In this week 38 match on May 22nd, Liverpool hosts Wolverhampton Wanderers in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. 2nd placed Liverpool is fresh off their 2-1 win against Southampton. Nathan Redmond struck first for Southampton in the 13th minute, but Takumi Minamino got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 27th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 67th minute on a goal by Joël Matip to cap off a wild match. Liverpool is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Wolverhampton Wanderers recorded a 1-1 draw against Norwich City. Teemu Pukki struck first for Norwich City in the 37th minute, but Rayan Aït Nouri got the equalizer for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 55th minute earning Wolverhampton Wanderers at least a draw. Wolverhampton Wanderers is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers last played eachother at the Molineux Stadium on Dec 4th. Liverpool was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Divock Origi scored the first goal for Liverpool in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers was frustrated by Liverpool’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Liverpool ended the match with the shutout victory.
Conor Coady and Francisco Trincão are the top scorers for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. For Liverpool, their top scorers are Luis Díaz and Sadio Mané, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool squad will be without Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk, Divock Origi, Fabinho, Joe Gomez and Andrew Robertson, while Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento’s squad will be without Daniel Podence and Max Kilman.