A 94th-minute winner from Andre sent Wolverhampton into raptures on Tuesday night, as the Premier League’s bottom club produced a stunning upset to defeat fifth-placed Liverpool 2-1.
It was a night of high drama, late heartbreak, and emotional tribute at Molineux — and ultimately, it belonged to Wolves.
Rodrigo Gomes drew first blood for the hosts, finishing coolly after Tolu Arokodare held off Virgil van Dijk to tee him up. Mohamed Salah responded almost immediately for the visitors, ending a lengthy Premier League goal drought after a Wolves defensive error gifted him the equaliser.
But the night’s defining moment came deep into stoppage time. Andre let fly from distance, the ball clipping Joe Gomez on its way through and leaving Alisson stranded. Molineux erupted. Manager Rob Edwards sprinted down the touchline in wild celebration — though he later admitted the burst of pace came at a cost. “It’s the groin this time,” he told BBC Sport with a grin. “I felt it falling apart.”
The result is Liverpool’s ninth league defeat of the season and, perhaps more strikingly, the fifth time Arne Slot’s side have conceded a stoppage-time winner — a record for a single Premier League campaign. With Champions League qualification still far from secured, the Reds remain fifth, missing out on the chance to climb level with Manchester United and Aston Villa on 51 points.
Slot had little to smile about. His side dominated the ball in a turgid first half without ever truly testing goalkeeper José Sá, and while the second half opened up into a more compelling contest, Liverpool still struggled to create clear-cut opportunities. The absence of Florian Wirtz, expected back next week, loomed large.
For Wolves, by contrast, the victory continues a remarkable recent home run. In their last three matches at Molineux, they have beaten Liverpool, beaten Aston Villa, and drawn with Arsenal — results that sit in baffling contrast to their position at the foot of the table, 11 points adrift of safety.
Before kick-off, both sets of supporters paused to remember Diogo Jota — the former Wolves and Liverpool forward who tragically died in a car crash last July. Banners filled the home and away ends in tribute to the Portugal international, bringing a moment of shared grief to a fixture that would otherwise have divided the ground. Then the football took over. And on this night, it was Wolves’ night entirely.