Match preview
Liverpool head to Molineux on Tuesday night for their third-round rematch against Wolverhampton Wanderers, where they run the risk of having their FA Cup title defence fall short right away.
The first encounter between the two teams ended in a 2-2 tie for Julen Lopetegui’s team, but they would have been let down to not have qualified right away.
Wolves, who are still competing in one knockout competition, were eliminated by Nottingham Forest from the EFL Cup quarterfinals four days after holding Liverpool, but their return to Premier League duties resulted in a crucial 1-0 victory over West Ham United on Saturday thanks to Daniel Podence’s lovely goal.
Wolves, who are currently in 16th position in the Premier League standings and are two points clear of the drop zone, and won their last game, after snapping a four-game winless streak in all competitions. This is a welcome turnaround for the goal-shy Molineux crop.
Wolves have only lost in replays after opening stalemates twice in the FA Cup third round since 2016, and Liverpool will go to the South with more on the line than just a single point to stake.
Jurgen Klopp struck a particularly dismal figure as his team was overpowered, outfought, and simply torn to bits at Brighton’s home on Saturday afternoon, allowing three goals without reply. He was forced to watch what might have been the “worst game” of his managing career.
Liverpool, who are currently wallowing in ninth place and are seven points below the top four in the standings, have now lost three straight games in all competitions and have allowed an alarming eight goals, extending their run without a clean sheet in all competitions to seven games.
The defending FA Cup champions have only been eliminated in the third round once in the previous 11 seasons, but Wolves did it to them in 2018–19, and they also eliminated the Reds in the fourth round of the 2016–17 competition.
Wolverhampton VS Liverpool H2H
 Liverpool | 2-2 |  Wolverhampton |
| Liverpool | 0-0 |  Wolverhampton |
| Liverpool | 3-1 |  Wolverhampton |
 Wolverhampton | 0-1 | Liverpool |
 Wolverhampton | 0-1 | Liverpool |
Wolverhampton VS Liverpool form guide
Wolverhampton’s last 5 games -WLLLW
| Wolverhampton | 1-0 | West Ham |
| Nottm Forest | 1-0 | Wolverhampton |
| Liverpool | 2-2 | Wolverhampton |
| Aston Villa | 1-1 | Wolverhampton |
| Wolverhampton | 2-1 | Man Utd |
Liverpool’s last 5 games -LDLWW
| Brighton | 3-0 | Liverpool |
| Liverpool | 2-2 | Wolverhampton |
| Brentford | 3-1 | Liverpool |
| Liverpool | 2-1 | Leicester |
| Aston Villa | 1-3 | Liverpool |
Key facts
- 17 times in the past few seasons, these two teams have faced off.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have prevailed in three of the past 17 games, while Liverpool have won 12 of them. Between them, two games have resulted in draws.
- Compared to Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers are performing well at home.
Wolverhampton VS Liverpool prediction
Likely outcomes in this fixture are as follows:
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*DISCLAIMER: Odds are subject to change
