Premier League · Sat, 27 Dec 2025 ·
Liverpool vs Wolves — 2 - 1
Match report
Liverpool beat Wolves 2-1
Wolves were beaten 2-1 by Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, 27 December 2025 in Premier League matchday 18. R. Gravenberch (41') and F. Wirtz (42') scored for Liverpool, while S. Bueno (51') found the net for Wolves. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Liverpool had 67% of the ball and 14 shots (4 on target) against Wolves’s 9 (4 on target). Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) was the top-rated player with 9.2.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 41'goalR. GravenberchAssist: J. Frimpong
- 42'goalF. WirtzAssist: H. Ekitike
- 51'goalS. BuenoNormal Goal
- 56'yellow cardAndréYellow Card
- 61'substitutionF. ChiesaOff: C. Bradley
- 62'substitutionHwang Hee-ChanOff: J. S. Larsen
- 62'substitutionH. BuenoOff: D. M. Wolfe
- 62'substitutionM. DohertyOff: J. Tchatchoua
- 79'substitutionY. MosqueraOff: J. Arias
- 86'substitutionH. EkitikeOff: C. Gakpo
- 90+3'substitutionF. WirtzOff: T. Nyoni
Lineups
Liverpool
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Arne Slot
Starting XI
- 1AlissonG
- 30J. FrimpongD
- 5I. KonateD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 38R. GravenberchM
- 17C. JonesM
- 14F. ChiesaM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 7F. WirtzM
- 22H. EkitikeF
Substitutes
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 18C. GakpoF
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 47C. RamsayD
- 12C. BradleyD
- 42T. NyoniM
- 73R. NgumohaF
- 92M. Flores
Wolves
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Rob Edwards
Starting XI
- 1J. SaG
- 15Y. MosqueraD
- 4S. BuenoD
- 37L. KrejciD
- 2M. DohertyM
- 7AndreM
- 8Joao GomesM
- 3H. BuenoM
- 36M. ManeF
- 11Hwang Hee-ChanF
- 14T. ArokodareF
Substitutes
- 31S. JohnstoneG
- 9J. S. LarsenF
- 6D. M. WolfeD
- 10J. AriasM
- 26K. HoeverD
- 38J. TchatchouaD
- 30E. GonzalezF
- 62L. RawlingsM
- 28F. LopezF
Match statistics
- 67%Possession33%
- 1.54Expected goals (xG)1.07
- 14Total shots9
- 4Shots on target4
- 7Shots off target4
- 3Blocked shots1
- 11Shots inside the box4
- 3Shots outside the box5
- 6Corners4
- 1Offsides0
- 5Fouls13
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 660Passes327
- 581Accurate passes252
- 88%Pass accuracy77%
- -0.36Goals prevented-0.36
Player statistics
Liverpool
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AlissonG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Virgil van DijkD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 5Ibrahima KonatéD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 6Miloš KerkezD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 30Jeremie FrimpongD | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 7Florian WirtzMTop rated | 89 | 9.2 | 1 | |
| 10Alexis Mac AllisterM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 14Federico ChiesaM | 61 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Curtis JonesM | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 38Ryan GravenberchM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 22Hugo EkitikéF | 86 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 25Giorgi MamardashviliG | – | – | ||
| 28Freddie WoodmanG | – | – | ||
| 12Conor BradleyD | 29 | 7.0 | ||
| 26Andrew RobertsonD | – | – | ||
| 47Calvin RamsayD | – | – | ||
| 92Wellity LuckyD | – | – | ||
| 42Trey NyoniM | 1 | – | ||
| 18Cody GakpoF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 73Rio NgumohaF | – | – |
Wolves
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1José SáG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Santiago BuenoD | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 15Yerson MosqueraD | 79 | 6.2 | ||
| 37Ladislav KrejčíD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 2Matt DohertyM | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Hugo BuenoM | 62 | 6.6 | ||
| 7AndréM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8João GomesM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Hee-Chan HwangF | 62 | 6.0 | ||
| 14Tolu ArokodareF | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 36Mateus ManéF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Sam JohnstoneG | – | – | ||
| 6David Möller WolfeD | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| 26Ki-Jana HoeverD | – | – | ||
| 38Jackson TchatchouaD | 28 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Jhon AriasM | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| 62Luke RawlingsM | – | – | ||
| 9Jørgen Strand LarsenF | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Fer LópezF | – | – | ||
| 30Enso GonzálezF | – | – |