Rodrigo Gomes of Wolves opened the score in the 78th minute and Mohamed Salah quickly equalized. However, in the 90+4 minute, Andre shot the ball hitting a Liverpool defender and changed direction, helping Wolves seal a 2-1 victory.
After the match, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk shared: "I think the fault is with us. We played slowly, predictably and carelessly in controlling the ball. Today we controlled the ball for most of the time, but I think we still made wrong decisions and could not find a way to finish. Finally, we are very disappointed that we lost today's match.
This defeat leaves Liverpool with only 48 points, ranked 5th in the standings. They may be far behind Aston Villa and Man United if these two teams win against Chelsea and Newcastle.
“This is a difficult season, always containing many ups and downs for many reasons. The tournament is highly competitive and demanding, taking place continuously every three or four days. The matches are all a battle.
We need everyone to be in their best form and need a strong squad. We have achieved some desired results in the past few weeks but not today. That shows that Liverpool still has a lot of work to do in the near future," Van Dijk commented on the current situation of his team.
Statistics show that this is Liverpool's 9th defeat in the Premier League this season. Coach Arne Slot emphasized that the defeat to Wolves is a "repeated old story", when Liverpool conceded another goal in injury time.
He shared: "How should I summarize this match? Still the same old story. I don't think we played well in the first half, the second half was better, still not outstanding but better. Liverpool created more chances, and right before injury time ended, we were twice very close to scoring the second goal, raising the score to 2-1.
We had chances but didn't score, and their goals didn't even come from Wolves' clear chances. That has happened to us many times this season. It happened in injury time may just be a coincidence, although it has happened too many times. Today we almost didn't give the opponent any chances, but conceded two goals.
When asked if this defeat would affect the team's chances of winning a Champions League spot, Slot said: "This is another step backwards and this result has not helped us create an advantage for ourselves, absolutely not. But there are still nine more matches. We are getting closer and closer to the end of the season.
Losing points in matches like this is not advisable. But praise must also be given to Wolves. They fought from the first second to the end of the match and they also had a bit of luck because of what they showed throughout the match," Arne Slot concluded.
