Outcome
Liverpool performed out their ultimate Premier League recreation of the season on Sunday afternoon.
The Reds had been nicely conscious that they needed to beat Wolves after which hope for Aston Villa to get a consequence in opposition to Manchester Metropolis to ensure that them to win the league title.
Nonetheless, when all was mentioned and finished on Sunday, although Liverpool did see off Wolves, Villa couldn’t get the job finished in opposition to Metropolis, placing an finish to the Reds’ quadruple hopes.
Wolves took lower than three minutes to seek out the web at Anfield. The ball was performed excessive, leading to Ibrahima Konate’s failed clearance permitting Raul Jimenez to chop the ball again to Pedro Neto:
That wasn’t within the script! 📃
Wolves have given Liverpool a mountain to climb 🏔️ pic.twitter.com/I83bRY3qGB
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 22, 2022
Sadio Mane, although, fired Liverpool again on stage phrases 24 minutes in.
MANEEEEEE! 🗣️
Liverpool thought they’d scored a significant aim, till the offside flag was raised 👀 pic.twitter.com/jnz89NKtes
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 22, 2022
Mohamed Salah then got here on and netted for the hosts after 83 minutes earlier than Andy Robertson made it 3-1 late on.
Commercial
Open Account Provide. Guess £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for brand new clients at bet365. Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Guess Credit and can be found to be used upon settlement of bets to worth of qualifying deposit. Min odds, guess and cost methodology exclusions apply. Returns exclude Guess Credit stake. Cut-off dates and T&Cs apply. 18+. begambleaware.org. UK & ROI residents solely
Liverpool participant scores
Alisson (6.5) – Couldn’t do a lot in regards to the Neto aim. Made a number of strong saves all through the sport.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (5) – Didn’t mark Neto nicely for his aim. Continued to step up larger than the remainder of his backline and with van Dijk out and Naby Keita because the right-sided central midfielder, his actions left Liverpool uncovered.
Joel Matip (8) – Was glorious going ahead as soon as once more, creating a lot of probabilities by bringing the ball out of defence and producing some nice lengthy balls. Additionally assisted Salah.
Ibrahima Konate (4.5) – Poor try at a clearance which led to Wolves’ opener.
Andy Robertson (6.5) – Scored Liverpool’s third, strong on the different finish.
Jordan Henderson (6) – Passing was very correct, however he was considerably nameless defensively within the first half. Started to tug the strings within the second 45.
Keita (5) – Was not at his finest going ahead and in addition didn’t assist Alexander-Arnold out sufficient defensively.
Thiago (6) – Actually intelligent backheel for the Mane equaliser. Compelled off at half-time on account of harm.
Diogo Jota (5) – Struggled to have a lot of an influence on the appropriate. Off after 58 minutes.
Sadio Mane (7) – Respectable energy on his equaliser even when it wasn’t very correct. Continued to trigger Wolves points via the center.
Luis Diaz (5) – Had an ideal likelihood to make it 1-1 9 minutes in however he fluffed his strains. One among his quieter shows.
Substitutes
James Milner (5.5) – Slotted into the sport nicely however didn’t deliver the identical creativity as Thiago.
Mohamed Salah (7) – Was very vivid when he got here on and got here near scoring 66 minutes in earlier than being denied by an ideal sort out. Acquired his aim after 83 minutes.
Roberto Firmino (5.5) – Gave the ball away a number of instances when he got here on however assisted Robertson as nicely.
Wolves participant scores
Jose Sa (6.5) – Good aim kick to start out Wolves’ assault for the opener. Made some nice saves, together with early within the tie to disclaim Diaz. Ought to have finished higher with Mane’s aim. Off at half-time on account of harm.
Willy Boly (6) – Ought to have been tighter to Thiago when he arrange Mane. Made an ideal sort out to disclaim an nearly sure Salah aim.
Conor Coady (5) – Poor marking of Mane for his aim.
Toti Gomes (5.5) – Put in a lot of good tackles on the ground however was not nice within the air.
Jonny (5.5) – Put in a number of good crosses and created a giant likelihood however none of them got here to something.
Leander Dendoncker (4) – Regarded like he struggled to maintain up with the tempo of the sport.
Ruben Neves (5) – Didn’t pay sufficient consideration to Thiago’s motion off the ball earlier than he assisted Liverpool’s equaliser.
Joao Moutinho (5) – Gave the ball away a number of instances. Struggled to maintain up with the tie because it wore on.
Rayan Ait-Nouri (4) – Was missing defensively and supplied little going ahead.
Pedro Neto (6.5) – Calm end to place Wolves 1-0 up. Off after 21 minutes on account of harm.
Raul Jimenez (6) – Good composure and cross to arrange Neto. Unable to repeat the identical trick late within the recreation, this time over-hitting a supply to Hwang.
Substitutes
Hee-Chan Hwang (4.5) – Struggled to have a lot of an influence on the sport, unable to emulate Neto’s runs in behind.
John Ruddy (6.5) – Introduced on at half-time however settled into the sport very nicely and made a number of good saves.
Trincao (N/A)
What the consultants mentioned
Not precisely the identical menace with out Neto. Wolves try to launch Hwang down the left however he runs off the pitch with the ball.
— Tim Spiers (@TimSpiers) May 22, 2022
Sadio Mané has now scored on the ultimate day of every of the final 4 Premier League seasons:
⚽️⚽️ vs Wolves (18/19)
⚽️ vs Newcastle (19/20)
⚽️⚽️ vs Crystal Palace (20/21)
🆕 vs Wolves (21/22)The nearer. 😤 pic.twitter.com/L7ER5sL9gY
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) May 22, 2022
No Liverpool participant has scored extra Premier League objectives at Anfield this season than Sadio Mané (11).
Liverpool are again on stage phrases. 🤝 https://t.co/ec2l4IPIN2
— Squawka (@Squawka) May 22, 2022
What the followers mentioned
Thiago Alcantara. World. Class.
— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) May 22, 2022
That flick from Thiago pic.twitter.com/xAQdLx5YRm
— Paddy Energy (@paddypower) May 22, 2022
Hendo’s been completely good
— Neo (@neo_R14) May 22, 2022
What you might have missed
Solely three opposition gamers have scored a Premier League aim at Anfield in 2022:
◎ Milot Rashica
◎ Son Heung-Min
◉ Pedro NetoA nightmare begin for Jürgen Klopp’s aspect. 😳 https://t.co/r0ssBBrFah
— Squawka (@Squawka) May 22, 2022
Click on right here to view our newest Premier League betting ideas.
The Premier League desk because it stands
| # | Workforce | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester Metropolis | 37 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 96 | 24 | 72 | 90 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 37 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 91 | 25 | 66 | 89 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 74 | 32 | 42 | 71 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 40 | 24 | 68 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 37 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 66 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 56 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 51 |
| 9 | Leicester Metropolis | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 48 |
| 11 | Brentford FC | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 46 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 46 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 45 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 37 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 45 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 37 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 37 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 39 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 37 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 51 | -18 | 35 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 37 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 78 | -38 | 35 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 37 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 75 | -42 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich Metropolis | 37 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 79 | -56 | 22 |
Final up to date: 1 min in the past
This text was edited by
Conor Laird.