Wolves vs Liverpool
Premier League 2018/19
Venue: Molineux
Date: Friday, 21 December, 2018
Kick-off time: 8pm GMT

Wolves and Liverpool kick off gameweek 18 of the Premier League season with Jurgen Klopp's side sitting pretty at the top of the table.

An impressive 3-1 win over Manchester United at Anfield last weekend ensured Liverpool remained a point above champions Manchester City, sparking hopes of a first title since 1990.

While Liverpool will be confident heading to Molineux on Friday night, Nuno Espirito Santo's Wolves are going strong in seventh position and should provide the visitors with a real threat.

Follow all the latest news and build-up with Standard Sport's LIVE blog. Scroll down for predictions, betting tips and odds, TV channel, head to head history and live stream information.

Live Updates

4 hours ago

Liverpool team news

 

James Milner is set to reprise his role as a makeshift right-back when Liverpool travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday evening.
 

The 32-year-old missed the weekend win over Manchester United as a precaution, but told the club’s official website on Tuesday: “The manager made the decision. It was the right thing not to risk me at the weekend, so hopefully I’ll be fine for the next game.”
 

Milner’s availability should allow Jurgen Klopp to replace Nathaniel Clyne, who played 90 minutes for just the third time since May 2017 in featuring against the Red Devils.
 

Trent Alexander-Arnold would have been in line for a return to right-back duty, but remains sidelined by the foot injury he picked up during last week’s 1-0 win over Napoli.
 

Klopp was positive on the defender’s progress, though, saying: “It actually looks surprisingly good. I think Wolves will still be a bit too early but after that, they told me we can think about him.
 

“But for that, he needs to train. So far he didn’t train but the pain goes down second by second, which is good, and then in the moment when he can deal with it, he is on the pitch, and in the moment he is on the pitch we’ll make a decision.”
 

Other than long-term absentees Joel Matip (collarbone), Joe Gomez (leg), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee) and Rhian Brewster (ankle), Klopp has no new fitness concerns.
 

Predicted Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Van Dijk, Lovren, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Shaqiri, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

8 hours ago

Klopp reacts to Mourinho sacking

"He's a very competitive guy, very ambitious. He has all my respect. He was unbelievably successful and the last two months as you can imagine were not a joy for him.

 

"Everything else apart from that, nobody can take away. I wish that he had that in his mind when he leaves and not the other things in the last few months."

9 hours ago

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James Milner and Trent Alexander-Arnold are doubts for Liverpool, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez are all out.

As for Wolves, Diogo Jota is the only absentee with a hamstring problem.

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It not going be easy for the red. Dominique this is a front page material in the coming days.

It gonna be a cracker

Yea. Wolves are very stubborn when it comes to the top 4-6 teams. But I believe we will get our 3 points. I see Salah scoring a brace in this game
#YNWA.

Not gonna be a cracker

wolves 2-1 liverpool......wolves winning tonyt..

Ynwa

Liverpool should watch wolves ooooo

No be big team has beaten them but tonight Liverpool gonna give them a team trashing

We must be wary of these guys. They have won or taken points from big teams this season. Our unbeaten run must not spoil today o cos enemies have gathered. Liverpool to win. Ynwa

Line up pls

Liverpool FC will not win tonight.I see a FT 1-1 draw

I forsee a spoiler

Liverpool lineup against wolves 13 Alisson 7 Milner 6 Lovren 4 van Dijk 26 Robertson 10 Mané 3 Fabinho 14 Henderson 8 Keita 9 Roberto Firmino 11 Salah

Liverpool will win this people

Come on red men!!!!

YNWA

0-4 scoreline

My instincts tell me that this match will end
2/X HT/FT

HT CS 0:1
FT cs 2:2

but my stats tell me it gonna end 2Ft
Anyway, I placed my money on Liverpool win at full time

LFC All the way, #ynwa.

We are going there again to steal from them. What City, United, Chelsea and Arsenal cannot do we are gonna do it with ease.... Up Liverpool

Back to winning ways , Up the reds

oloriLFC:
We must be wary of these guys. They have won or taken points from big teams this season. Our unbeaten run must not spoil today o cos enemies have gathered. Liverpool to win. Ynwa

you sabii gbayi

Wolverhampton all the way.

Na we dey here. Wolves shouldn't be underestimated. YNWA

We will surely dissappoint our haters tonight. Backing keita to score his first premier league goal.

Salah to score na sure bet

You All Should Know Me By Now. No Time For Long Talk.
Let's Do This, Shall We?
Hit Like For Liverpool To Win To Nil And Share For Liverpool To Concede But Still Go Ahead To Win.
#YNWA