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A busy Saturday of FA Cup third round action tonight concludes at Anfield as the Reds begin the defence of their FA Cup crown against Premier League opposition. Liverpool have started the new year in dismal fashion with a comprehensive defeat at Brentford, but can right those wrongs with victory tonight in front of a home crowd.
January signing Cody Gakpo will be making his debut, having arrived from PSV just over a week ago, and is in the starting line-up, though Virgil van Dijk is missing having been ruled out for a month with a hamstring injury. The centre-back joins Roberto Firmino on the sidelines.
These two teams met in the same stage of the FA Cup four years ago – four years to the day in fact – as Wolves ran out 2-1 winners at Molineux. Two years prior to that, in the fourth round, Wolves also beat Liverpool by the same scoreline. Will history repeat once again? Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog.
Live updates
The teams are back out. Gakpo is doing shuttle runs.
Nunez levels matters just before the break after Alisson gifted Wolves the opener.
An intriguing second half awaits.
Half-time!
48min: That’s your lot.
46min: Three minutes added on.
GOAL!
45min: That’s much better! And it’s a stunning volleyed finish from Nunez on the run from Alexander-Arnold’s cross.
42min: The natives are getting restless as half-time approaches. Liverpool not doing much with the ball.
39min: Inches from a Wolves goal!
Traore has Matip on toast and fizzes a brilliant low drive across goal from right to left which a sliding Jimenez cannot get a touch on.
35min: A stunning, long-range effort from Guedes which Alisson does brilliantly to palm away.
Almost 2-0!
32min: Nunez continues to struggle in the final third, sending a cross way too long and way too deep, straight out of play as Gakpo tries in vain to run onto it.
28min: A prime example of overconfidence being one’s downfall. Alisson arely looked up before making the pass, with Guedes yards away.
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