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Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah’s first-half targets despatched Liverpool seven factors clear on the prime of the Premier League because the Reds held on for his or her first win in three video games in all competitions after Matheus Cunha replied for Wolves at Anfield.
Colombia worldwide Diaz bravely bundled the Fifteenth-minute opener over the road after fellow forwards Salah and Diogo Jota mixed, placing the Reds on track to increase their benefit over second-placed Arsenal.
Luis Díaz scores his first aim of 2025 for Liverpool! ⚡️🔴 pic.twitter.com/ybeNNYjP01
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 16, 2025
Salah fired in a penalty in routine trend to double the lead eight minutes earlier than half-time, hitting his twenty eighth aim in all competitions in 2024/25 after Diaz had been introduced down by goalkeeper Jose Sa.
The fourth-bottom facet have been much-improved in the course of the second interval, deservedly hitting again via Cunha’s spectacular long-range effort and pushing for a degree, with half-time substitute Marshall Munetsi going near equalising.
Mo Salah converts from the spot to double the Liverpool lead! 🎯 pic.twitter.com/OsP18APCTZ
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 16, 2025
Liverpool vs Wolves: Reds resist rally
Wolves have been sad when Ibrahima Konate was not proven a second yellow card for a slipshod problem on Cunha earlier than the break, and Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot clearly felt that the elevated threat of getting the centre-back suspended was not price taking, sending out Jarell Quansah to heat up on the interval earlier than approaching within the centre-back’s place.
The guests, who had supervisor Vitor Pereira booked, beat Aston Villa 2-0 at residence of their earlier league match and might need made the competition significantly nervier had Konate been dismissed.
What a end from Matheus Cunha! 🤩🟠 pic.twitter.com/bigtattFgw
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 16, 2025
Pereira’s workforce returned for the second half with two modifications, bringing on Jean-Ricner Bellegarde – one in all their scorers in opposition to Villa – and Munetsi for Goncalo Guedes and Pablo Sarabia.
The change nearly had the rapid desired impact when Agbadou’s intelligent flick despatched Munetsi via on aim on the left, just for Alisson to brilliantly deny the Zimbabwe ahead in a one-on-one.
Salah thought he had scored a second two minutes later, arrowing contained in the field from the suitable and discovering the far nook of the online with a low drive that was dominated out for offside.
A 3rd aim would have vastly lessened the stress among the many residence followers as Wolves repeatedly examined Liverpool’s backline, with Quansah making an important intervention to stop Munetsi from assembly a cross unmarked in entrance of aim.
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 16, 2025
Liverpool vs Wolves: What’s subsequent for each?
Wolves stay two factors above third-bottom Ipswich City and eight behind fifth-bottom West Ham earlier than their journey to in-form Bournemouth on Saturday (8pm GMT).
Liverpool are subsequent in motion on Wednesday (7.30pm) once they journey to ninth-placed Villa, who have been held 1-1 at residence by 10-man Ipswich on Saturday.
