Liverpool v Wolves: Confirmed line-ups as Reds look to continue resurgence

Liverpool will be hoping to continue their resurgence with the visit of bottom club Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday.

Results for the Reds have picked up in recent weeks after a disastrous first part of the season and Arne Slot’s men go into the game unbeaten in six matches in all competitions.

Wolves, meanwhile, are still looking for their first top-flight win of the campaign. Rob Edwards’ team are currently nine points adrift of second-bottom Burnley and 16 points from safety.

Read on to see how the two teams line up for this clash at Anfield.

Liverpool team news

This afternoon’s clash sees starts for both Federico Chiesa and Jeremie Frimpong as Liverpool make two changes.

Elsewhere, Conor Bradley and Cody Gakpo are named among the substitutes after recovering from respective injuries.

Liverpool: Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Jones, Ekitike, Frimpong, Gravenberch.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Bradley, Gakpo, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky.

Wolves team news

Edwards makes four changes from the side that lost to Brentford a week ago, with Tolu Arokodare, Hugo Bueno and Yerson Mosquera all starting.

The Wolves boss also hands a first Premier League start to forward Mateus Mane, while Ki-Jana Hoever, David Moller Wolfe, Fer Lopez and Jorgen Strand Larsen drop to the bench.

Wolves: Sa; Mosquera, Krejci, S.Bueno; Doherty, J.Gomes, Andre, H.Bueno; Hwang, Mane, Arokodare

Subs: Johnstone, Wolfe, Hoever, Tchatchoua, Rawlings, F.Lopez, Gonzalez, Arias, Strand Larsen

How to watch Liverpool v Wolves: TV channel, live online stream

Kick-off on Saturday is at 15:00 GMT (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT). This match is not being shown live in the UK.

Liverpool v Wolves stats

• Liverpool have won 16 of their last 17 Premier League games against Wolves, the exception being a 3-0 loss at Molineux in February 2023
• The Reds have won 17 of their last 20 Premier League matches between Christmas and New Year (D2 L1), including the last five in a row
• Their only defeat on that run was against Leicester in December 2021. At Anfield, they’ve lost one of their last 32 between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve (W25 D6), against Wolves in December 2010
• Hugo Ekitike has scored in each of his last three league appearances (5 goals) and could become the first Liverpool player other than Mo Salah to score in four consecutive outings in the Premier League since Sadio Mane in February 2019
• Only Aston Villa (7) are currently on a longer unbeaten run in the Premier League than Liverpool (5 – W3 D2), with the Reds earning consecutive league victories for the first time since winning their opening five matches of the campaign
• Wolves have lost eight straight Premier League away games against Liverpool since a 1-0 win in December 2010
• In their top-flight history, only at Man City (10 between 1900 and 1937) and Liverpool (11 between 1970 and 1982) have Wolves had longer losing runs on the road.
• They have lost 24 of their last 27 away league games against the reigning top-flight champions, the exceptions being wins at Everton in April 1971 (2-1), Liverpool in January 1984 (1-0) and Manchester City in October 2019 (2-0)
• Rob Edwards’ team Wolves have two points this season and could become the second team in English Football League history to record as few points 18 matches into a league campaign, after Newport County in the fourth tier in 1970/71
• The only top-flight side to go winless 18 games into a season are Bolton Wanderers in 1902/03 (first 22)

• In 11 of the last 13 Liverpool matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In 8 of the last 9 Liverpool home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In the last 6 Liverpool home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In 8 of the last 10 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In 3 of the last 4 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

• Wolverhampton have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
• Wolverhampton have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
• In 16 of the last 18 Wolverhampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• Wolverhampton have lost the last 6 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
• Wolverhampton have lost the last 6 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals