Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool: Divock Origi nets last-minute winner

Liverpool substitute Divock Origi scored a last-minute winner to sink Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux as the Reds continued their superb form in the Premier League.

His goal sparked wild celebrations from the visiting players, while Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ran straight to the centre circle to hug the striker after the full-time whistle.

Klopp then told BBC Radio 5 Live he thought Origi "was a legend", saying he hoped "people will write books about him" as he acknowledged the Belgian's cult hero status at Anfield.

The win meant Liverpool briefly went top, leapfrogging Chelsea, who lost 3-2 to West Ham in Saturday's early kick-off, but they returned to second after Manchester City beat Watford 3-1.

Defeat was cruel on Wolves, who had defended heroically for 94 minutes and were 60 seconds away from becoming the first team to stop Liverpool scoring this season.

Reds go top in dramatic fashion

Liverpool came into this match in blistering form, having scored at least twice in each of their past 18 matches and scoring 14 times in their past four.

But for most of the afternoon, it looked as if they would be denied in front of goal for the first time since drawing 0-0 with Real Madrid last April.

In the first half, former Wolves forward Diogo Jota headed a deep cross narrowly off target while Romain Saiss produced a superb sliding tackle to deny the Reds' Salah a tap-in.

And in the second period, Liverpool continued to dominate as Thiago was denied by a combination of Raul Jimenez and Sa before Jota missed a huge opportunity, seeing an effort blocked on the line by Conor Coady with the keeper stranded.

It looked as if that would be the game's best chance but the Reds kept up the pressure and were awarded for their attacking intent with just one minute of stoppage time remaining when Origi broke the deadlock with his fourth goal of the season.

Wolves firm in defence

Spirited defensive efforts have become a regular habit for Wolves who boast the third-best defensive record in the Premier League and were seconds away from a fourth clean sheet on the bounce.

As they were cheered on by a boisterous home crowd on a cold afternoon in the West Midlands, the hosts were content to sit back and rarely threatened going forward. Wolves managed just three shots compared to Liverpool's 17.

Bruno Lage may look towards his attackers as one area to improve upon going forward.

Wolves, who have Chelsea and Manchester City to face before Christmas, have now failed to score in eight of their 15 league games this season.

Defeat sees them remain in eighth, six points off the top four and 11 clear of the relegation zone.

Player of the match

OrigiDivock Origi

with an average of 7.38

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

Avg

1. Squad number16Player nameCoady

   Average rating

   6.49
2. Squad number9Player nameJiménez

   Average rating

   6.38
3. Squad number37Player nameTraoré

   Average rating

   6.35
4. Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves

   Average rating

   6.27
5. Squad number11Player nameTrincão

   Average rating

   6.20
6. Squad number23Player nameKilman

   Average rating

   6.17
7. Squad number27Player nameSaïss

   Average rating

   6.17
8. Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri

   Average rating

   6.17
9. Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo

   Average rating

   6.16
10. Squad number28Player nameJoão Moutinho

    Average rating

    6.13
11. Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá

    Average rating

    6.13
12. Squad number26Player nameHwang Hee-Chan

    Average rating

    6.12
13. Squad number32Player nameDendoncker

    Average rating

    6.06
14. Squad number2Player nameHoever

    Average rating

    5.47

Liverpool

Avg

1. Squad number27Player nameOrigi

   Average rating

   7.38
2. Squad number7Player nameMilner

   Average rating

   6.95
3. Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah

   Average rating

   6.89
4. Squad number26Player nameRobertson

   Average rating

   6.71
5. Squad number14Player nameHenderson

   Average rating

   6.71
6. Squad number4Player namevan Dijk

   Average rating

   6.65
7. Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold

   Average rating

   6.63
8. Squad number1Player nameAlisson

   Average rating

   6.61
9. Squad number6Player nameThiago Alcántara

   Average rating

   6.56
10. Squad number10Player nameMané

    Average rating

    6.50
11. Squad number32Player nameMatip

    Average rating

    6.49
12. Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota

    Average rating

    6.49
13. Squad number3Player nameFabinho

    Average rating

    6.46
14. Squad number15Player nameOxlade-Chamberlain

    Average rating

    6.15