divock Origi cancelled out Raul Jimenez’s first-half opener.

It was Liverpool’s second straight defeat after their 2-1 loss at Premier League title rivals Manchester City.

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp made nine changes and gave debuts to three teenagers and saw his shadow side produce a flat display.

But they were denied a replay by John Ruddy’s superb save when he turned Xherdan Shaqiri’s free-kick onto the post, although Wolves were good value for their win against the lacklustre visitors.

Re-live the action below:

Welcome
 
Good evening and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the final fixture in the third round of the FA Cup (unless you include the replays, of course).
 
Wolves vs Liverpool is the only all-Premier League tie in this round and could be one of the most fiercely competitive matches of the weekend.
 
We'll bring you live updates from the 19:45 GMT kick-off, starting with team news from around 18:45.
 
Will this man feature tonight?
 
Following tonight's game, the draw will be held for the fourth-round of the FA Cup - we'll be live with all the details.
 
But who will be the final team in the hat? Team news coming shortly... 
TEAM NEWS
 
Wolves make five changes from their team who played Crystal Palace on Wednesday:
TEAM NEWS
 
Liverpool make nine changes from the team who lost 2-1 to Manchester City on Thursday - Dejan Lovren and James Milner the only survivors. 
This man starts up front for the Reds.
 
Here are the details for that all important draw to take place after this game:
 
Well, this is cool.
The last time these two sides met was just before Christmas, as Liverpool won 2-0 at Molineux in the Premier League - Mo Salah and Virgil Van Dijk with the goals. 
 
 
If you fancy some top-quality material for your commute tomorrow morning (or even now if you're out and about), you have to listen to today's Indy Football Podcast!
 
On this week we've got the full works: Sports Editor Ed Malyon hosts with Jonathan Liew, Miguel Delaney and Jack Pitt-Brooke also in the studio!
 
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp explains the reasoning behind some absentees from Liverpool's match-day squad:
The teams are out and we're all set to go here at Molineux!
There will be a minute's applause now for Wolves legend Bill Slater who died on December 18.
KICK OFF
KICK OFF: Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
 
We're underway! 
MATCH ACTION
2 minutes: Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
 
Some early action for Liverpool debutant Rafael Camacho, but he deals with the threat well. 
MATCH ACTION
4 minutes: Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
 
Looks like there could be an early problem for Liverpool centre-back Dejan Lovren here - he's hobbling and pointing to the bench.
 
Early problem here for Jurgen Klopp - no Van Dijk on the bench remember. 
 
Lovren is now down receiving treatment.  
 
 
SUBS
6 minutes: Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
 
Early substitution here. Lovren is coming off, and is replaced by SIXTEEN year-old Ki-Jana Hoever.
 
Wow, what a moment for the young man. 
MATCH ACTION
10 minutes: Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
 
Jonny has an opening on the right-hand side, but his shot is blocked by Moreno behind for the first corner of the game. 
 
The corner is dealt with by the Reds, but it's set up for a long-throw for Wolves...
MATCH ACTION
12 minutes: Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
 
The throw by Ryan Bennett  is headed out by Fabinho, and Moutinho's first time volley is high into the stands. 
YELLOW CARD
15 minutes: Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
 
James Milner is cautioned after cynically pulling back Diego Jota. Clear yellow.
 
Wolves' free-kick is cleared as far as Ruben Neves, who blazes an ambitious effort well over the bar. 
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