Mohamed Salah’s 61st-minute penalty despatched Liverpool prime of the Premier League above Manchester Metropolis because the Reds secured a fourth win in 11 days by beating winless Wolves 2-1 at Molineux.
Salah transformed from the spot after Nelson Semedo was adjudged to have fouled Diogo Jota, giving his facet their third away win from three within the prime flight this season and transferring them a degree above the Cityzens, each having performed six league video games.
Rayan Ait-Nouri had capitalised on calamitous Liverpool defending to fit in and draw Wolves degree 5 minutes earlier, replying to Ibrahima Konate’s headed opener from Jota’s cross throughout first-half added time.
Wolves stay backside of the desk with one level from six video games, degree with Southampton and two behind Ipswich City, Leicester Metropolis and Crystal Palace, who’re additionally but to style victory in 2024-25.
Liverpool restore their lead moments after conceding as Mo Salah converts from the spot 🎯 pic.twitter.com/6RAhjldU7Q
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 28, 2024
Wolves vs Liverpool: Salah purpose
New Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot expressed his disbelief after a 1-0 defeat at house to Nottingham Forest ended his good begin to his tenure on September 14.
Whereas this win over struggling opponents was arguably the least convincing of the consecutive wins he has impressed since then, Slot can now safely name that upset a blip.
Sloppy defending from Liverpool prices them their lead as Rayan Aït-Nouri ranges for Wolves! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/EErECkyzK2
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 28, 2024
Dominik Szoboszlai had the perfect likelihood earlier than Konate’s opener, assembly Andy Robertson’s Fortieth-minute cross with a scarcity of precision which allowed house goalkeeper Sam Johnstone to show his effort round a submit with a leg.
Wolves, who had taken the lead of their previous league defeats to Aston Villa and Newcastle, had Konate’s slackness to thank when Ait-Nouri fired in, just for Salah’s spot kick to sentence them to a fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions.
The facility on that header 💥
Ibrahima Konaté along with his first Premier League purpose for Liverpool! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/OF10hhi4UT
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 28, 2024
A 3-1 comeback win at Milan within the Champions League was a stirring riposte by Liverpool in Slot’s first European sport in cost, adopted by three targets throughout the first half of a 3-0 house win over Bournemouth to banish the recollections of that setback in opposition to Forest.
The go to of an out-of-form West Ham facet within the Carabao Cup on Wednesday was at all times prone to be much less testing than a visit to Wolves however a 5-1 thrashing of the Hammers meant Liverpool had loads of trigger for confidence earlier than they received once more to leapfrog Metropolis.
“We knew this was going to be troublesome,” midfielder Ryan Gravenberch informed BBC MOTD. “We gave the equaliser away due to miscommunication. This will occur in soccer but it surely received’t occur once more.”
Liverpool are subsequent in motion at house to Bologna within the Champions League on Wednesday (8pm BST). Wolves go to Brentford within the Premier League on October 5 (3pm).
