Liverpool vs Wolves

12 May 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Sadio Mané 17’, 81’

Match summary

Liverpool won 2-0 at home to Wolves. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

Sadio Mané put Liverpool ahead in the 17th minute and Mané made it 2-0 with a header in the 81st minute, set up by Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Wolves's 0.88 from 7.

Match stats

Liverpool Wolves
13 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.70 xG 0.88
1.70 Non-penalty xG 0.88
6 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Liverpool Wolves
Kick-off
Sadio Mané1-0 (Liverpool)
17’
Half-time1-0
Sadio Mané
Assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold2-0 (Liverpool)
81’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Wolves
  • Ryan Bennett
  • Diogo Jota

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 1.70 0.88 17’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 1-0 17’ 81’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 2-0 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.70 0.88 17’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 1-0 Mané 17’ 81’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 2-0 Mané 81’
Liverpool 1.70 xGWolves 0.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Liverpool attacking 
17’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 74’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 73’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 69’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 81’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 20’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 73’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 65’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 63’ Divock Origi (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 44’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Divock Origi (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Jonny (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 74’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 73’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 69’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 81’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 20’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 73’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 65’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 63’ Divock Origi (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 44’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Divock Origi (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Jonny (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF9011 0.040.233
Joel Matip DEF900 0.000.061
Virgil van Dijk DEF901 0.020.000
Andrew Robertson DEF851 0.020.311
Fabinho MID900 0.000.000
Jordan Henderson MID900 0.000.000
Georginio Wijnaldum MID891 0.310.000
Mohamed Salah FWD905 0.430.000
Divock Origi FWD652 0.160.000
Sadio Mané FWD9022 0.730.172
James Milner Sub250 0.000.000
Joseph Gomez Sub50 0.000.000
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 75% Bet365 odds 1.30
Draw 16% Bet365 odds 6.00
Wolves win 9% Bet365 odds 11.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Liverpool WWWWW
Wolves LDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 0-2 Liverpool, 21 Dec 18 Next meeting: Liverpool 1-0 Wolves, 29 Dec 19  All Liverpool vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.