"The Brazil international's 94th-minute winner means Liverpool have now lost five games to goals after the 90th minute this season -- the most of any side in a single campaign in Premier League history. In addition to those defeats against Wolves, Manchester City, AFC Bournemouth, Chelsea and Crystal Palace, Liverpool have also conceded injury-time equalisers to Fulham and Leeds United, squandering nine precious points in the process."
"In a season characterised by late drama -- for good reasons and for bad -- Liverpool's propensity for exposing their soft underbelly has too often been their undoing. A heady cocktail of misfortune and poor defending paved the way for Wolves' last-gasp winner, handing the reigning Premier League champions a 2-1 loss to the league's last-place team."
"But while the Reds can bemoan the missed foul on Dominik Szoboszlai and the heavy deflection off Joe Gomez, the alarming frequency of their capitulations this season means this is no hard luck story."
Liverpool lost 2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Tuesday night, with midfielder André scoring the winning goal in the 94th minute after a deflection off Joe Gomez past goalkeeper Alisson Becker. This defeat marks Liverpool's fifth loss this season from goals conceded after the 90th minute, surpassing any previous Premier League record for a single campaign. Combined with injury-time equalisers conceded to Fulham and Leeds United, Liverpool have squandered nine points through late-game collapses. Despite Wolverhampton's bottom-table position and relegation struggles, they demonstrated fighting spirit with their recent victory over Aston Villa. Liverpool's repeated defensive vulnerabilities in closing out matches have become a defining characteristic of their season.
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