Wolves came away with nothing against Liverpool at Anfield – but one statistic reflects extremely well on Vitor Pereira’s side.
Wolves fell to a 2-1 defeat at Anfield, with Wanderers missing the chance to go five points clear of the relegation zone.
It was always going to be a tall order to win at Liverpool’s home ground.
But Wolves certainly gave it a good go.
Wolves fell behind to a goal by Luis Diaz, and then a Mo Salah penalty really put Wolves up against it.
Jamie Redknapp and Jermain Defoe disagreed over that penalty decision for Liverpool, and it will likely come under the microscope in the coming days.
Matheus Cunha pulled one back for Wolves in the second-half, but Wanderers just couldn’t find an equaliser.
But it was a fine second-half display from Wolves, and one statistic really shows that.
Wolves are first team since 2003/24 to limit Liverpool to zero shots in second-half at Anfield
Wolves were very much on the front foot in the second-half.
Pereira had made a couple of changes at the break, with Marshall Munetsi and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde coming on for Pablo Sarabia and Goncalo Guedes.
The changes were positive, and one pretty amazing statistic has emerged relating to Wolves’ second-half performance.
As per Opta Joe, it was the first time since the 2003/04 season – when Opta started collecting data – that Liverpool did not register a single shot at goal.
That just goes to show how well-organised Wolves were and how much difficulty the Reds had.
Arne Slot and Andy Robertson both praised Wolves for their second-half showing, and it’s clear that the visitors were playing to a high level, especially considering how hard it can be to play at Anfield.
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Wolves unlucky at Anfield
Liverpool have been the best team in the Premier League this season and also the side to have scored the most goals.
The quality they have in attack has been clear, and they also have arguably the best player in the league at the moment in Mo Salah.
For Wolves to not even concede a single shot in the second-half is really impressive going, even though it obviously doesn’t count for much since Wolves lost the game.
But it does just show that Wolves are capable of setting up well and can keep top sides at bay in the most difficult environments.
The player should be buoyed by what they did in the second-half, and look to replicate that level at every turn.