Overview
Except for a 0-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest in round 4 of the Premier League, Liverpool are having a perfect start under new coach Arne Slot. The Kop won all 6 remaining matches in all competitions. In particular, the "Red Brigade" had impressive victories 3-0 against Manchester United in the Premier League and 3-1 against AC Milan in the Champions League.
Slot's side need to maintain their current form to keep up with Manchester City in the Premier League. The Kop are currently second, one point behind leaders The Citizens. The match against Wolves will be an opportunity for Liverpool to accumulate more points.
After the first 5 rounds, Wolves are showing a disappointing face. They have only got 1 point, scored 5 goals and conceded 14 times. If they do not improve their performance soon, the "Wolves" will fall into a fierce relegation spiral.
Apart from home advantage, Wolves have no basis to beat Liverpool. Even a draw against Liverpool is an impossible task for the Wolves at this time.
Liverpool have won each of their last three games against Wolves and 11 of their last 13 in all competitions. They have lost just once in that time.
Human resources situation
Wolves have been handed the worst possible news as Yerson Mosquera has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury. The Colombian defender was stretchered off against Aston Villa.
In addition, Boubacar Traore, Toti Gomes and Sasa Kalajdzic are all sidelined with long-term injuries.
Meanwhile, Liverpool's main concern ahead of this game is the fitness of their number one goalkeeper Alisson. The Brazil international has been absent since suffering a hamstring injury in the 3-1 win over Milan. Caoimhin Kelleher will start if Alisson fails to improve.
In addition, Harvey Elliott will be sidelined until at least next month with a broken leg.
Expected lineup:
Wolves: Johnstone, Semedo, Bueno, Dawson, Andre, Bellegarde, J. Gomes, Lemina, R. Gomes, Cunha, Larsen.
Liverpool: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz, Nunez.
The match between Wolves and Liverpool takes place at 11:30 p.m. on September 28 (Vietnam time).
