Liverpool vs Wolves Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Liverpool may well be rediscovering some form just in the nick of time as the Reds welcome a woeful Wolverhampton Wanderers side to Anfield this weekend.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – NBC
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Liverpool preview: Finding form
Arne Slot, especially in the aftermath of a fallout with Mohamed Salah, was, and perhaps is, under immense pressure at Anfield but the reigning champions have found some form of late, at least in terms of results.
Following on from victories against Internazionale and Brighton and Hove Albion, they managed to hold on to a 2-1 victory against Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London last week.
Wolves preview: Woeful Wolves
Despite the appointment of Rob Edwards, replacing Vitor Pereira, during the November international break, Wolverhampton Wanderers are very much on course to smash the all-time lowest points tally in Premier League history.
Wolves have managed to collect just two points so far this season as they come into this one on the back of a 2-0 defeat at home to Brentford last week, perhaps the very worst performance of a sorry campaign.
Liverpool team news: Isak out
Alexander Isak has appeared to have discovered some sort of form but the £125 million summer signing is now set to be unavailable for the next couple of months due to a leg injury.
Both Conor Bradley and Cody Gakpo have been described as being '50/50' by Arne Slot, while Florian Wirtz is viewed as 'ok' after limping off against Spurs due to cramp.
Predicted XI (4-1-2-2-1): Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch; Mac Allister, Jones; Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike
Unavailable: Leoni (Injured), Gomez (Injured), Endo (Injured), Bajcetic (Injured), Salah (International duty), Danns (Injured), Isak (Injured)
Questionable: Bradley (Injured), Wirtz (Fitness), Gakpo (Injured)
Wolves team news: Mosquera back but Toti out
Yerson Mosquera has returned from suspension for the visitors this weekend but his fellow centre-back, Portugal international Toti, is now sidelined due to a hamstring injury.
Hugo Bueno has returned to training and could be involved here but they have plenty of other absentees, such as Zimbabwe international Marshall Munetsi and Ivory Coast international Emmanuel Agbadou.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Johnstone; Doherty, S. Bueno, Toti; Tchatchoua, J. Gomes, Andre, Wolfe; Hwang, Arias; Strand Larsen
Unavailable: Bentley (Injured), Agbadou (International duty), Toti (Injured), Munetsi (Injured), Chirewa (International duty), Chiwone (Injured), R. Gomes (Injured), Bellegarde (Injured)
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Liverpool vs Wolves prediction
Liverpool have absentees in attack, which may even help them trying to find some cohesion. The Reds are nowhere near their best, despite recent improved results, but are finding a way through a tough patch. They welcome one of the weakest sides in Premier League history to Merseyside and Liverpool should earn themselves a heavy festive win.
Liverpool vs Wolves tip: Liverpool to win -2 handicap
