Wolves

• GK: Josa Sa (7) –  played very little to do in the first half but made some fantastic saves in the second to keep his side at level.
• RB: Nelson Semedo (6) – Was above average in the first half but struggled with play in the second as Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz doubled up on him.
• CB: Craig Dawson (7) – Continues to age like fine wine and made one superb block late on from Luis Diaz. Will argue he was fouled for Liverpool’s third.
• CB: Max Kilman (7) – Put in a good performance in the heart of defence for Wolves and could only watch as his side missed chance after chance.
• LB: Rayan Ait-Nouri (6) – Struggled more in the second half as Liverpool went on and he was taken off with an injury.
• CM: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (8) – Wolves’ summer signing already looks like a player they’ll struggle to retain and was absolutely everywhere for the home side in a wonderful midfield performance.
• CM: Mario Lemina (6) – Did a lot of assisting work in midfield and helped keep Szoboszlai largely for much of his nice encounter.
• CM: Joao Gomes (7) – Tactical shift from Liverpool left him somewhat bypassed in the second half.
• RW: Hwang Hee Chan (6) – Gave his side a  7 minute lead but looked drained towards the end of the first half and was sent to the bench on the hour mark as his side experienced more pressure.
• ST: Matheus Cunha (5) – Was wonderful Until towards the end of the game, where he missed two clear chances that will have left Wolves wondering what if.
• LW: Pedro Neto (7) – The best player on the pitch for half the game, Neto created the chance for the opening goal and gave Gomez a terrible first half. Liverpool’s changes left him largely anonymous in the second though.

Substitutes

• Fabio Silva (6) – Didn’t have much of an impact when he came on.
• Matt Doherty (5) – Came on and didn’t have an impact the game.
• Hugo Bueno (5) – Came on for the injured Ait-Nouri and was unlucky to see an effort deflect off him for Liverpool’s third.
• Boubacar Traore (5) – A clear step down from those he replaced, he couldn’t get into the game.
• Tommy Doyle (5) – A disappointing debut but showed flashes of his talent when he came on.

Liverpool

• GK: Alisson (5) – Didn’t have much to do as Wolves try to find the target.
• RB: Joe Gomez (3) – Had a torrid afternoon against Pedro Neto, who most times left him for dead in the first half.
• CB: Joel Matip (5) –  Lack the confidence as first-choice options for Liverpool but did okay. But was much improved in the second half when his side dominated more of the ball.
• CB: Jarell Quansah (6) – Enjoyed a strong debut for the Reds until he  left the pitch with a late injury.
• LB: Andy Robertson (6) –  Was Liverpool’s best player in the first half, though he did lose his man for the opener. Made up for it late in the match by scoring the winner.
• CM: Alexis Mac Allister (4) – Largely lacks composure in the first half and picked up a needless yellow card before being taken off at the interval.
• CM: Dominik Szoboszlai (7) – Had his worst half in a Liverpool shirt so far and couldn’t seem to find his usual passing style, but controlled the game in the second and was excellent in a slightly deeper role.
• CM: Curtis Jones (5) – Largely anonymous but covered a lot of the pitch and worked hard.
• RW: Mohamed Salah (6) – Had poor game compared to his own high standards and was hardly involved, but made those involvements count by helping with three great assists in a show of his continued quality.
• ST: Cody Gakpo (5) – Missed two good chances to level the scoring. Scored the needed equaliser with his last touch as a small redemption for his performance.
• LW: Diogo Jota (5) – Had a difficult afternoon and was taken off the pitch after an hour.

Substitutes:

• Luis Diaz (6) – Helped with Liverpool’s balance in the second half without any direct impact in the final third.
• Darwin Nunez (7) – Okey when he came on and helped Liverpool’s improvement towards the second half.
• Harvey Elliot (7) – Was strong advancing forwards and got his reward with a deflected goal to seal all three points.
• Ibrahim Konate (6) – Was just on for the final 10 minutes.
• Ryan Gravenberch (N/A)– Handed his debut almost at stoppage time.

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