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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Molineux Stadium, the home of Wolverhampton Wanderers (Getty Images)

The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.

This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.

Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 - 3 Liverpool FC

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Wolves must wait a week now for their next clash, against promoted Luton Town. For Liverpool though, the Europa League beckons, with a trip to LASK on Thursday. Until then, thank you and goodbye!

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Spare a thought for Wolves though. Strong in the first half, and then ultimately overran after the break, they arguably deserved a closer scoreline, and maybe even a point. Gary O’Neil has much he can build on here.

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Jurgen Klopp was down the tunnel very fast at half-time. Now, he can soak in the result of a job well done, as his side turn things around for another victory. They remain unbeaten in the top-flight this term.

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Strikes for Cody Gakpo and Andy Robertson, plus a late Hugo Bueno own goal, help Liverpool come from behind to deny Wolves as they claim victory in the Premier League. A pair of key assists from Mohamed Salah helped end the threat offered by Pedro Neto and the hosts; the points go back to Anfield. Full-time at Molineux, it finishes Wolves 1-3 Liverpool.

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FULL-TIME: WOLVES 1-3 LIVERPOOL

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Yellow Card Curtis Julian Jones

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Elliott’s excursions means we are past the allotted period of added time now. There won’t be too long left.

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Liverpool, on the other hand, will take plenty away, though they will likely recall the ease with which they were opened up in the first half too. Better sides than Wolves would have converted more of those chances.

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Wolves will pick through the bones of this one with a rather desolate air, you imagine. At half-time, the sky looked to be the limit. Neto, after a brilliant first half, has been muzzled here, his supply cut off.

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Substitution Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly Ryan Jiro Gravenberch

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Yellow Card Harvey Daniel James Elliott

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Assist Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly

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Goal Harvey Daniel James Elliott

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What a turnaround it is for Liverpool though. They were not buried at the break, but they had been certainly outclassed. Now, through two assists from their talisman, they look set to take three points back to Anfield. Wolves will feel hard done to have nothing to show.

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Almost 3-1 now! Liverpool tear away again, and Salah lays on the ball to the middle once more. Diaz gets in a tangle and comes down on the wrong side of it in the end. So close to the deal-breaker for the Reds.

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Assist Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly

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Goal Andrew Henry Robertson

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Klopp is in something of a rage down on the sidelines, as Quansah sits on his haunches. It looks like the youngster might be ending his game here with a leg issue.

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Substitution Jarell Amorin Quansah Ibrahima Konaté

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Wolves think they have a shout for a penalty, after a shot cracked into the box appears to deflect off Matip’s arm. The defender has it close to his body however, and no call for further action comes from VAR.

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Substitution Mario René Junior Lemina Boubacar Traoré

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Now Szoboszlai has a chance himself, firing from distance. It is high and wide to the left, curling away from the top corner of the goal frame and somewhere into the stands behind.

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Substitution Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Thomas Glyn Doyle

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Szoboszlai, who faded as the first half wore on, has a little more spark about him in this half. He draws back-to-back fouls and helps Liverpool slow the game down.

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Nunez with the chance! It forces a save from Sa, and a collective breath is exhaled around Molineux. That could have been the chance.

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Elliott opts to go for power, and sees his shot from outside the box blocked. Liverpool feel like they might have the third goal of this game in them.

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Yellow Card Nélson Cabral Semedo

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Concerns for the hosts now, with Ait-Nouri down in his own box, needing treatment for his leg. That might be his game done.

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Nunez cuts in off the left flank and carries the ball around the defence towards the near post. He cannot get the ball through to a fellow Liverpool man though, and Wolves clear their lines.

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Substitution Rayan Aït-Nouri Hugo Bueno López

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Wolves make their first change now, as goalscorer Hwang is replaced by Doherty.

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Substitution Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha Fábio Daniel Soares Silva

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Having been on top - comfortably so, to a point - in the first half, the tables have turned for Wolves now. They have some work to do to arrest the momentum Liverpool are building.

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Substitution Diogo José Teixeira da Silva Harvey Daniel James Elliott

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Assist Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly

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There’s no spark from Neto, the star of the first half, yet for the hosts. Is he keeping his powder dry? Or has the introduction of Diaz allowed Liverpool to keep the ball away from his area of the field?

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Semedo draws the foul off Diaz now though, to ease some pressure. The crowd inside Molineux has been purring in appreciation all day long.

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The introduction of Diaz adds a different dimension to the Liverpool attack, a shape that is almost immediately clear from his darting moves. Wolves already look a little stretched.

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A near-instant impact from Diaz! He powers a header wide at the near post after meeting a switchback cross tucked in from the left side of the box. That’s more like it for Liverpool.

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We are back underway in this Premier League clash between Wolves and Liverpool. Will the Reds find their footing with the addition of new firepower? Or can the hosts hang on for a major win?

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Substitution Alexis Mac Allister Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda

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Before today, only Everton (152) have attempted more presses in the Premier League than Liverpool this season (151). That has not helped them here though.

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13:21

Hwang Hee-chan’s early strike is the difference at Molineux, but it has been the Pedro Neto show as Wolves lead Liverpool in the Premier League. The winger has been an irrepressible force and his side are worthy of their lead thanks to his efforts. At half-time, it is Wolves 1-0 Liverpool.

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HALF-TIME: WOLVES 1-0 LIVERPOOL

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What drama in the box for Wolves! Sa makes a cracking stop as Liverpool have several strikes on goal, with players from both sides hurling themselves around, to and fro. It is the goalkeeper with the crucial touch to preserve the scoreline in the end.

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There’s going to be two added minutes, by the looks of things. Liverpool will want a blow to counter late on here.

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Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League games (W10 D5), the longest ongoing run in the competition. That streak is under threat today.

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Neto has been an absolute menace on the left wing now, and he does it once again, opening up the space. A box full of Wolves players arrive in support, but despite the great ball in again, they cannot shape a serious chance.

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But that is more like it from the visitors! Robertson returns a cross through the heart of the box, seeking Gakpo. The forward can’t control the rocket and makes a mistouch, but the build-up draws applause from Klopp on the sidelines.

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The Reds prod their way down the left flank, but come up with nothing once again. Wolves have done an effective job, broadly speaking, in muzzling the threat offered by that fearsome frontline.

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Oh, Wolves will wonder how that is not a second goal! Neto is the man with the invention again, turning Gomez inside out before chopping a ball to the far post. Cunha is there, and with the goal gaping, gets his body position all wrong and lets Liverpool off the hook.

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Another Wolves attack, another corner won. That’s four for the hosts, against just one for the visitors. This time, it finds Dawson at the far post, where he steers a broad header wide.

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Robertson does well to deny Hwang a chance, after the Wolves forward brought down a superb ball floated across the box. He concedes a corner in the process, and Liverpool handle it once more.

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13:00

Another sensational bit of play from Wolves! A Liverpool corner has them pinned back, but they spin matters around and break superbly again. It is only a botched back-pass that undoes their work.

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Liverpool are working to pin down Neto now, with the Wolves man forming a huge part of their offensive engine. Their efforts look like they might start to pay off.

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Wolves have won just two of their last 37 Premier League games when they've conceded at least one goal (D8 L27), winning 2-1 at Everton and Southampton last season. They're winless in their last 14 when failing to keep a clean sheet (D3 L11).

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Sa has not had much to do across the opening quarter of this game, but a looping cross from Gomez falls to his gloves now as he reaches off his line, shutting down the snooping Liverpool attack.

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Gakpo pulls the foul from Kilman now, and Liverpool drive the free-kick straight into the Wolves box. The defence proves more than capable however, and sees it back to halfway.

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Now the hosts embark on the break again, and it is another bit of superb work from Neto. He gets away from his man again, but opts to try his luck from outside the box after Liverpool recover to shut him down, just hooking it wide at the near post.

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There’s a silkiness seldom seen among Wolves this term to the way they are playing now. They have a speed and poise about them that has been in short supply.

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The Reds seek to turn defence into attack now, bursting away from their own box after defending a Wolves corner. A neat throughball just trickles away from Gakpo in the final play.

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Liverpool have had few real sniffs at goal so far, but Jota now sends the ball screaming into orbit on the volley. The Reds could do with finding a way out of their own half more often.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

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Contrasting figures are cut between Jurgen Klopp and Gary O’Neil, and no wonder. It’s a sucker-punch start for the former and a glorious phase for the latter. Will it stick though?

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Neto! Oh, a golden chance to double the lead now, as a neat Wolves break down the right cuts Liverpool open again. The last man before the winger gets a crucial touch though, and he botches his attempt, sticking it into the stands.

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The hosts could not have asked for a better start there, could they? The combination of the veteran Gomez and the fresh-faced Quansah have been tested here, and come away wanting. It could be a long day at the back for Liverpool.

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Liverpool ably defend the spell of self-inflicted pressure, but these are promising signs for Wolves. There has not been too much to cheer about for their fans this term.

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Assist Pedro Lomba Neto

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There is an obvious fragility to the defensive line touted by Liverpool today, which likely means they will push for attack themselves. Szoboszlai sprays a low cross straight to Sa on the break.

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Yellow Card Alexis Mac Allister

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A lively start from the hosts wins them a corner on the left flank. Their visitors defend though, and then Szoboszlai is alert to the repeat break down the wing a moment later.

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We are underway in this Premier League clash between Wolves and Liverpool!

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The teams are out at Molineux and we are moments away from kick-off.

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Wolves have scored just 12 goals in their last 23 league games against Liverpool, with a quarter of those strikes coming in last season's 3-0 home win.

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Liverpool have won 12 of their last 13 Premier League games against Wolves, with the exception their loss here last season. The historic form book is with them.

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Subs: Caoimhin Kelleher, Wataru Endo, Ibrahima Konate, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Harvey Elliott, Kostas Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch, Stefan Bajcetic.

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LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson; Joe Gomez, Jarell Quansah, Joel Matip, Andy Robertson; Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones; Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota.

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Subs: Dan Bentley, Matt Doherty, Boubacar Traore, Fabio Silva, Hugo Bueno, Sasa Kalajdzic, Tommy Doyle, Pablo Sarabia, Toti Gomes.

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WOLVES (4-3-3): Jose Sa; Nelson Semedo, Craig Dawson, Max Kilman, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Jeanricner Bellegarde, Mario Lemina, Joao Gomes; Pedro Neto, Matheus Cunha, Hwang Hee-chan.

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Liverpool meanwhile make an eye-catching inclusion of their own, with Jarell Quansah handed his first start in the Premier League. The 20-year-old academy defender gets the nod with Virgil van Dijk out through suspension and Trent Alexander-Arnold out through injury.

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There are two changes to the starting line-up for Wolves from the side who lost to Crystal Palace before the international break. Hwang Hee-chan is recalled to the XI, while there is a debut in midfield for deadline day signing Jeanricner Bellegarde.

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Wolves will certainly hope they can call on the spirit of last season’s home performance against Liverpool, when they produced an impressive 3-0 victory against their visitors. A similar result today would raise some eyebrows given they have struggled over the first few weeks.

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12:08

Jurgen Klopp’s side will not underestimate their hosts either, despite a ropey start under Gary O’Neil. The former Bournemouth boss, dismissed after keeping the Cherries afloat this time, has just one win from his first four league games in charge.

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The Reds have made an unbeaten start to the new league term despite the departure of several key faces during the transfer window, but with Mohamed Salah kept from the clutches of the Saudi Pro League, they have ensured their firepower remains.

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