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Played
January 31, 2012 7:45 PM GMT
Molineux Stadium — Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Referee: A. Taylor
Attendance: 27447
January 31, 2012 7:45 PM GMT
Molineux Stadium — Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Referee: A. Taylor
Attendance: 27447
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| Wolves | 4.75 | 21.00 | 4.60 | 71.00 | 4.50 | 100.00 | 5.20 | 4.75 |
| Draw | 3.70 | 5.00 | 3.70 | 29.00 | 3.60 | 30.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
| Liverpool | 1.75 | 1.14 | 1.72 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 1.01 | 1.79 | 1.70 |
Wolves – Liverpool Preview: Both sides have mustered just one Premier League win between them in their last 12 games
Mick McCarthy is coming under increasing pressure following a poor run of results and knows his team will have to be at their best to overcome Kenny Dalglish's inconsistent outfit
By Jake Watson
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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WOLVES
 Hennessey Stearman, Johnson, Berra, Ward Kightly, Milijas, Edwards, Jarvis Ebanks-Blake, Fletcer |
LIVERPOOL
 Reina Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique Kuyt, Gerrard, Henderson, Adam, Bellamy Carroll |
With Kevin Doyle currently out of favour, starting just once in the last six Premier League games, Sylvain Ebanks-Blake is likely to partner top scorer Steven Fletcher upfront.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has a near full squad to choose from, and is likely to name a similar side to the one that defeated Manchester United in the FA Cup on Sunday, although Craig Bellamy may take the place of Stewart Downing.
Lucas Leiva and Jay Spearing are the only absentees though the visitors have plenty of cover in the centre of midfield.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
In the last meeting between the two sides at Molineux Liverpool were 3-0 winners with Fernando Torres scoring twice – the last goals he scored for the club before his £50million switch to Chelsea
- Wolves have only defeated Liverpool once in seven Premier League attempts.
- In past league meetings this game averages 1.57 goals a game.
- Wolves have not won in the Premier League at home since beating Sunderland 2-1 on the December 4.
- Liverpool have registered just one Premier League away victory in their last 5 attempts.
- Mick McCarthy’s (right) men are on a current run of nine Premier League games without a win.
- Kenny Dalglish’s side are also on a dip in the league at the moment – winning just once in their last six.
- Despite Liverpool’s league position of 7th and Wolves respective position of 19th, the two sides have scored the same amount of Premier League goals this season – 25.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Wolves 0-2 Liverpool
- 24.66 %
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Wolves 0-3 Liverpool
- 17.1 %
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Wolves 1-3 Liverpool
- 11.14 %
| Premier League (EPL) | 31 Jan 2012 | Wolves 0 - Liverpool 3 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 24 Sep 2011 | Liverpool 2 - Wolves 1 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 22 Jan 2011 | Wolves 0 - Liverpool 3 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 29 Dec 2010 | Liverpool 0 - Wolves 1 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 26 Jan 2010 | Wolves 0 - Liverpool 0 |
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Wolves
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| 13 May 2012 | Wigan Athletic 3 - Wolves 2 | EPL |
| 6 May 2012 | Wolves 0 - Everton 0 | EPL |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Swansea City 4 - Wolves 4 | EPL |
| 22 Apr 2012 | Wolves 0 - Manchester City 2 | EPL |
| 14 Apr 2012 | Sunderland 0 - Wolves 0 | EPL |
Liverpool
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| 13 May 2012 | Swansea City 1 - Liverpool 0 | EPL |
| 8 May 2012 | Liverpool 4 - Chelsea FC 1 | EPL |
| 5 May 2012 | Liverpool 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | FA |
| 1 May 2012 | Liverpool 0 - Fulham 1 | EPL |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Norwich City 0 - Liverpool 3 | EPL |
| Returns: | Wolves £710.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw £290.00 |
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| Returns: | Liverpool £18.00 |
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| 1 | Wayne Hennessey | Goalkeeper |
| 11 | Stephen Ward | Defender |
| 14 | Roger Johnson | Defender |
| 16 | Christophe Berra | Defender |
| 32 | Kevin Foley | Defender |
| 4 | David Edwards | Midfielder |
| 7 | Michael Kightly | Midfielder |
| 26 | Emmanuel Frimpong | Midfielder |
| 17 | Matthew Jarvis | Midfielder |
| - | Eggert Jonsson | Midfielder |
| 10 | Steven Fletcher | Striker |
| 31 | Dorus De Vries | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | George Elokobi | Defender |
| 5 | Richard Stearman | Defender |
| 12 | Stephen Hunt | Midfielder |
| 20 | Nenad Milijas | Midfielder |
| 9 | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | Striker |
| 29 | Kevin Doyle | Striker |
| 25 | José Reina Paez | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Glen Johnson | Defender |
| 3 | José Enrique | Defender |
| 5 | Daniel Agger | Defender |
| 37 | Martin Skrtel | Defender |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson | Midfielder |
| 20 | Jay Spearing | Midfielder |
| 26 | Charlie Adam | Midfielder |
| 9 | Andy Carroll | Striker |
| 18 | Dirk Kuyt | Striker |
| 39 | Craig Bellamy | Striker |
| 32 | Doni | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Fabio Aurelio | Defender |
| 16 | Sebastián Coates | Defender |
| 23 | Jamie Carragher | Defender |
| 34 | Martin Kelly | Defender |
| 19 | Stewart Downing | Midfielder |
| 33 | Jonjo Shelvey | Midfielder |
| Michael Kightly | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 7 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
The winger was a key component to Mick McCarthy’s successful side as it gained promotion from the Championship and successfully retained Premier League status. Yet after suffering from a number of serious injuries he became a forgotten man at the club with McCarthy even leaving the 26-year-old out of his 25-man squad. Since returning from a loan spell at Watford, Kightly has been like a new signing for the Premier League strugglers and even scored in the last game against Aston Villa.
| Craig Bellamy | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 39 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 27 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
The temperamental forward signed for the club under little media hype, which has helped the Welshmen go about his business with real success while Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez have been in constant spotlight. The 32-year-old has often found himself in a wide role but has chipped in with an impressive 8 goals and 5 assists thus far.
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is coming under increasing pressure as they fall deeper into a relegation battle and a defeat here could see the end of his tenure. Despite recent victories over Manchester United and Manchester City in Cup games Liverpool have been very inconsistent in the league, which will give the home fans hopes of an upset. McCarthy is sure to have his players pumped up for this one and I feel they could get a result though with both sides struggling for goals.
Results
Times In GMT
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie
Striker Arsenal |
30 | 2 |
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Wayne Rooney
Striker Manchester United |
27 | 6 |
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Kun Agüero
Striker Manchester City |
23 | 3 |
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Aiyegbeni Yakubu
Striker Blackburn |
17 | 4 |
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Emmanuel Adebayor
Striker Tottenham |
17 | 3 |
