Key events
Wolves boss Rob Edwards speaks to TNT Sports. “It’s really important … I wouldn’t want to say this is our stronger team, we have a really tight-knit group now … really good options … we wanted to try to win both games … we picked a team on Tuesday night to try to do that and we’ve done that again tonight … we’re expecting a little bit more aggression from Liverpool … to really come at us … we’ve got real speed on the outside … [Liverpool] are going to want to prove a point tonight … we have to be right back at it … I don’t see them changing loads tactically … we feel we’ve got a good plan … we can enjoy it … [the fans] deserve something to shout about.”
Wolves make six changes to the side named for the Premier League match on Tuesday night, and go big. Sam Johnstone, Angel Gomes, Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde, Tolu Arokodare, Yerson Mosquera and captain Toti Gomes are in. José Sá, Matt Doherty, Ladislav Krejčí, David Møller Wolfe, Adam Armstrong and André are out, with all bar Sá and André on tonight’s bench.
Liverpool also name a strong side, with four changes to their starting XI. Joe Gomez, Andy Robertson, Curtis Jones and 17-year-old winger Rio Ngumoha are in; Ibrahima Konaté, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong drop to the bench. Florian Wirtz returns from injury to take a place in the dugout alongside them.
The teams
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Johnstone, Mosquera, Santiago Bueno, Toti Gomes, Tchatchoua, Bellegarde, Angel Gomes, Joao Gomes, Hugo Bueno, Arokodare, Mane.
Subs: Bentley, Doherty, Wolfe, Armstrong, Hwang, Pedro Lima, Rodrigo Gomes, Krejci, Edozie.
Liverpool: Alisson, Jones, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Ngumoha.
Subs: Mamardashvili, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Chiesa, Ekitike, Frimpong, Nyoni, Morrison.
Referee: Farai Hallam (Surrey)
Preamble
Some of you may be old enough to remember this …
… which puts Arne Slot and his team, several of whom appear to be running on fumes, under all sorts of pressure tonight. Wolverhampton Wanderers, in form yet unencumbered by expectation, were dangerous on Tuesday and could be again tonight. A place in the quarter-finals is the prize; the teamsheets – given Wolves haven’t quite given up on a Great Escape just yet, while Liverpool struggle to keep all of their plates spinning – will be interesting and possibly extremely revealing. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!
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