Sonny, we're still young! Salah's 23rd goal explosive top scorer, 4 goals apart from Holan right in front of him...Hwang Hee-chan is out injured → Sweat win over Liverpool Wolverhampton
Feb 17, 2025
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Liverpool beat Wolverhampton in the 25th round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League (EPL) at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on the 16th (Korea time). With the victory, Liverpool widened the gap with second-place Arsenal to seven points with 18 wins, six draws and one loss (60 points).
Liverpool started with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Diogo Jota, Salah, Dominic Soboslawi, Luis Díaz, Ryan Hravernberg, Alexis McAllister, Alexander Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson and Alisson Becker started,
Against this, Wolverhampton was selected by Gonzalo Gedes, Pablo Sarabia, Matheus Cunha, Nelsong Semedu, Andre, João Gomes, Rayan Aitnuri, Matt Doherty, Emmanuel Agbadu, Toti Gomes and Jose. Hwang Hee-chan was sidelined due to injury.
Liverpool scored the opening goal.
In the 15th minute of Liverpool's attack, Díaz, who was on the left side of the penalty box, delivered the pass to Salah on the other side. Salah's ball to the center of the goal hit the defender and rose high. Díaz ran into it and touched it with his body to finish.
Sobosli's shot from outside the penalty box in the 26th minute of the first half slightly missed the goal.
In the 32nd minute of the first half, Jota connected the ball, which the opposing defender did not handle properly, with a strong shot in the penalty box, but was blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the 34th minute of the first half, Díaz won a penalty from Sa, and Salah finished it. It was the moment Salah's 23rd league goal was recorded.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Cunha's sharp free kick slightly missed the right side of the goal. Liverpool led 2-0 and the first half ended.
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He won another penalty in the 12th minute of the second half, but the VAR canceled it.
Wolverhampton scored a comeback.
In the 22nd minute of the second half, he pretended to shoot near the penalty arc, deceived the opponent's defender, and then cut the corner of the goal with a left foot swirling shot. Since then, no more goals have been scored, and Liverpool have taken a close one-point victory over Wolverhampton.
Salah solidified his chances of becoming the league's top scorer. He beat Elling Holan (19 goals), who ranks second with 23 goals in the league alone, by four goals. Salah has played in 36 official games this season, scoring 28 goals and 19 assists, showing a monstrous performance. Salah is 32 years old, the same age as Tottenham captain Son Heung-min. While Son Heung-min is showing a decline in his skills as he gets older, Salah is still enjoying his prime. This season, he is dominating as the world's best striker in name and reality.
Reporter Kang Woo-jin kwj1222@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
