PL: Liverpool overthrow Wolverhampton and become provisional leader

For the opening match of the fifth day of the Premier League, Liverpool, undefeated at the start of the championship (3 wins and a draw), took to the pitch at Molineux Stadium to face Wolverhampton, who had fallen three times over four days. possible, interspersed with a big victory in the English League Cup against Blackpool (5-0). In the event of a victory, the Reds could provisionally seize the throne of leader ahead of Manchester City, traveling to West Ham later in the afternoon (4 p.m.), before entering the Europa League competition in the middle of next week against LASK. In a match initially dominated by the Wolves, the locals consolidated their ascendancy in the first period with the opening score of South Korean international Hwang Hee-chan, present to conclude the good work of Pedro Neto on the left lane (1-0, 7th).

Former Strasbourg player Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, for his first appearance in the orange jersey, established himself as a leader in his team’s midfield, in terms of recovery and forward defense. But upon returning from the locker room, Mohamed Salah found Cody Gakpo at the far post to reset the counters (1-1, 55th). Then, on a missed clearance from José Sa, Andrew Robertson combined with Salah before deceiving the Portuguese goalkeeper with first intention (2-1, 85th). The Egyptian even scored a hat-trick of assists by finding Harvey Eliott in the middle, who used the post to shake the net a third time and confirm the success of the men in red (3-1, 90+ 1e). The Mersey club therefore offers itself the three points of success after the break and becomes the new provisional leader while awaiting the Skyblues deadline. Wolverhampton concede a fourth loss in 5 matches and could approach the red zone in the event of positive results from their pursuers.