Ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash between Wolves and Liverpool, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two clubs.
Second meets second from bottom in Saturday’s evening kickoff in the Premier League, as lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome high-flying Liverpool to Molineux for the 5.30pm fixture.
Gary O’Neil‘s men have only accrued one point from their first five top-flight fixtures of the 2024-25 campaign and suffered a late collapse against Aston Villa last weekend, losing 3-1 despite finding themselves a goal to the good with 20 minutes remaining.
While Wolves cannot buy a win at the moment, Arne Slot‘s rampant visitors head to Molineux on the back of their third straight victory across all competitions, demolishing West Ham United 5-1 at the start of their EFL Cup defence on Wednesday night.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 116
Wolves wins: 37
Draws: 18
Liverpool wins: 61
A fixture that first took place all the way back in the 19th century – an 1894 Division One game that Wolves won 3-1 – the Old Gold and Liverpool have now met on 116 occasions in competitive football, and the Reds inevitably lead the way in terms of victories.
Indeed, Liverpool have prevailed 61 times in this head-to-head, although Wolves have posted a respectable 37 victories over their own down the years, and another 18 matches have ended in a share of the spoils.
However, the Merseyside giants have had their opponents’ number more often than not in recent memory, having won each of their last three matches against Wolves and 11 of their last 13 across all tournaments, losing just once in that time.
During Jurgen Klopp‘s last dance in the 2023-24 campaign. Liverpool produced one of their famed comebacks from that season to triumph 3-1 at Molineux, before the German officially brought the curtain down on his golden reign with a 2-0 Anfield success on the final weekend of the season.
Wolves do not have to go an age back for their most recent win in this head-to-head, though, as with Julen Lopetegui in the chair in February 2023, they cruised to a 3-0 victory at Molineux to end an 11-game losing run against the Reds in the Premier League.
The West Midlands side were eliminated from the FA Cup at the hands of the Reds just a few weeks before that three-goal victory, but they did knock Liverpool out of the 2016-17 and 2018-19 editions of the competition, winning 2-1 at Anfield in the former year.
As far as Premier League matters are concerned, though, Wolves’ 16 losses to Liverpool in the competition is more than they have suffered against any other opponent, and from their 20 previous meetings in the Premier League, the Reds have kept a clean sheet in 13 of them.
Liverpool great Roger Hunt loved a goal in this fixture and is the highest documented scorer in matches between the Reds and Wolves with nine goals, although a handful of others – including Mohamed Salah – have struck five times in this head-to-head.
Last 20 meetings
May 19, 2024: Liverpool 2-0 Wolves (Premier League)
Sep 16, 2023: Wolves 1-3 Liverpool (Premier League)
Mar 01, 2023: Liverpool 2-0 Wolves (Premier League)
Feb 04, 2023: Wolves 3-0 Liverpool (Premier League)
Jan 17, 2023: Wolves 0-1 Liverpool (FA Cup Third Round Replays)
Jan 07, 2023: Liverpool 2-2 Wolves (FA Cup Third Round)
May 22, 2022: Liverpool 3-1 Wolves (Premier League)
Dec 04, 2021: Wolves 0-1 Liverpool (Premier League)
Mar 15, 2021: Wolves 0-1 Liverpool (Premier League)
Dec 06, 2020: Liverpool 4-0 Wolves (Premier League)
Jan 23, 2020: Wolves 1-2 Liverpool (Premier League)
Dec 29, 2019: Liverpool 1-0 Wolves (Premier League)
May 12, 2019: Liverpool 2-0 Wolves (Premier League)
Jan 07, 2019: Wolves 2-1 Liverpool (FA Cup Third Round)
Dec 21, 2018: Wolves 0-2 Liverpool (Premier League)
Jan 28, 2017: Liverpool 1-2 Wolves (FA Cup Fourth Round)
Jan 31, 2012: Wolves 0-3 Liverpool (Premier League)
Sep 24, 2011: Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (Premier League)
Jan 22, 2011: Wolves 0-3 Liverpool (Premier League)
Dec 29, 2010: Liverpool 0-1 Wolves (Premier League)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
May 19, 2024: Liverpool 2-0 Wolves (Premier League)
Sep 16, 2023: Wolves 1-3 Liverpool (Premier League)
Mar 01, 2023: Liverpool 2-0 Wolves (Premier League)
Feb 04, 2023: Wolves 3-0 Liverpool (Premier League)
May 22, 2022: Liverpool 3-1 Wolves (Premier League)
Dec 04, 2021: Wolves 0-1 Liverpool (Premier League)
Mar 15, 2021: Wolves 0-1 Liverpool (Premier League)
Dec 06, 2020: Liverpool 4-0 Wolves (Premier League)
Jan 23, 2020: Wolves 1-2 Liverpool (Premier League)
Dec 29, 2019: Liverpool 1-0 Wolves (Premier League)
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