Wolverhampton, March 4 – Andre's deflected shot four minutes into the second half stoppage time earned bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers another surprising victory as they beat Liverpool 2-1 at Molineux.
Having upset their neighbours Aston Villa for their second Premier League win of the season on Friday, Wolves followed that up by defeating the reigning champions, who missed the opportunity to climb into the top four.
Rodrigo Gomes rounded off a move that started from their own half to put Wolves ahead in the 78th minute, but Liverpool quickly equalized as Mohamed Salah punished an error by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, according to Premier League reports.
The Reds looked like the more likely victors going into stoppage time, but they were stunned when Andre's long-range shot took a huge deflection off substitute Joe Gomez and wrong-footed goalkeeper Alisson.
"I think it's down to ourselves. We were slow, predictable, and made errors in possession and in decision-making. Obviously, we didn't concede many chances, but if we perform like that, then a result like this could be the result of that. That's the reality, and that's disappointing," said Virgil van Dijk after the loss.
While Wolves are 11 points behind 17th-placed Nottingham Forest, Liverpool could find themselves six points behind Manchester United and Aston Villa after their rivals for UEFA Champions League qualification play on Wednesday.
"It's the same old story. Recently, we've been picking up points because we've often scored from set-pieces, but what hasn't changed in the last five, six, or seven games is that we struggle and find it very difficult to score from the open-play chances that we create.
"We don't create as many as I would like from all the ball possession we have, but we create enough and far more than the other team. But, in the end, we score one and they score two – and indeed, another time in extra time, so this game sums up our season again," said Liverpool manager Arne Slot.
