1 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs 2 Liverpool
Wolves in search of unlikely maiden season win as Liverpool visits.
As Wolves hunt for their first win of the season, they face the daunting challenge of hosting a high-flying Liverpool side at Molineux this Saturday.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
The Wanderers remained one of the three sides to have only a point [LLDLL] after five Premier League games [0W, 1D, 4L] following last weekend’s 3-1 loss to Aston Villa despite having a one-goal lead at half-time.
Gary O’Neal’s side remained at the very bottom of the table in 20th place ahead of Saturday’s clash with 2nd-placed Liverpool.
With a torrid record against the Reds, it remains very likely that Wolves will remain rooted to the bottom of the table. Wolves have lost more Premier League games against Liverpool than they have vs. any other opponent [16].
They’ve lost 14 of their last 15 against the visitors in the league, escaping defeat only once in a 3-0 home win in February 2023. Nevertheless, despite conceding in each of their last 17 top-flight matches [same as Southampton], Wolves will continue their hunt for a maiden win of the season when they host Liverpool, who have the third-best goal-scoring record in the Premier League [10 goals].
Gary O’Neil could deploy a 4—4—1—1 formation with Jørgen Strand Larsen in attack. With Yerson Mosquera ruled out due to a long-term knee injury, Wolves received an injury boost having seen Toti Gomes return to training earlier in the week after missing out on the last three due to injury.
Liverpool
Liverpool swept ten-man West Ham aside in a 5-1 win in an EFL Cup third-round clash earlier in the week. Back in the Premier League, the Reds bounced back to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth, following their 1-0 shock loss to Nottingham Forest.
A 3-1 win over AC Milan in the inaugural league phase of the revamped UEFA Champions League was sandwiched between those two episodes. Arne Slot’s side will make the trip to Wolves hoping to snatch back-to-back victories, having won four of their last five Premier League games this season [4W, 0D, 1L], keeping a clean sheet in each victory.
With 12 points, along with 3rd-placed Aston Villa, Liverpool [WWWLW] are only a point shy of table-topping Manchester City before Saturday’s clash. Arne Slot would like to see 6th-placed Newcastle United [10 points] do his side a favour by taking a few points off the champions when they face City in Saturday’s early kickoff clash.
A 4—2—3—1 formation with Darwin Núñez in attack is expected against Wolves this weekend.
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