Diogo Jota returned to the Molineux with Liverpool and haunted his former side Wolves with the winner on his first return to the club.
Jota scored the only goal of the match as Liverpool stole a 1-0 victory, however, it was overshadowed by a late injury to Wolves goalie Rui Patricio.
Mohamed Salah was barely clutch in the match and could have made Liverpool’s win more comfortable but his late effort was also ruled out for offside.
Wolves number one choice goalkeeper Patricio sustained a late head injury in the match which delayed proceedings by 15 minutes and he was eventually carried from the field on a stretcher.
Liverpool then had to weather a late rally by Wolves when the game eventually resumed to climb up to sixth in the table after only their second Premier League win in eight games, but the win was put to one side as thoughts turned to Patricio’s wellbeing.
Watch the highlights of the match below
Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)
- Wolves have lost their last nine Premier League games vs Liverpool, their joint-longest losing run versus a side in their league history alongside nine consecutive defeats vs Brighton between 1979-1989.
- Liverpool have only lost two of their last 100 Premier League games in which they’ve scored first (W84 D14).
- Liverpool have won four of their last five away Premier League games (L1), as many as they’d won in their previous 15 on the road in the competition (D6 L5).
- Only Sheffield United (22) have conceded the first goal in more Premier League games this season than Wolves (19 – level with West Brom).
- Only Raúl Jiménez (18) has scored more Premier League goals at Molineux than Diogo Jota (11 – level with Steven Fletcher).
Premier League Table
| Position | Club | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Man City |
30 | +43 | 71 |
| 2 |  Man Utd |
29 | +24 | 57 |
| 3 |  Leicester |
29 | +21 | 56 |
| 4 |  Chelsea |
29 | +19 | 51 |
| 5 |  West Ham |
28 | +10 | 48 |
| 6 |  Liverpool |
29 | +12 | 46 |
| 7 |  Everton |
28 | +3 | 46 |
| 8 |  Spurs |
28 | +17 | 45 |
| 9 |  Aston Villa |
27 | +11 | 41 |
| 10 |  Arsenal |
28 | +8 | 41 |
| 11 |  Crystal Palace |
29 | -16 | 37 |
| 12 |  Leeds |
28 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 |  Wolves |
29 | -10 | 35 |
| 14 |  Southampton |
29 | -15 | 33 |
| 15 |  Burnley |
29 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 |  Brighton |
28 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 |  Newcastle |
28 | -17 | 28 |
| 18 |  Fulham |
29 | -14 | 26 |
| 19 |  West Brom |
29 | -37 | 18 |
| 20 |  Sheffield Utd |
29 | -34 | 14 |
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