Wolves vs Liverpool 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fifth Round
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Liverpool cruise past Wolves to reach FA Cup quarterfinals
Defender Andy Robertson was the unlikely architect of Liverpool's 3-1 FA Cup victory over Wolves which eased some of the pressure on head coach Arne Slot.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 1. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 53': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adam Armstrong replaces Angel Gomes.
- 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Rio Ngumoha.
- 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 71': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 3. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Toti Gomes.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Tolu Arokodare.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Virgil van Dijk.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Alexis Mac Allister because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Kieran Morrison replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 88': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Møller Wolfe replaces Hugo Bueno.
- 90'+1': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Liverpool 3. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Johnstone following a fast break.
- 90'+5': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,881
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,881
Statistics
 LIV |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 66.7 | Possession | 33.3 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 578 | Accurate Passes | 253 |
| 631 | Passes | 314 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 26 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 11 | Clearances | 26 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 4 | Santiago Bueno  |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 15 | Yerson Mosquera |
| 36 | Mateus Mané |
| 27 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 3 | Hugo Bueno |
| 38 | Jackson Tchatchoua |
| 14 | Tolu Arokodare |
| 47 | Angel Gomes |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 73 | Rio Ngumoha |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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