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EPL: Liverpool recover from poor start to beat Wolves

Liverpool came from behind to beat Wolves

Liverpool recovered from a poor start to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in a Premier League clash at the Molineux Stadium on Saturday.

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Wolves took the lead through Hwang Hee-Chan in the seventh minute as the Reds struggled in the first half.

Matheus Cunha could have doubled Gary O’Neil’s side’s lead, but he fluffed a header, the ball hitting his knee as he rose too early.

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Salah was lively against Wolves

Cody Gakpo scored his first goal of the season and Liverpool’s leveller in the 55th minute before being replaced by Darwin Nunez as Jurgen Klopp sought to take the game to their hosts.

Andy Robertson marked his 200th Premier League appearance by putting the Reds ahead for the first time on 85 minutes, before substitute Harvey Elliott’s shot deflected off Hugo Bueno for an own goal to seal the victory in stoppage time.

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The win moves Jurgen Klopp’s side one point clear at the top of the table before Saturday’s 3 p.m. kick-offs.

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