Wolves vs Liverpool

21 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Mohamed Salah 18’
  • Virgil van Dijk 68’

Match summary

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

Mohamed Salah put Liverpool ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk made it 0-2 from a corner in the 68th minute, set up by Mohamed Salah.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Wolves's 0.76 from 11.

Match stats

Wolves Liverpool
11 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 6
1 Corners 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.76 xG 2.16
0.76 Non-penalty xG 2.16
3 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Wolves Liverpool
Kick-off
18’
Mohamed Salah
Assist: Fabinho0-1 (Liverpool)
Half-time0-1
68’
Virgil van Dijk
Assist: Mohamed Salah0-2 (Liverpool)
Full-time0-2

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 2.16 18’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 0-1 18’ 68’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), 0-2 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 2.16 18’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 0-1 Salah 18’ 68’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), 0-2 van Dijk 68’
Wolves 0.76 xGLiverpool 2.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Wolves attacking 
90+5’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 84’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 68’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 89’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 90+1’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 18’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 67’ Adam Lallana (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 72’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 85’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 3’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Jonny (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 84’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 68’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 89’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 90+1’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 18’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 67’ Adam Lallana (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 72’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 85’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 3’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Jonny (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Willy Boly DEF900 0.000.000
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Ryan Bennett DEF900 0.000.112
Matt Doherty MID902 0.070.142
Romain Saiss MID902 0.160.000
Rúben Neves MID902 0.030.000
Jonny MID831 0.050.011
João Moutinho MID650 0.000.051
Raúl Jiménez FWD901 0.080.041
Adama Traoré FWD652 0.090.031
Ivan Cavaleiro Sub250 0.000.000
Morgan Gibbs-White Sub251 0.290.000
Rúben Vinagre Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 14% Bet365 odds 7.00
Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Liverpool win 62% Bet365 odds 1.57

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Liverpool 2-0 Wolves, 12 May 19  All Wolves vs Liverpool 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.