Liverpool, with world champion Alexis Mac Allister, who played only the first half, beat Woverhamton 3 to 1 as a visitor and was momentarily the sole leader of the Premier League as the fifth round continued.
The match was played at the Molineux Stadium and Liverpool’s goals were the work of the Dutchman Cody Gapko (54 minutes), the Scotsman Andrew Robertson (85m) and Harry Elliot (90m); while the Korean Hwang Hee-Chan (6m) opened the scoring for the local team.
Argentine Mac Allister was cautioned after four minutes and replaced at halftime by Colombian Luis Díaz.
The development of the first stage was a surprise with Wolverhampton absolutely dominating the actions based on a great task from the Portuguese Pedro Neto, overwhelming the visiting defense in each intervention.
At 6 minutes, the local advantage was established after a notable run by Neto, a cross into the area and the definition by Hwang Hee Chan.
The remaining minutes of the first half offered Wolverhampton the possibility of increasing the score against a qualified rival, but Brazilian goalkeeper Alison Becker and poor finishing prevented it.
In the second half, as expected, German Jürgen Klopp’s team reacted, began to win the divided balls and the Egyptian Mohamed Salah, assistant of the three goals, came on.
The day of English football continued as follows:
. Today:
. At 11:00, Aston Villa (Emiliano Martínez)-Crystal Palace, Fulham-Luton Town, Manchester United (Lisandro Martínez and Alejandro Garnacho)-Brighton (Facundo Buonanotte) and Tottenham (Cristian Romero, Giovanni Lo Celso and Alejo Veliz)- SheffieldUnited.
. At 1:30 p.m., Newcastle-Brentford.
. Tomorrow:
. At 10:00, Bournemouth (Marcos Senesi)-Chelsea (Enzo Fernández).
. At 12:30, Everton-Arsenal
. Monday
. At 15:45, Nottingham Forest (Nicolás Domínguez and Gonzalo Montiel)- Brunley
– Positions: Liverpool 13 units, Manchester City 12; West Ham, Arsenal and Tottenham 10: Brighton 9; Manchester United, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Brentford and Aston Villa 6; Fulham and Chelsea 4; Newcastle and Wolverhampton 3; Bournemouth 2; Sheffield and Everton 1; Luton Town and Burnley 0.
Source: Ambito
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