Liverpool will wrap up their 2021/22 Premier League season at Anfield this Sunday as they welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers looking to pick up a win that coils potentially win them the title.
Venue: Anfield (Liverpool)
Key Statistics
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 17 games in all competitions.
They are unbeaten at home in the league this season (14 wins and four draws).
The Reds are also unbeaten in their last 18 league games.
No PL team has earned more points after conceding first than the Merseysiders’ 17 this term.
No team has won more PL home matches ‘to nil’ than Liverpool’s 12 this season.
Wolves are winless in their last six games (two draws and four losses).
The visitors are one of just five PL teams that have secured more points away (27) than at home (24) this season.
They have failed to score in three of their last five away games.
Head to head
Liverpool have 12 wins and one loss in 15 Premier League meetings with Wolves.
Jürgen Klopp’s men have won all the last seven PL H2Hs between both sides.
Latest performances in all competitions
Liverpool: W-W-W-D-W
Wolves: D-L-D-L-L
Liverpool
Liverpool’s quest for a historic and immortalising quadruple is now potentially only two games away with the FA Cup and Carabao Cup champions still in the hunt for the PL title and already in the Champions League final.
Despite going behind early in their last game, the hosts kept their Premier League (PL) title dreams alive by beating Southampton 2-1 on Tuesday with a largely second-string XI.
The win keeps them one point behind Manchester City going into this game. This means that their destiny is still out of their hands. To win the league, they need to win this game and hope that they can get favours from old friends like Aston Villa duo Phillipe Coutinho and Danny Ings and manager Steven Gerrard who faces City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Given their impressive home record this season, the Reds can be expected to win their game. They are the only side unbeaten at home this season and have won 14 out of their 18 home games.
They have kept four clean sheets in their last five home games and will fancy their chances of winning this game outright considering that Wolves are one of the lowest-scoring sides in the league this season. The visitors have scored just 37 goals this season, with only 17 of those coming away from home.
Possible Liverpool starting line-up
Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson; Thiago Alcantara, Curtis Jones, Naby Keita; Luis Diaz, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane.
Injured: Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Fabinho
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Wolves
Wolves’ miserable end to the season continued last weekend as they were held to a 1-1 draw with lowly Norwich.
The result means that the visitors are winless in their last six games in the league, with their last win coming in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa in early March.
They have already secured a third top-ten finish in four PL seasons but will be desperate to win this game to ensure that they take the extra prize money that comes with finishing higher up the table.
Bruno Lage’s men can be the spoilers in a potential title party at Anfield, as they are one of just five PL teams that have secured more points away (27) than at home (24) this season.
Possible Wolves starting line-up
Jose Sa; Willy Boly, Conor Coady, Toli Gomes; Jonny, Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho, Rayan Ait Nouri, Pedro Neto, Hee Chan-Hwang; Raul Jimenez.
Injured: Romain Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Max Kilman
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Liverpool 2-0 Wolves
