Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wolverhampton Wanderers & Liverpool face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Wolves nor Liverpool as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Wolverhampton Wanderers have played 10 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-5 (wins-draws-losses).
The Wolverhampton Wanderers fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host West Ham United and win 1-0. Midfielder Neves was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.13 (out of ten) in that game. Neves hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 71 successful passes (of 81 total).
In the match before, 1-1 away to Nottingham Forest (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) (Carabao Cup).
Wolves have scored {6 league goals} here from 10 matches, not a lot. 14 goals have been conceded.
Liverpool form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Liverpool, as they won the FA Cup.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Liverpool so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Liverpool, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Brighton & Hove Albion. Defender Konaté was the best team player with a rating of 7.13. Konaté won 8 of 10 duels.
A 2-2 in a home match in the FA Cup before that, facing Wolverhampton Wanderers. The team were not happy with the result, being solid pre-match favourites.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chelsea in just four days.
Liverpool have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Liverpool struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Liverpool have avoided a loss in the last 8 games (7-1-0) versus Wolves.This is what happened when the contenders played each other previously this season; Liverpool - Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Firmino 7 goals |  M. Salah Ghaly 7 goals |   D. Castelo Podence 5 goals |
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Scored | S | 21 | 47 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.9 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 16 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| 11.6 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Fulham | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 30 |
| 8 | Brentford | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 28 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -19 | 20 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | -23 | 16 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 19 | Everton | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 20 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 15 |
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