Premier League: Wolves v Liverpool preview, predictions and tips

Ladbrokes shares its preview, tips and predictions for Wolves v Liverpool on Saturday evening in the Premier League.

In a repeat of Jurgen Klopp's final game as Liverpool manager, new boss Arne Slot takes his side to the Molineux for a game against bottom-placed Wolves on Saturday evening.

The Reds will be hoping to prove why they're third in the running to win the Premier League come May 2025, even potentially aiming to show why they should be spoke in the same breath as Man City and Arsenal following the major knee injury picked up by Rodri.

Wolves, on the other hand, are eager to add to the point one they've picked up in their opening five games of the season, with pressure beginning to mount on Gary O'Neil.

So, with all that being said, join Ladbrokes as our team of experts share their preview, tips and predictions for the big Wolves v Liverpool game.

Liverpool have started the season in good form, winning six of their opening seven matches in all competitions, with the only two goals they've conceded coming against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and AC Milan in the Champions League.

They're hoping to make it five out of six in the Premier League this weekend against Wolves, potentially going to the top of the table if Man City fail to beat Newcastle earlier in the day, with that game taking place at St James Park.

Wolves, on the other hand, sit in 20th in the Premier League and have only picked up one point from their opening five games, which kicked off with a 2-0 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates.

Wolves also lost 6-2 to Chelsea over the last month, and the bookies certainly don't think they're going to fair any better against Liverpool on Saturday evening, despite this being a home fixture for O'Neil and co.

According to Ladbrokes, Liverpool have a 73% chance of winning the game, with the probability of Wolves shocking the world and picking up all three points at just 13%.

As for Liverpool, it's almost a complete clean bill of health for Slot, with goalkeeper Alisson Becker potentially even fit enough to make a return to the starting 11 after missing out on the last two games with a small muscular injury.

One player who will be missing though is Harvey Elliot, who fractured his foot on international duty with England's Under 21s and isn't expected to be deemed fit enough to play again until the end of October at the very earliest.

Darwin Nunez was given the nod for Liverpool in the league last time out against Bournemouth, but after scoring two goals in the Carabao Cup against West Ham, Diogo Jota was taken off after 60 minutes, likely with an eye to this fixture against his former club.

For Wolves, things aren't so rosey, with the club announcing in the week that defender Yerson Mosquera has torn his ACL and won't play again this season, which is a big blow for the Black Country side.

Also missing for Wolves are Enso Gonzalez, Bastein Meupiyou, Boubacar Troare and Sasa Kalajdzic, with Toti Gomes still a fitness doubt ahead of the game against the 2020 Premier League winners.

If Toti isn't fit, which is unclear right now, Santiago Bueno is expected to come into the centre of defence to partner the reliable Craig Dawson, who remains a key fixture of this Wolves backline.

Possible starting line-ups:

Wolves - Johnstone; Semedo, Dawson, Bueno, Ait-Nouri; Andre, Gomes, Lemina; Cunha, Bellegarde, Strand-Larsen

Liverpool - Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota

The bookies have Liverpool as the standout, clear favourites to win at Molineux on Saturday, picking up all three points in the process, and we simply can't see the game ending any other way.

However, we think it's going to be emphatic for the Reds, who will capitalise on the poor form and weakened defence of Wolves by scoring a fair few goals. As part of that, star man Mohamed Salah is our pick to be one of the players to find the back of the net, as covered in our Premier League 24/25 weekly acca.

The Egyptian winger blanked against Nottingham Forest and AC Milan, as well as against Bournemouth, but was back to scoring ways against West Ham in the Carabao Cup, and we're predicting he'll find the back of the net once again in the Premier League, this time against Wolves.

The player Salah is coming up against directly on Saturday evening is Rayan Ait-Nouri, who to his credit, is actually someone Liverpool have been tracking for years as a potential Andy Robertson replacement.

O'Neil's change in system has seen Ait-Nouri playing as more of a conventional left-back than a wing-back this season, which has contributed to the fact he's picked up three yellow cards in just five games.

Two more yellows and then Ait-Nouri is going to be serving a one match suspension, and we think the Algerian defender is going to pick up one of those cards against Liverpool, given that he'll be dealing with some of the world's most challenging wingers.

You can either place single bets on the tips we've included within this preview article, or merge them into a five-fold acca, which we've posted below.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.