Wolves at Liverpool: The Reds will face Wolves at Anfield on Saturday to avenge their Champions League humiliation (watch live, 10 am ET on USA Network and online via NBCSports.com).
The Liverpool defense was under intense strain during the 4-1 thrashing Napoli delivered due to the backline and the midfield's inability to maintain possession of the ball. It was a far cry from Jurgen Klopp's best Liverpool teams, partly due to injuries and significant concerns about one or two key players' long-term potential.
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These are likely becoming more and more worrying times for Klopp, who built the team that won the Champions League and Premier League in back-to-back seasons in his image but is finding it much harder to stay on top as the core of the team has changed and continues to change, whether by transfer or Father Time. After only six games, the team is already six points behind leaders Arsenal and five behind Manchester City. The decline is frequently far more abrupt and shocking than anyone could have anticipated when these remarkable, perhaps iconic sides eventually reach the bottom of their reign on top.
Wolves' 2022–23 campaign is off to a reoccurring start as Bruno Lage's team has only allowed four goals in three games while producing even less at the other end of the field (three goals scored). Last time out, despite only having seven shots and an xG score of 0.7, they defeated Southampton 1-0 to earn their first victory of the year. It was their lowest output of the season in both categories. Just before the transfer deadline, Wolves acquired striker Sasa Kalajdzic from Stuttgart for $18 million, but the 33-year-old Austrian tore his ACL during the victory over Southampton, his first game for Wolves.
OUT: Naby Keita (undisclosed), Curtis Jones (calf), Calvin Ramsay (undisclosed), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring), Ibrahima Konate (knee), Jordan Henderson (thigh), Naby Keita (undisclosed), and Calvin Ramsay. QUESTIONABLE: Fabio Carvalho (thigh), Caoimhin Kelleher (groin)
Sasa Kalajdzic (torn ACL) and Chiquinho (knee) are out, while Raul Jimenez (groin) and Boubacar Traore are questionable (international clearance)
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