Wolves v Liverpool: FA Cup third round replay – live | FA Cup

3 min: Traore will get an opportunity to cross with the lights on this time. His ball is met by Jimenez, who heads harmlessly vast proper. A quick begin by the hosts.

2 min: The lights, again on, are brilliant sufficient for us to proceed. Wolves are furious that Liverpool are given a drop ball to restart, as Traore was on the assault and getting ready to whip one into the mixer. Wolves are furious. So a lot for Molineux floodlit friendlies!

Wolves get this third-round replay underway. Traore romps down the correct wing and is about to cross … when the floodlights momentarily fail! Molineux descends into darkness for a few seconds earlier than they arrive again on. Very eerie.

The groups are out! Wolves put on their well-known outdated gold, whereas Liverpool sport their equally storied crimson. A uncommon outdated ambiance at a really chilly Molineux. Hi-ho Wolverhampton. “Good afternoon Scott, from sunny California.” Hello Mary Waltz, from frozen Britain. “I root for the relegation-threatened Blue side of the Mersey but I feel sorry for Klopp. I know I am not supposed to but the collapse of Liverpool has been so sudden and I miss the joyous Klopp of the last year or two. Sullen Klopp is sad to watch.” He appeared blissful sufficient in that pre-match interview on the Beeb, to be honest. How lengthy that can final, we will see. We’ll be off in a few minutes.

Julen Lopetegui is requested by the BBC whether or not he’s nonetheless fuming concerning the efficiency of the referee and the VAR at Anfield … “Today we have a big game at home against one of the best teams in the world. We have to put our focus only on this. We have tried to choose our best line-up, knowing we have to be 100 percent, all the players.”

… whereas Jurgen Klopp is requested whether or not the fast turnaround from the Brighton fiasco is a blessing for Liverpool. “We will see! After a game like that, there is no chance for any kind of good mood. You need time to process and let it settle. There’s always the next game, which is good, and it gives you a new opportunity, and that’s what we are here for. We want to go to the next round. I know how it looks at the moment. In the last game, Wolves scored a goal which maybe should have been allowed, or not, but now we are here and want to give it a proper try. Some changes we had to make, some we wanted to make. We want the fresh legs to have a better chance to win it.”

Wolves make two adjustments from the XI named at Anfield. Jose Sa and Joao Moutinho are available for Matija Sarkic and Goncalo Guedes. Diego Costa returns from the workshop and takes up his place on the bench.

By distinction, Liverpool rip it up and begin once more. Only three gamers who began the unique tie maintain their place: Ibrahima Konate, Thiago and Cody Gakpo. In come Caoimhin Kelleher, James Milner, Joe Gomez, Kostas Tsimikas, Stefan Bajcetic, Naby Keita, Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho. Darwin Nunez stays injured. (For the file, it’s additionally eight adjustments from the rabble despatched out for final Saturday’s debacle at Brighton, with Konate, Thiago and Gakpo as soon as once more the one three to maintain their place, so whichever means you slice it, Jurgen Klopp has given all the pieces a great outdated shoogle.)

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Sa, Lembikisa, Collins, Toti, Jonny, Hodge, Neves, Moutinho, Traore, Jimenez, Ait-Nouri.
Subs: Sarkic, Podence, Hwang, Cunha, Semedo, Kilman, Nunes, Costa, Bueno.

Liverpool: Kelleher, Milner, Gomez, Konate, Tsimikas, Bajcetic, Thiago, Keita, Elliott, Carvalho, Gakpo.
Subs: Alisson, Fabinho, Salah, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Robertson, Matip, Phillips, Doak.

The groups.

Wolves can barely lay a glove on Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool within the Premier League – they’ve misplaced the final eight conferences in a row – however within the FA Cup it’s a vastly completely different story. Back in 2017 they went to Anfield and did this …

… then two years later at Molineux this occurred …

… and at last the opposite week they had been a doubtful offside choice away from making it three in a row …

… so can Julen Lopetegui’s rejuvenated aspect full the triptych in opposition to more and more dysfunctional opponents tonight? We’ll quickly discover out, even when there have to be further time and penalties. Kick off is at 7.45pm GMT. It’s on!