Liverpool vs Wolves

27 December 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Ryan Gravenberch 41’
  • Florian Wirtz 42’
  • Santiago Bueno 52’

Match summary

Liverpool beat Wolves 2-1. Liverpool led 2-0 at half-time.

Ryan Gravenberch put Liverpool ahead in the 41st minute, set up by Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, set up by Hugo Ekitike, and Santiago Bueno pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 52nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Wolves's 0.84 from 9.

Match stats

67% Possession 33%
14 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 4
6 Corners 4
149 Attacks 82
87 Dangerous attacks 33
660 Passes 327
88% Pass accuracy 77%
19 Tackles 16
5 Fouls 13
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Liverpool Wolves
Kick-off
17’
Mateus ManéShot on target
Ryan GravenberchRight foot shot1-0 (Liverpool)
41’
Florian WirtzRight foot shot2-0 (Liverpool)
42’
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
51’
Santiago BuenoRight foot shot2-1 (Wolves)
51’
Tolu ArokodareShot on target
56’
AndréFoul
Conor BradleyFederico Chiesa
61’
62’
Jørgen Strand LarsenHee-chan Hwang
62’
Jackson TchatchouaMatt Doherty
62’
David Møller WolfeHugo BuenoInjury
Curtis JonesShot on target
65’
Alexis Mac AllisterShot on target
74’
74’
Mateus ManéShot on target
79’
Jhon AriasYerson MosqueraInjury
Cody GakpoHugo Ekitiké
86’
Trey NyoniFlorian Wirtz
90+3’
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 0.84 41’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), 1-0 41’ 42’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), 2-0 42’ 52’ Santiago Bueno (Wolves), 2-1 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 0.84 41’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), 1-0 Gravenberch 41’ 42’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), 2-0 Wirtz 42’ 52’ Santiago Bueno (Wolves), 2-1 Bueno 52’
Liverpool 1.57 xGWolves 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Liverpool attacking 
42’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 51’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), from a corner, 0.43 xG, saved 11’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Santiago Bueno (Wolves), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 74’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 67’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 19’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 41’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 65’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Milos Kerkez (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 51’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), from a corner, 0.43 xG, saved 11’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Santiago Bueno (Wolves), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 74’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 67’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 19’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 41’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 65’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Milos Kerkez (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Liverpool 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Alisson
Frimpong
Konaté
Dijk
Kerkez
Gravenberch
Jones
Chiesa 61’
Allister
Wirtz 90’
Ekitiké 86’
Wolves

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Jeremie Frimpong DEF9010 0.000.202
Ibrahima Konaté DEF900 0.000.000
Virgil van Dijk DEF900 0.000.031
Milos Kerkez DEF901 0.050.021
Ryan Gravenberch MID9013 0.240.000
Curtis Jones MID901 0.080.000
Federico Chiesa MID640 0.000.000
Alexis Mac Allister MID902 0.150.062
Florian Wirtz MID9012 0.730.333
Hugo Ekitike FWD8914 0.280.681
Conor Bradley Sub260 0.000.000
Cody Gakpo Sub11 0.050.000
Treymaurice Nyoni Sub10 0.000.051

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 77% Avg odds 1.24
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.43
Wolves win 8% Avg odds 11.22

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Liverpool WDDWW
Wolves LLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Liverpool 2-1 Wolves, 16 Feb 25 Next meeting: Wolves 2-1 Liverpool, 03 Mar 26  All Liverpool vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.