Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (September 28, 2024) Match analysis

Ibrahima Konaté headed his first ever Premier League goal and Mohamed Salah converted a penalty as Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

Arne Slot's men have 15 points after six games, one more than Manchester City and Arsenal, while Wolves are bottom with a single point.

Konate scored in first-half stoppage time after Diogo Jota beat his man on the left and then delivered a pinpoint cross that the 25-year-old center back headed home.

However, Wolves took advantage of Konate's sloppy defending and equalized in the 56th minute. The French centre-back appeared to leave the ball to take a goal kick, but Jorgen Strand Larsen saved it in goal and Rayan Aït-Nouri scored from close range.

But five minutes later, Salah silenced the cheering home crowd at Molineux when Liverpool were awarded a penalty for Nélson Semedo's foul on Jota and Salah sent goalkeeper Sam Johnstone the wrong way.

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“I think a team like Liverpool definitely has to be in the top four. We keep pushing, we keep pushing, but it’s still very early,” Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch told Sky Sports after another impressive performance from the Dutch midfielder.

“This season I wanted to prove myself again and I'm really happy. He (Slot) put me in the starting lineup and gave me a lot of confidence.”

Dominik Szoboszlai had wasted a brilliant chance to put Liverpool on target when he met Andy Robertson's cross, but Johnstone stopped the Hungarian's shot from close range.

Liverpool had a few more chances in the final minutes, including a corner that Konate headed over the bar and a Curtis Jones shot into the bottom corner after a one-two with Salah that Johnstone parried.

Liverpool's victory comes amid a busy schedule, with Slot's side beating West Ham United 5-1 in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday, while they host Bologna in a Champions League game in four days.

Gary O'Neil's struggling Wolves side have gone 18 games without conceding a goal since a 1-0 win at Sheffield United last February.

Wolves captain Mario Lemina looked distraught after the final whistle and pulled his shirt over his face before a few teammates came to comfort him.

Aston Villa could move level on points with Liverpool at the top of the table with a win at Ipswich Town on Sunday.