"Florian Wirtz's first Premier League goal proved to be the winner as Liverpool clung on to beat rock-bottom Wolves 2-1 at Anfield. Wirtz poked beyond Jose Sa in the 42nd minute to seemingly put the Reds out of sight at 2-0 up, only 89 seconds after Ryan Gravenberch broke the deadlock. Liverpool largely dominated the first half, with both Hugo Ekitike and Alexis Mac Allister striking Jose Sa's left-hand post before their quickfire double shortly before the interval."
"Wirtz's maiden Premier League goal had been a long time coming, arriving from his 21st shot in the competition and in his 17th outing in the English top flight. He has now recorded a goal involvement in back-to-back Premier League games, having also assisted Alexander Isak's goal in a 2-1 win at Tottenham last week. But Liverpool were far from convincing, only narrowly outshooting Wolves (14 to nine) and creating marginally more expected goals (1.56 xG to 1.07)."
Florian Wirtz scored his first Premier League goal in the 42nd minute, 89 seconds after Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring, as Liverpool won 2-1 at Anfield. Liverpool dominated the first half, with Hugo Ekitike and Alexis Mac Allister hitting the left-hand post before the quick double. Wolves rallied in the second half, forcing Alisson to make a goal-line save and creating late chances, including a headed opportunity by Tolu Arokodare. Wirtz's goal came from his 21st Premier League shot in his 17th appearance, and Liverpool finished with slightly higher shots and xG than Wolves. Wolves remain bottom and continue a long run of defeats under Rob Edwards.
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