A 94th-minute winner from Andre thrilled Wolverhampton on Tuesday night as the Premier League bottom club produced a stunning upset to beat fifth-placed Liverpool 2-1.
It was a night of high drama, late heartbreak and emotional tribute at Molineux and ultimately it belonged to Wolves.
Rodrigo Gomes drew first blood for the hosts, finishing coolly after Tolu Arokodare had thwarted Virgil van Dijk to set him up. Mohamed Salah responded almost immediately for the visitors, ending a long Premier League goal drought after a Wolves a defensive error gave him the equalizer.
But the defining moment of the night came deep into stoppage time. Andre let fly from distance, the ball clipped Joe Gomez in his stride and left Alisson stranded. Molineux erupted. Coach Rob Edwards sprinted down the touchline in wild celebration, although he later admitted the burst of pace came at a cost. “It’s the groin this time,” he told BBC Sport with a smile. “I felt it fall apart.”
The result is Liverpool’s ninth league defeat of the season and, perhaps more surprisingly, the fifth time Arne Slot’s side have conceded a stoppage-time winner, a record for a single Premier League campaign. With Champions League qualification still far from assured, the Reds remain in fifth place, missing out on the chance to move level with Manchester United and Aston Villa on 51 points.
Slot had little to smile about. His team dominated the ball in a turgid first half without ever testing goalkeeper José Sá, and while the second half opened in a more forceful game, Liverpool still struggled to create clear-cut chances. The absence of Florian Wirtz, who was expected next week, was highly anticipated.
For the Wolves, on the other hand, the win continues a remarkable recent home run. In their last three games at Molineux, they have beaten Liverpool, Aston Villa and drawn with Arsenal, results that stand in disconcerting contrast to their position at the foot of the table, 11 points from safety.
Before the kick-off, both sets of supporters paused to remember Diogo Jota, the former Wolves and Liverpool striker who was tragically killed in a car crash last July. Banners filled the home and away ends in tribute to the Portugal international, bringing a moment of shared grief to a game that would have otherwise divided the ground. Then football took over. And tonight, it was completely the night of the wolves.
