Arne Slot has lamented another late goal conceded by Liverpool, saying Wolves‘ winner “wasn’t even a chance.”
Liverpool lost their ninth league match of the season due to a late strike from Andre, which took a wicked deflection off Joe Gomez, for the Brazilian’s first goal in Wolves colours.
This was the fifth time Liverpool have conceded in injury time to lose in the league this season – a record for a single season in the Premier League era.
The Reds showed little urgency until the final moments, and while their opposition were just as blunt in attack, Liverpool again came away from an away match empty-handed.
"Bad result" ?
An honest assessment of Liverpool's defeat to Wolves from Arne Slot.
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After the match, Arne Slot told TNT Sports: “Bad result; far from good first half; second half, there was a bit more urgency.
“We were getting closer and closer to scoring a goal, but then conceded probably the first moment they arrived in and around our box. We then struck back, first by hitting the post. afterwards Mo.
“Then we were twice close to making the winner, with Mo Salah once in the counter attack and with Virgil’s header (offside), but in the end conceded a deflected shot which wasn’t even a chance.”
Until Rodrigo Gomes’ 78th-minute opener, Wolves hadn’t managed a shot. In the end, they had two on target and amounting to 0.44xG, while Liverpool’s total came to 1.6 xG, according to FotMob.
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - Tuesday, March 3, 2026: Liverpool's captain Virgil van Dijk reacts to conceding the opening goal during the FA Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Liverpool FC at Molineux Stadium. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Slot added: “We know how hard we have to work to score a goal.
“Recently we are mainly scoring from set pieces. We create enough chances but we find it quite hard to convert them chances into goals, then conceding two is too much to get a result.
“I saw more urgency in the second half than the first half. Also in the first half, we had a lot of ball possession but weren’t able to penetrate a lot of times in their 18-yard box, which we were able to do more in the second half than in the first half.”
Arne Slot: “We have something to prove”
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - Tuesday, March 3, 2026: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side's first and equalising goal during the FA Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Liverpool FC at Molineux Stadium. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Liverpool have scored in just 11 Premier League first halves from 29 this campaign, scoring just five in the first 30 minutes of matches.
Asked about his team’s slow starts, the head coach said: “Last week we had a very good start, scoring three goals.
“But yeah, there are two teams on the pitch and usually the team we face is fitter in the first half than the second half, so sometimes you need to put something in it in the first half to let them keep on running, because we have so much ball possession then they are a bit more tired in the second half.
That’s why it opened up a little bit in the second half, but yeah, hardly conceded a chance. Created not so much but more than they did, but the result is again a 2-1 match.
“We are losing far too many football games and dropping points. So the three times we lost in the last 22 games is all three times in extra time.
“It is a good thing and a nice thing [that we come back in 72 hours], because we have something to prove on Friday.”