Premier League: Liverpool vs Wolves 2-0 Report

Liverpool have moved up into the Premier League top six thanks to a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield tonight.

Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah scored for Jurgen Klopp’s side, who came alive in the second half.

The game was level until the hour mark, but when Van Dijk opened the scoring from set-piece Liverpool emerged comfortable winners.

Wolves remain locked in the relegation battle, just three points above the relegation zone after three games without a win.

In a rare first half, the visitors had their best chance of an early conversion when Joao Moutinho tested Alisson at his front post.

From the resulting corner, Pablo Sarabia almost came into contact with a dangerous pass.

Wolves struggled to threaten much for the rest of the night as Harvey Elliott gave the hosts two decent chances late in the first 45.

The first big topic of conversation came just before the hour mark, when Fabinho went up to Mario Lemina, but referee Paul Tierney only gave the yellow card.

The visitors and Lemina accelerated but the Brazilian avoided an additional VAR penalty.

Another controversial decision followed shortly after Liverpool thought they had taken the lead midway through the second half when Diogo Jota’s meandering run and a tackle in the box dropped the ball onto Darwin Nunez, who shoved it home alongside Jose San. .

However, a VAR check saw Jota fencing Max Kilman as he headed for goal and Nunez saw his shot deflected wide.

However, Liverpool didn’t have to wait long to find the net again and this time it was spot on as Van Dijk reacted quickly after being prevented from dozing off from close range by Sa while Jota pulled the ball back well off the touchline.

A goal and a free-kick capped a perfect week for the Dutchman as Van Dijk was called up to the FIFPro World XI on Monday.

Liverpool didn’t just have a lead, however, as Salah got down to business shortly after, slotting the ball home after a great work from Kostas Tsimikas down the left.

2-0 up, Liverpool looked dominant and took all three vital points to finish in the top four.

The Reds are now just six points adrift of fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, although they have one game left and face heavyweight Manchester United on Sunday.

Wolves, meanwhile, welcome Spurs to Molineux at the weekend but have the advantage of playing most of their relegation rivals and hope to apply the pressure by clinching a result there.

Lineups:

Liverpool:

Alisson, Alexander-Arnold (Milner 89), Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Bajcetic (Henderson 79), Elliott, Jota (Gakpo 76), Salah, Nunez (Firmino 89)

Subs not Used: Kelleher, Robertson, Matip, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Carvalho

Wolves:

Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Bueno (Ait-Nouri 24), Lemina, Neves, Moutinho (Podence 64), Nunes (Gomes 64), Sarabia (Adama 46), Jimenez (Costa 79)

Subs not Used: Bentley, Jonny, Collins, Neto

Scorers:

Bookings:

Man of the Match: Mohamed Salah