Wolves and Liverpool meet for the second time in 4 days after they face off at Molineux within the FA Cup fifth spherical on Friday evening.
The hosts claimed a shock 2-1 win within the Premier League earlier this week, with a dramatic stoppage-time winner giving Wolves one other uncommon second of celebration in what has in any other case been a troublesome season.
Wolves have struggled all through the 2025-26 marketing campaign and have spent nearly all of the season rooted to the underside of the Premier League desk.
Cup competitions have offered a extra optimistic outlet. Wolves beat Shrewsbury 6-1 earlier than edging previous Grimsby 1-0 to succeed in this stage of the FA Cup.
Liverpool arrive at Molineux seeking to reply after their midweek setback. Arne Slot’s facet had been overwhelmed by Wolves regardless of dominating lengthy spells of the sport, and the defeat was one other blow in a season that has not lived as much as expectations.
The Reds received the Premier League title final season however have struggled for consistency in the course of the present marketing campaign.
However whereas league type has fluctuated, Liverpool have appeared convincing within the FA Cup to date. They defeated Barnsley 4-1 within the third spherical earlier than producing a snug 3-0 win towards Brighton.
Group information for Wolves v Liverpool
Wolves head into the match with none harm issues, giving their supervisor a full squad to select from. Sam Johnstone is predicted to begin in objective after that includes within the membership’s earlier FA Cup ties, changing Jose Sa for this cup fixture.
The remainder of the facet may stay largely unchanged following the midweek win over Liverpool.
Liverpool are coping with a number of harm points. Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Florian Wirtz, Stefan Bajcetic, Wataru Endo and Alexander Isak are all unavailable.
Arne Slot might rotate his facet following the defeat earlier within the week, with gamers equivalent to Andrew Robertson, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones and Rio Ngumoha pushing for beginning roles.
