
The nervy Jota returnĭiogo Jota, who fitted in so well at Liverpool following his arrival from Wolves, returned to the stadium of his former club to hear boos from the stands practically every time he touched the ball. They sit in eighth place with 21 points, just six off West Ham in fourth, though they could drop one spot lower if Leicester City triumph at Villa Park on Sunday. Liverpool are therefore in second place, one point behind City, and one ahead of Chelsea in third.Īs for Wolves, this defeat didn’t do them much damage for the time being. With Chelsea previously defeated at the hands of West Ham, the Merseysiders had climbed to the top of the Premier League table for a few hours, before defending champions Manchester City beat Watford to regain the summit themselves. Liverpool managed to grab all three points in what proved an extremely difficult match against a very resilient Wolverhampton Wanderers side at the Molineux on Saturday, courtesy of a late, late goal from Divock Origi.

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