In the latest match on Saturday's schedule of round 6 of the 2024-2025 Premier League, Liverpool will visit Wolves - a team that has not had a win since the beginning of the season.
Earlier, Manchester City drew 0-0 at Newcastle so a win would take Liverpool to the top of the table.
Coach Arne Slot's team did not have much possession in this match (55%), and only had 2 more shots than the home team (10 compared to 8), but they had very clear chances.
However, during the official match time of the first half, whether finishing from outside the penalty area or right at the 5m50 line, the red shirt players could not beat goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.
It wasn't until the second minute of injury time of the first half that Ibrahima Konate broke the deadlock, when he jumped high to receive Diogo Jota's cross and headed the ball in to open the scoring.
Leading but after the break, a moment of indecision from the defense allowed Liverpool to equalize in the 56th minute.
However, just 5 minutes later, the Kop regained the lead. Nelson Semedo pulled down Jota in the penalty area and the referee blew the penalty. Mohamed Salah did not miss the opportunity to score his 4th goal in the 2024-2025 Premier League.
That was also the goal that sealed the 2-1 score, bringing 3 points to Liverpool. In the next match, Liverpool will be a guest at Crystal Palace.
After 6 rounds, the port city team has 15 points, taking the top spot in the rankings, 1 point more than Man City and Arsenal - the team that beat Leicester City 4-2.
Chelsea also won 4-2, against Brighton, and have 13 points, ranked 4th.
