Liverpool
Line-up
- 1Alisson
- 26A. Robertson
- 5I. Konaté
- 32Joel Matip
- 66T. Alexander-Arnold
- 6Thiago Alcantara
- 3Fabinho
- 14J. Henderson
- 18Gakpo, Cody
- 27Nunez, Darwin
- 11Mohamed Salah
- 2J. Gomez
- 19Harvey Elliott
- 8N. Keïta
- 15A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 50B. Doak
Subs
- 62Kelleher, Caoimhin
- 47Phillips, Nathaniel
- 21K. Tsimikas
- 28F. Carvalho
Wolverhampton
Line-up
- 13Sarkic, Matija
- 19Jonny Castro
- 24Gomes, Tote
- 4Collins, Nathan
- 81D. Lembikisa
- 3R. Aït-Nouri
- 59J. Hodge
- 8Rúben Neves
- 37Adama Traoré
- 17Gonçalo Guedes
- 9Raúl Jiménez
- 64Hugo Bueno
- 22Nélson Semedo
- 27Matheus Luiz
- 12Matheus Cunha
- 11Hwang Hee-Chan
Subs
- 1Jose Sa
- 23Kilman, Max
- 14Yerson Mosquera
- 25C. Ronan
This is the Reds' only shot at glory this season, so they will take it seriously. New signing Cody Gakpo, a World Cup star from the Netherlands, is expected to make his debut. The 23-year-old had three goals in Qatar and scored nine in 14 matches with PSV Eindhoven this season. He will join an attack that features Mohamed Salah (seven EPL goals) and Darwin Nunez (five). Liverpool have scored 34 goals in 17 league matches, while Wolves have scored just 11. Liverpool have won seven straight meetings with Wolves.
Liverpool have had some trouble on the back line but should be able to handle Wolverhampton. Caoimhin Kelleher is expected to get the nod in goal in place of Alisson, and the Irishman was a key part of the team's cup success last season. He saved three penalties in a shootout victory against Derby County in this year's EFL Cup before the Reds were ousted by Manchester City. Liverpool won the most recent matchup 3-1 at the end of last season. They held the ball for 63% of the match and outshot Wolves 29-7. Liverpool Wins.