Wolves may be staring down the barrel of relegation, but they aren’t going quietly. Deep into stoppage time, Brazilian midfielder André saw his strike take a massive deflection off Joe Gomez to secure a victory that left Molineux in raptures and the Liverpool bench in disbelief.
Match Timeline: A Sucker-Punch Spectacular
For 75 minutes, Liverpool dominated possession but struggled to find a clinical edge. The game exploded into life in a frantic final quarter:
78’ Goal (1-0): Against the run of play, Tolu Arokodare bullied Virgil van Dijk off a long ball and fed Rodrigo Gomes, who silenced the traveling Kop with a delicate dink over Alisson.
86’ Goal (1-1): The lead lasted less than ten minutes. Mohamed Salah—scoring his first Premier League goal since November—intercepted a sloppy Jean-Ricner Bellegarde pass and toe-poked his finish into the corner.
90+4’ Goal (2-1): With Liverpool committed forward in search of a winner, Wolves broke. André’s desperate strike struck Joe Gomez, wrong-footing Alisson and handing Wolves a historic three points.
The Stats: Clinical vs. Wasteful
The Opta data paints a picture of a Liverpool side that lacked the “killer instinct” required to see off a resilient bottom-three team.
| Stat | Wolves | Liverpool |
| Possession | 34% | 66% |
| Total Shots | 4 | 14 |
| Shots on Target | 2 | 5 |
| Big Chances | 1 | 3 |
| Expected Goals (xG) | 0.82 | 1.94 |
