Liverpool 2-1 Wolves: Florian Wirtz scores first Premier League goal in nervy Anfield win over bottom club

Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Wanderers; Premier League Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Wanderers. Premier League. Anfield. Liverpool 2 R Gravenberch (41st minute) F Wirtz (42nd minute) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 S Bueno (51st minute) Liverpool 2-1 Wolves: Florian Wirtz scores first Premier League goal in nervy Anfield win over bottom club Report and free match highlights as first-half goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Florian Wirtz prove sufficient for Liverpool in their 2-1 win over Wolves at Anfield. Santi Bueno pulled a goal back for Rob Edwards' side to leave Liverpool hanging on at the end Saturday 27 December 2025 17:44, UK Florian Wirtz scored his first Premier League goal as Liverpool held on to beat Wolves 2-1 at a nervous Anfield. Just moments after Ryan Gravenberch's breakthrough strike late in the first half, Wirtz raced through after being put in by Hugo Ekitike to poke the ball beyond Jose Sa and double Liverpool's advantage. There appeared to be no way back for Wolves from that. But Santi Bueno forced the ball home early in the second half after Tolu Arokodare's shot had been parried by Alisson Becker and Anfield was nervous thereafter with Wolves pushing for an unlikely equaliser. Arokodare had two further opportunities. | As it happened | Teams Stats | Live Premier League table Watch FREE PL highlights Got Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone 📱 Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺 It was unconvincing by Arne Slot's side against the Premier League's bottom club, despite Ekitike and Alexis Mac Allister both striking the frame of the goal in the first half. They struggled to build the same momentum after the interval and were hanging on. For all their battling qualities, Wolves remain winless after 18 Premier League games and are yet to pick up a point in seven under Edwards. Liverpool, on the other hand, are now unbeaten in six and found themselves inside the top four upon the final whistle. Big moment for Wirtz Few could have imagined that Wirtz would have to wait so long for his first goal in a Liverpool shirt but it finally came at the 23rd time of asking. There have been moments when some thought it had come, such as the deflected equaliser against Sunderland. This was the sort of goal Wirtz had been expected to deliver, a product of his off-the-ball movement and technical ability. The partnership with Ekitike is certainly promising. Indeed, the forward was returning a favour from earlier in the game with his pass. Liverpool supporters have seen enough to know that the Germany international has the quality to play and thrive at this football club, but the onus is still on Wirtz to show it. Anfield demands end product to go with the flicks and tricks, the sways and the skills. A goal at home to the bottom club in the Premier League with his team already ahead is hardly seismic in its significance but if it proves...

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