Elliott’s shell rid Liverpool of the Wolverhampton ambush
Goals:Wolverhampton-Liverpool-Played on 01/17/2023
Liverpool set a date with Brighton in the fourth round of the FA Cup competition, by defeating Wolverhampton 1-0 on Tuesday evening, in the third-round replay match.
Harvey Elliott scored the only goal of the match in the 13th minute.
The first match between the two teams in the third round ended in a 2-2 draw at Anfield, which led to a rematch, according to the competition rules.
And Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp relied on the 4-3-3 method of play, as Joe Gomez stood beside Ibrahima Konati deep in the back line, with the support of the fullbacks James Milner and Kostas Tsimikas, and the young Stefan Paytic played the role of the pivot player, and Thiago Alcantara and Naby Keita played in front of him. , behind the attacking trio of Harvey Ellison, Fabio Carvalho, and Cody Jacobo.
On the opposite side, Wolverhampton coach Jolene Lopetegui resorted to the 4-5-1 method of play, where the back line consisted of Johnny, Totti Gomez, Nathan Collins, and Dexter Limbekisa, and Robin Neves was present as a pivot player, and Joseph Hodge and Joao Moutinho moved in front of him, while Ryan Ait Nuri stood. And Adama Traore was on the wings and Raul Jimenez played the role of Al-Sarih striker.
The lighting outage in the stadium spoiled an early attack by Wolverhampton in the second minute, before the problem was resolved in moments and the match resumed.
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Liverpool began threatening Wolverhampton’s goal in the tenth minute when Carv alho passed the ball to Jacbo, who fired a weak shot that goalkeeper Jose Sa easily picked up.