play host to within the with the purpose of re-establishing their massive lead on the prime of the desk after a chaotic Merseyside derby in opposition to Everton.
The Reds are chasing a primary league title beneath supervisor and got here into the weekend with a seven-point cushion over Arsenal in second place. The Gunners’ victory over Leicester on Saturday reduce that to 4 however Liverpool cane restore the hole immediately. Their final outing led to a within the final Merseyside derby to be performed at Goodison Park and once they tackle Wolves at Anfield.
For his or her half, Wolves are battling to keep away from relegation and have to hold gathering factors to stay exterior the relegation zone. Earlier than this gameweek their had been solely two factors separating them from 18th positioned Leicester and three between them and nineteenth positioned Ipswich. Any factors collected at Anfield could be a bonus for his or her possibilities of survival.
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Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Jota, Diaz
Wolves XI: Sa; Doherty, Agbadou, Toti; Semedo, J.Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Cunha, Guedes
Cody Gakpo dominated out for Liverpool after selecting up ‘knock’ at Goodison
The Reds had been held to a chaotic 2-2 draw with Everton of their final outing
Wolves defeated Aston Villa and look to distance themselves from relegation zone
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Wolves staff to tackle Liverpool
12:48 , Mike Jones
Wolves XI: Sa; Doherty, Agbadou, Toti; Semedo, J.Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Cunha, Guedes
Liverpool staff to face Wolves
12:46 , Mike Jones
Liverpool XI: Alisson: Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Jota, Diaz
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A poor document at Anfield
12:40 , Mike Jones
Wolves have misplaced 9 of their 10 Premier League video games at Anfield, solely avoiding defeat in a 1-0 win in December 2010.
Liverpool vs Wolves head-to-head
12:35 , Mike Jones
Liverpool have gained 15 of the 16 most up-to-date top-flight conferences, with the exception a 3-0 loss at Molineux in February 2023.
Will they prolong that run this afternoon?
Premier League title race: Who has the perfect fixtures – Liverpool or Arsenal?
Saturday 15 February 2025 12:30 , Jamie Braidwood
The Premier League is heading in the direction of a frantic title race between Liverpool and Arsenal.
Liverpool stay in a robust place regardless of the “mayhem” of their Merseyside derby draw in opposition to Everton, with the Reds closing in on only a second league title in 35 years in supervisor Arne Slot’s first season at Anfield.
A calamitous marketing campaign from reigning champions Manchester Metropolis appeared to have opened the door for final yr’s runners-up Arsenal, however the Gunners have endured a tough season with accidents hitting Mikel Arteta’s squad laborious.
There may be nonetheless loads of time for Arsenal to hunt Liverpool down, however the title race seems to be coming into a decisive stretch of fixtures up till the March worldwide break. It’s been an unpredictable yr, so count on additional twists and turns earlier than Could.
Arne Slot reveals message to Curtis Jones as Liverpool midfielder faces ban
Saturday 15 February 2025 12:15 , Jamie Braidwood
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot stated he would converse with Curtis Jones after he was despatched off after the ultimate whistle in opposition to Everton, however stopped in need of criticising the midfielder by admitting he additionally made a mistake along with his response following the Merseyside derby.
“I appreciated quite a bit that he [Jones] stood up for the staff, however I additionally assume there are different methods for the staff and the followers to do this,” Slot stated. “I’ll discuss to him about that.
“However it’s the identical for me. I ought to have acted otherwise after the sport as effectively. It’s an emotional sport and generally people with feelings make the incorrect selections. That’s positively what I did.”
Wolves are turning round their type
11:57 , Mike Jones
Following a run of 4 consecutive defeats within the Premier League, Wolves ended their unhealthy fortune with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa in a midlands derby throughout their final league outing.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde opened the scoring within the twelfth minute and Vitor Pereira’s facet maintained their lead till Matheus Cunha secured the factors with a second aim late in stoppage time.
Wolves then swept previous Balckburn Rovers 2-0 within the FA Cup final trip and are available to Anfield hoping to make it three wins from three.
Matheus Cunha’s new contract ‘symbolises his significance’ to Wolves
11:43 , Mike Jones
sporting director Matt Hobbs says Matheus Cunha’s new contract “symbolises his significance to us on the pitch”.
The Brazilian signed a deal to remain at Molineux till 2029 in January and can hope to assist the membership keep away from relegation this yr.
Hobbs stated on the membership’s official web site: “The brand new contract is a reward for what Matheus has completed, and symbolises his significance to us on the pitch.
“Matheus loves the membership, loves the followers and actually appreciates the chance the membership has given him. The followers have taken him beneath their wing, and he’s liked being right here, so it’s been a extremely optimistic expertise for each side.
“His expertise is simple and he’s an actual winner. He needs us to attain our objectives now, and when a participant of his high quality reveals he’s with you and up for the battle, it’s an enormous raise for everybody.”
Arne Slot charged after Merseyside derby purple card however might be in dugout for Wolves conflict
11:29 , Mike Jones
head coach and assistant Sipke Hulshoff have each been charged by the (FA) for being in Wednesday’s in opposition to at Goodison Park.
Each golf equipment have additionally been charged with their gamers and/or technical space occupants behaving in an improper and/or provocative method following the ultimate whistle after a scuffle broke out which led to Curtis Jones and Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure being despatched off.
Premier League state of play
11:14 , Mike Jones
Liverpool come into immediately’s match sitting prime of the Premier League desk with 57 factors from their 24 matches thus far.
They’ll finish the weekend on prime however their lead over second positioned Arsenal may have been reduce to 4 factors in the event that they lose to Wolves at Anfield immediately.
Victory sends them seven factors forward of the Gunners and 10 factors away from third positioned Nottingham Forest. Ought to Arne Slot’s males triumph they’re one step nearer to lifting the trophy.
For Wolves, they’ve an opportunity to distance themselves from the relegation zone. Defeat for Leicester and a draw for Ipswich yesterday imply the midlands membership are simply two factors above the drop zone although they may prolong that to 5 if they supply a shock at Anfield.
Arne Slot praises ‘mentally sturdy’ Liverpool after Everton draw
Saturday 15 February 2025 11:45 , Jamie Braidwood
Leaders Liverpool missed out on the prospect to maneuver 9 factors away from Arsenal on Wednesday night time, however Arne lot stated he took satisfaction in how his facet stood as much as the check of dealing with Everton within the remaining Merseyside derby at Goodison Park to increase their lead over the Gunners within the title race.
Liverpool had misplaced their earlier go to to Everton in April 2024, in a defeat that spelled the top of their title problem beneath Jurgen Klopp, and Slot added that he was development from his staff and says they had been “mentally a lot stronger” than final season.
“It felt instantly after the referee blew his whistle that we misplaced two factors,” Slot stated. “However in the course of the 98 minutes, I did not really feel consistently that we had been going to win the sport. It felt like an equal sport and the draw would’ve been a good end result. However with us main after 96 minutes, we felt we had been near profitable the sport.
“However we gained quite a bit on Wednesday as effectively, and what I imply by that’s, once you have a look at the togetherness of the followers and the gamers and the way a lot we fought collectively to get the end result. Now we have been praised so many occasions this season for a way effectively they will play, however the gamers confirmed a distinct facet of themselves.”
Arne Slot on purple card: ‘The feelings acquired the higher of me’
Saturday 15 February 2025 11:15 , Jamie Braidwood
“I feel what occurred was the additional time ended up being eight, it occurs quite a bit, the feelings acquired the higher of me, if I look again I’d like to do it otherwise. There may be an ongoing course of and I’ll respect that
“Many issues occurred in further time that led to me being fairly emotional. There was a VAR assessment for 2 minutes and I assumed, perhaps the one factor that would occur is he seems to be again on the foul, or perhaps it’s offside. In fact then, after 10 minutes you hear there followers cheering and also you [realise] it’s not offside.
“So many issues occurred in further time however as I stated it could not be sensible to enter each incident.”
Slot to respect ‘disciplinary course of’ after Everton purple card
10:28 , Mike Jones
“I gained’t go into particulars,” Arne Slot stated on Friday concerning the circumstances after the Merseyside derby which noticed him decide up a purple card following the conclusion of the sport.
“I feel what occurred was the additional time ended up being eight, it occurs quite a bit, the feelings acquired the higher of me, if I look again I’d like to do it otherwise.
“There may be an ongoing course of and I’ll respect that.”
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot explains purple card in opposition to Everton
10:12 , Mike Jones
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot admitted the feelings of the Merseyside derby acquired the higher of him however wouldn’t go into particulars of his purple card in opposition to Everton on Wednesday night time.
Slot was despatched off by referee Michael Oliver after the ultimate whistle following an intense hand shake, with the Liverpool supervisor livid at James Tarkowski’s equaliser coming after the 97th minute.
Solely 5 minutes of added time had been signalled as Liverpool appeared to shut out victory at Goodison Park, and the Dutchman indicated that he sought an evidence for why the sport continued.
Arne Slot offers Liverpool harm replace
09:57 , Jamie Braidwood
Arne Slot when giving Liverpool’s newest staff information on Friday.
“We noticed Trent, after all, having the ability to play,” Slot stated. “It was the intention to mess around half an hour, I feel he performed someplace round half an hour, so he might be coaching with us once more.
“Joe Gomez is out and Tyler Morton is out. Cody is a little bit of a doubt as effectively, so let’s wait how he’s. I needed to take him off due to an harm, as a result of he acquired a knock, so let’s examine how he’s.”
Cody Gakpo’s Liverpool streak unsure
09:40 , Jamie Braidwood
Liverpool ahead Cody Gakpo is a doubt to face Wolves on Sunday after selecting up a knock within the 2-2 draw in opposition to Everton in midweek.
The in-form Dutchman has scored in his final seven appearances at Anfield however was compelled off within the 69th minute of the Merseyside derby.
Trent Alexander-Arnold may begin after coming back from harm in opposition to Everton however Joe Gomez is out and Curtis Jones is suspended following his purple card at Goodison.
What’s the Wolves staff information?
09:20 , Jamie Braidwood
Wolves’ Jorge Strand Larsen may return after lacking match versus Villa although he was excluded from the FA Cup squad in opposition to Blackburn as effectively with a muscle harm. Joao Gomes was suspended for the Villa sport however is free to play once more and defender Toti is getting again to match health. Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez and Sasa Kalajdzic stay long-term accidents.
What’s the Liverpool staff information?
09:15 , Mike Jones
Curtis Jones will miss the match following his purple card in opposition to Everton and Arne Slot must be unable to guide the staff from the touchline.
Trent Alexander-Arnold made a second half look within the derby and could possibly be match sufficient to begin following a latest knock, however Cody Gakpo is a doubt after he was compelled off in opposition to Everton with a knock.
How can I watch the match?
09:10 , Mike Jones
The match might be proven dwell within the UK on Sky Sports activities Fundamental Occasion and Premier League, with protection beginning at 1pm.
In case you’re not a Sky buyer, you’ll be able to seize a NOWTV Day Move to observe and not using a subscription.
When is Liverpool vs Wolves?
09:05 , Mike Jones
The match kicks off at 2pm on Sunday 16 February at Anfield, Liverpool.
Good morning
09:00 , Jamie Braidwood
Liverpool tackle Wolves within the Premier League immediately with the purpose of sustaining their lead on the prime of the desk. The Reds got here into the weekend with a seven-point lead over Arsenal and victory at Anfield immediately would hold them heading in the right direction for a primary league title beneath Arne Slot.
The hosts come into the match on the again of a fiery Merseyside derby which noticed James Tarkowski equalise late in stoppage time and 4 purple playing cards issued after the ultimate whistle. Slot and assistant supervisor Sipke Hulshoff had been each dismissed for arguing with the match officers. Liverpool took some extent from the match however will hope so as to add one other three to their tally in opposition to the midlands membership immediately.
Wolves want factors of their very own as they sit precariously near the relegation zone. Earlier than yesterday’s fixtures, Vitor Pereira’s facet had been simply two factors above the underside three however they’ve managed back-to-back wins after beating Aston Villa within the league and Blackburn Rovers within the FA Cup. May they make it three in a row in opposition to Liverpool?