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Can Liverpool avoid becoming the latest victim of Wolves’ surprise mid-season bounce?

Liverpool strive to avoid becoming the latest victims of bottom club Wolves’ surprise resurgence as Arne Slot’s side look to sure up their place in the Premier League’s top five.

Despite being 14 points off safety, Wolves have not looked like a side doomed for relegation of late, with Rob Edwards’ side boasting results against teams in the top four in their last two home outings. They notched a late draw against leaders Arsenal two weeks ago before dispatching high-flying Aston Villa in a Midlands derby on Friday night.

Wolves will hope their run of upsets can continue against the Reds, who have have won three league games on the trot since losing to Manchester City at home on 8 February and travel to Molineux off the back of Saturday’s 5-2 thrashing of strugglers West Ham.

Liverpool will be seeing a lot of Wolverhampton this week, with tonight’s clash coming just three days before they return to the Black Country to face this opposition in the FA Cup fifth round.

Follow all the action from Molineux in our live blog below:

Rio Ngumoha’s time is now - but is Cody Gakpo as much of a problem as Liverpool fans make out?

There was one deafening narrative that prevailed from Liverpool’s scrappy late win at Nottingham Forest nine days ago: start Rio Ngumoha, please and thank you.

“Ngumoha did more in 15 minutes than (Mohamed) Salah and (Cody) Gakpo did in the entire game before that,” Jamie Carragher asserted after full-time at the City Ground. The electrifying 17-year-old had come off the bench with his side sluggish and drawing with a club in the thick of a relegation battle, and provided more attacking impetus than any of his more senior colleagues managed in the 77 minutes prior to his introduction. His impact was undeniable.

Carragher’s plea was anything but a hot take. Fans and pundits echoed the call for Ngumoha’s rise up the pecking order, but the teenager’s promotion into the starting XI will need a sacrifice. That, for Reds supporters, seems a no-brainer - and it’s not the Egyptian who felt he’d been “thrown under the bus” three months ago.

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Liverpool relieved to welcome Jeremie Frimpong back into fold

Arne Slot celebrated the return of Jeremie Frimpong from a hamstring issue against West Ham, easing pressure on Liverpool’s problem position of right-back.

“I don’t think the only position we’ve struggled is the right-back position, I think it’s been more positions, but right full-back is probably the one that stands out most,” said Slot, who has regularly had to turn to midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai to fill in at right-back due to injuries to the likes of Frimpong, Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez.

“Having Jeremie back is really nice. Because of the fact we play three games in seven days, because if we play Galatasaray, we have the early kick-off afterwards in Brighton, those things you all have to take into account games especially players who come back from injuries.

“But we also know the importance of every game now and that is a challenge. But I'm not the only one who has that.

“I prefer to have this problem, to manage how many minutes he can be given rather than see him with the medical staff doing his recovery.”

Will Castle3 March 2026 19:17

Wolves switch things up from Aston Villa win

Rob Edwards makes four changes from the side that beat Aston Villa on Friday.

Matt Doherty and Ladislav Krejci, the latter of whom returns from suspension, come into defence while Angel Gomes moves into midfield.

Andre, who sustained an injury against Villa, is deemed fit to start, while Joao Gomes moves into a move attacking position.

David Moller Wolfe (fitting name) starts at left wing-back in place of Hugo Bueno.

Will Castle3 March 2026 19:14

Liverpool make one change

Just the one change for Liverpool from their thrashing of West Ham on the weekend, with Arne Slot welcoming Jeremie Frimpong back to the starting line-up.

The Dutchman came off the bench for his first appearance back from a hamstring injury on the weekend, forcing Liverpool’s fifth goal during a bright cameo.

Other than that, it’s just Dominik Szoboszlai’s new look that grabs the attention.

Will Castle3 March 2026 19:09

CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS!

Wolves XI: Sa; Doherty, S Bueno, Krejci; Tchatchoua, A Gomes, Andre, Wolfe; J Gomes, Mane; Armstrong.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Ekitike.

Will Castle3 March 2026 19:03

Closing in on team news

Just a few minutes until we learn the teams for tonight’s clash - here’s a reminder of what we already know:

Wolves will likely bring in Angel Gomes to join his namesake Joao Gomes in a double pivot after Andre sustained an injury last time out. Teenage starlet Mateus Mane, who is rumoured to have admirers at Anfield, is near-certain to start.

Florian Wirtz remains unavailable for Liverpool after suffering a back injury in the warm-up ahead of their match at Nottingham Forest. Jeremie Frimpong, meanwhile, made his comeback from a hamstring problem against West Ham, easing pressure on Liverpool’s problem position of right-back.

Will Castle3 March 2026 18:56

Wolves taking Liverpool double-header game by game, says Rob Edwards

Wolves boss Rob Edwards says Tuesday's match with Liverpool will have no bearing on Friday's FA Cup rematch.

"In the Premier League, anyone on their day can give anyone a run for their money and anyone a game," Edwards told a press conference.

"We are showing that at the moment, but this is a different game now. It's a different game to when we played them last time, it's a different game to Friday night.

"To threaten these teams and to compete, we have to be at our best. Liverpool are obviously the current champions, they're an amazing football club, so we know the size of the task - everything that we had on Friday, we're going to need and more.

"They're winning games and that's a sign of a good team, whether you're at your best or not. They've had a lot going on at that football club and some change with new players coming in as well.

"They're looking strong as the season is getting to the really crucial stage. Every game for them now is about winning, whether it's about Champions League qualification or winning trophies, that's what they're used to doing.

"We're preparing for the best of them over these next two games, and I'm sure that's what we'll get."

Will Castle3 March 2026 18:45

What Arne Slot said on Florian Wirtz's injury

Arne Slot has cast doubt over a swift return from injury for Florian Wirtz as Liverpool stare down the barrel of back-to-back meetings with Wolves.

Key midfielder Wirtz was withdrawn from Liverpool’s starting line-up ahead of last week's match at Nottingham Forest after experiencing discomfort with his back during the warm-up, and was absent from the matchday squad for their 5-2 win over West Ham on Saturday.

Asked if there was any update on Wirtz’ recovery, Slot said: “Not anything different to what I said after the game. The game tomorrow probably will come too soon and maybe the game at the weekend.

“Let’s see how that ends up but we hope to have him back somewhere next week.”

Will Castle3 March 2026 18:30

What other games are on tonight?

Tonight’s slightly abnormal kick-off of 8:15pm GMT is preceded by three marginally earlier Premier League clashes, which begin at 7:30pm GMT. Those are...

Bournemouth vs Brentford

Everton vs Burnley

Leeds vs Sunderland

And in the FA Cup, Port Vale play Bristol City after the original fourth-round tie, scheduled for 14 February, was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Will Castle3 March 2026 18:15

The simple explanation behind Liverpool’s underperforming forward line

On Friday, Arne Slot considered the number of league goals Liverpool’s forwards have scored this season and said simply: “That is not enough.” If the message was conveyed privately to his players, they were swift to provide the right kind of answer. Hugo Ekitike scored inside five minutes against West Ham on Saturday. Cody Gakpo ended his own drought.

As no Liverpool attacker had found the net in their previous three Premier League matches, it was a step in the right direction. And yet Slot’s overall analysis probably still rings true to him: Liverpool, who spent £200m on strikers last summer, have too few goals from the front three. Certainly they have a lot fewer than last year.

After 28 league matches of last season, Liverpool’s six main forwards had 51 goals. Now that number is down to 26, little more than half. The first may represent more than could realistically be expected, the second fewer.

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