Liverpool progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup after Harvey Elliott’s wonder strike secured a 1-0 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers in their third replay, at the Molineux Stadium in England.
Jurgen Klopp made eight changes to the Liverpool side that lost 3-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League, as Cody Gakpo started in attack with Fabio Carvalho and Elliott supporting on the flanks. For Wolves, Raul Jimenez featured up-front while Adama Traore and Rayan Ait-Nouri were on the wings.
In the 13th minute, Liverpool midfielder Elliott ran forward and found himself with plenty of space as he fired a brilliant shot past Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa to give his side the lead in the encounter.
The home side looked for a way back into the match in the first half, but Liverpool’s defence keep them out as the the scores remained 1-0 at halftime.
Wolves coach Julen Lopetegui made changes in the second half in search of an equaliser and Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha almost scored, but could not beat Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.
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The match finished 1-0 in favour of Liverpool, earning their first victory of 2023 while recording a first clean sheet in eight matches.
The result sets up a thrilling fourth-round tie for Liverpool away to Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup.
Job done! ✅@LFC battled hard against a resilient @Wolves side to seal a 1-0 win and keep up their #EmiratesFACup defence! ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/midnEZSxWw
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) January 17, 2023
