Liverpool vs Wolves

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 5 · Wolves 20
Referee Stats
15 matches · 3.40 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.40
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.13
Over 4.5 cards 47%
Home wins 33%
Draws 33%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (14-9).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (67%).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

34 / 20
Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

36
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
Wolves (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 0-6-13

Goals For / Against

8 / 34
Avg: 0.42 / 1.79

Points

6
Avg: 0.32

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

12

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
0.32
1.79
GF
0.42
1.05
GA
1.79
47%
O2.5
42%
68%
BTTS
37%
68%
Score 1st
16%

League-position context

Liverpool rank5th
Wolves rank20th
Liverpool points60
Wolves points20
Liverpool: #5 · 60 pts · GD +10
18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Wolves: #20 · 20 pts · GD -41
58 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 24 pts from safety.
40-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

D D W W D
Points9/15
Weighted index56
Goals8-4
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Wolves last 5 away

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals3-13
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Wolves trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.516%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home89%
Liverpool clean sheet at home26%
Wolves score away37%
Wolves clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first68%
Liverpool win after scoring first69%
Wolves score first16%
Wolves win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 33% · Wolves 21%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 36.3' · Wolves 43.0'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home1.79 vs 1.53
Liverpool concede at home1.05 vs 1.22
Wolves score away0.42 vs 1.22
Wolves concede away1.79 vs 1.53
Liverpool score 17% above league average, while Wolves score 66% below league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 14% below league average at home, and Wolves are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
16-30 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 6
46-60 5
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 0

Wolves goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
61-75 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
0-15 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
14
9
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
11
4
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
67%
33%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
5
13
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
660
327
Passes Accurate
581
252
Passes %
88%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
41' ⚽
⚽
41' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
R. Gravenberch
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Frimpong
42' ⚽
⚽
42' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
F. Wirtz
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Ekitike
51' ⚽
⚽
51' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
S. Bueno
Normal Goal
56'
56' André
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ F. Chiesa
1st substitution · For: C. Bradley
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ Hugo Bueno
1st substitution · For: D. Møller Wolfe
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ Hwang Hee-Chan
2nd substitution · For: J. Strand Larsen
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ M. Doherty
3rd substitution · For: J. Tchatchoua
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ Y. Mosquera
4th substitution · For: J. Arias
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ H. Ekitike
2nd substitution · For: C. Gakpo
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ F. Wirtz
3rd substitution · For: T. Nyoni

Liverpool vs Wolves 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Wolves 2-1 on Saturday, 27 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Simon Hooper. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Liverpool took the lead at 41' when R. Gravenberch scored, with the assist credited to J. Frimpong, making the score 1-0. Liverpool extended the lead at 42' when F. Wirtz scored, with the assist credited to H. Ekitike, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Wolves reduced the deficit at 51' when S. Bueno scored, making the score 2-1. André received a yellow card for Wolves at 56'. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 61', with F. Chiesa replacing C. Bradley. Wolves made their 1st substitution at 62', with Hugo Bueno replacing D. Møller Wolfe. Wolves made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Hwang Hee-Chan replacing J. Strand Larsen. Wolves made their 3rd substitution at 62', with M. Doherty replacing J. Tchatchoua. Wolves made their 4th substitution at 79', with Y. Mosquera replacing J. Arias. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 86', with H. Ekitike replacing C. Gakpo. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with F. Wirtz replacing T. Nyoni.

Liverpool used 3 substitutions while Wolves used 4 substitutions. Wolves got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (14-9).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (67%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins14
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals9 (56.3%)
BTTS7 (43.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins8
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)

Liverpool vs Wolves Head-to-Head History by Season