Liverpool journey to Wolves trying to proper the wrongs of a dismal displaying at Molineux final season, however historical past nonetheless favours Jurgen Klopp‘s males on this fixture.
The Reds have a strong league document towards this weekend’s opposition, however the kickoff time is one thing that has brought on issues prior to now.
Final season an anomaly?
Liverpool have received 12 of the final 13 league encounters – a run going again to January 2011. The one defeat come on this assembly final season (3-0 at Molineux).
The Reds have accomplished a league double over Wolves in 5 of the final six seasons.
That 3-0 defeat was in February Liverpool’s heaviest on this fixture in additional than 42 years.
Within the final 36 league conferences residence and away the Reds have stored 22 clear sheets.
Final season’s defeat is the one time within the final 13 league conferences residence and away wherein Liverpool have failed to attain.
The final time the Reds failed to attain in successive league visits to Molineux got here in 1972.
Within the Premier League, Liverpool have received 14, drawn two and misplaced two of the 18 encounters with Wolves.
Of the final 38 league objectives scored within the fixture the Reds have scored 30.
Maybe we shouldn’t be so nervous!
The dreaded early kickoff
Liverpool have received 10 of their 24 away league video games underneath Jurgen Klopp which have kicked off at 12.30pm.
Final season, Liverpool did not win any of their six video games that started at 12.30pm, choosing up three factors from a potential 18.
The Reds drew at residence to Chelsea (0-0) and on the street they drew 2-2 at Fulham and 0-0 at Everton earlier than shedding at Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth (each 1-0) and Man Metropolis 4-1.
Liverpool scored simply 4 objectives in these six matches.
It isn’t a kickoff time the supervisor likes, however let’s hope his facet can buck these developments this weekend!
A promising begin
Solely eight instances of their historical past have Liverpool had a greater factors tally from their opening 4 league video games than their present 10.
Liverpool are presently on the longest unbeaten run of any crew within the top-flight – 15 video games with out defeat (10 wins, 5 attracts) since shedding 4-1 at Manchester Metropolis on 1st April.
Mohamed Salah is the primary participant to attain or help in 10 consecutive appearances within the Premier League since Salah himself between August-December 2021 (15 video games in a row).
Solely two outfield gamers have performed in each minute of the Reds league marketing campaign thus far – Andy Robertson and Dominik Szoboszlai.
The groups additionally met twice within the FA Cup final season with Liverpool successful right here in a replay (1-0) and Harvey Elliott scoring the one objective.
Nunez and Salah each scored at Anfield within the preliminary 2-2 draw.
Curtis Jones might attain the landmark of 100 video games for Liverpool in all competitions ought to he function.
Scorers this season
Wolves: Doherty 2, Hwang Hee-chan 2, Kalajdzic 2, Cunha 1, Fraser 1, Fabio Silva 1
Liverpool: Diaz 2, Nunez 2, Salah 2, Jota 1, Szoboszlai 1, personal objectives 1
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
