Liverpool vs Wolves

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VAR Review: Explaining the offside drama in Liverpool vs. Wolves (ESPN)

Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers played out a 2-2 draw in the third round of the FA Cup at Anfield. This is what happened with VAR.

[Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) took the lead in the 52nd minute when he [Cody Gakpo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/249524/Cody-Gakpo) tried to find [Mohamed Salah](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173896/Mohamed-Salah) with a ball over the top. Dean decided not to intervene in the on-field decision to allow the goal. There is no doubt Salah is in an offside position, but if the officials judge Toti's actions to be a "deliberate play", Salah cannot be penalised or offside. There are many factors which are taken into account, and an attempted header is judged more in favour of the defender than a kick. The VAR, Mike Dean, had to go with the decision of the assistant because there were no definitive calibrated camera angles to show the position of Nunes and the last defender when Hwang heads the ball. [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) and [Wolverhampton Wanderers](/soccer/team?id=380) played out a 2-2 draw in the third round of the FA Cup at Anfield, but there were two controversial offside decisions.

'We are unlucky': Julen Lopetegui left to rue VAR controversy in FA ... (The Independent)

Toti thought he had scored the winner, only for the visitors' wild celebrations to be cut short by an offside flag.

“We deserve not more than a draw. I have seen the replay.” We have talked with the referee.

Match of the Day pundits demand rule change after Liverpool vs ... (Birmingham Live)

Latest Wolverhampton Wanderers news from BirminghamLive as Match of the Day pundit slam offside calls in the club's FA Cup draw with Liverpool.

“The laws of the game say that (Salah’s) goal should stand but for a football fan, this shouldn’t stand. “Toti does the right thing, he tries to deal with the situation but (Salah’s) offside. "They don’t adhere to that rule every week (in the Premier League),” Murphy said. The rule shouldn’t even be there to be wrongly interpreted!” Salah’s equalising goal correctly stood, according to the current offside laws. The technology is there, we see it every week. [comments section…](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wolves-liverpool-motd-offside-decisions-25923350#comments-wrapper) Speaking about the freak occurrence that saw Toti’s winner ruled out for Wolves, Stephen Warnock said: “This is really difficult and really frustrating for all football fans. It’s not foolproof, it doesn’t always work.” It’s a bad decision.” Hwang Hee-chan put Julen Lopetegui’s side back on level terms but wolves were cruelly denied the win after Toti’s supposed winner, 10 minutes from time, was ruled offside by the officials due to Matheus Nunes’ positioning. We looked at this so many times.

'That's a pity': Cody Gakpo now shares what went wrong for ... (Rousing the Kop)

New Liverpool signing Cody Gakpo has now shared what went wrong for the Reds as they were held to a draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup last ...

As a team, a lot was left to be desired. I think we showed real team spirit at moments, so that’s good. [Hwang Hee-chan equalising in the 66th minute.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64168002)

FA Cup 2022-23: Liverpool-Wolves Draw 2-2 In A Controversy ... (Outlook India)

Liverpool prevented a defeat after VAR failed to provide any evidence on an offside call for a goal that would have won Wolves the match.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scores his side's second goal during the English FA Cup soccer match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield in Liverpool, England. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the English FA Cup soccer match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield in Liverpool, England. Liverpool's Ben Doak in action during the English FA Cup soccer match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield in Liverpool, England.

'Hapless' Liverpool slammed as national media say the same thing ... (Liverpool Echo)

Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw with Wolves in their FA Cup third round tie at Anfield on Saturday night.

“A sense of lackadaisicalness in the air almost from the opening whistle. “The Wolves manager will have mixed memories of his first FA Cup game. “Cody Gakpo also made his debut and had a role in Mohamed Salah putting Liverpool ahead. “Towards the end there even was a third comedy of errors when a Liverpool goalmouth scramble after a corner led to Toti putting the ball in the net only for offside to be given, puzzlingly. Liverpool, in contrast, are still trying to reconnect with the best version of themselves. They look reinvigorated and dangerous and will certainly fancy their chances of finishing the job at Molineux. It means that Liverpool will have to take part in a replay at Molineux, with a date for the tie yet to be confirmed. “Liverpool’s manager would banish them immediately, if he had the chance, but on reflection he must surely be relieved they remain part of the calendar. They were the ones who played as if at full-strength, not the team in Red. “The hapless way Liverpool gave up each of Wolves’s goals might have been taken from a West End farce. However, Goncalo Guedes and Hwang Hee-chan strikes for the visitors mean a replay will be needed to determine the winner. “Wolves, though, ended understandably furious – Julen Lopetegui was booked for his complaints – about the chalked-off finish.

New angle emerges of controversial Wolves disallowed goal against ... (Liverpool Echo)

Video footage has emerged from the crowd at Anfield showing Liverpool may have been lucky not to lose their FA Cup clash with Wolves.

Footage taken from the Sir Kenny Dalglish stand has shown Trent Alexander-Arnold appearing to play Toti onside. READ MORE: Toti Gomes appeared to have won it late on, but his [goal was ruled out for offside](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wolves-goal-against-liverpool-disallowed-25922562). [ Darwin Nunez](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/darwin-nunez-ignores-taunts-teach-25921618) levelled the tie.

FA Cup: New camera angle shows Wolves goal vs Liverpool should ... (Metro)

Fan footage from Anfield appears to suggest Wolves' late disallowed goal against Liverpool in the FA Cup third round should have stood.

It is a pity, because I’m sorry, it’s not offside.’ The decision is wrong. ‘Someone has told him [the referee] it’s offside, but we’ve seen the images, it doesn’t exist. [check our sport page](https://metro.co.uk/sport/). [Cody Gakpo](https://metro.co.uk/tag/cody-gakpo/?ico=auto_link_sport_P4_LNK1) tried to clip the ball over the top for an offside [Mohamed Salah](https://metro.co.uk/tag/mohamed-salah/?ico=auto_link_sport_P4_LNK2); Wolves defender Toti made a failed attempt to clear the ball, with the ball landing at the Egyptian who slotted home. [Darwin Nunez](https://metro.co.uk/tag/darwin-nunez/?ico=auto_link_sport_P3_LNK1) levelled the scores on the stroke of half-time with a brilliant volleyed finish.

Liverpool or Wolves handed tough FA Cup fourth round draw for ... (Liverpool Echo)

Liverpool or Wolverhampton Wanderers will face Brighton in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Should Jurgen Klopp's side make it past their third round replay ...

Liverpool 2-2 Wolves: Watch extended highlights and full match replay (Liverpool FC)

Watch highlights and a full match replay of Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Emirates FA Cup on LFCTV GO now.

Full match replay Watch highlights and a full match replay of Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Emirates FA Cup on LFCTV GO now. VideosLiverpool 2-2 Wolves: Watch extended highlights and full match replay

Cody Gakpo's individual highlights on his Liverpool debut vs Wolves ... (GiveMeSport)

It wasn't exactly a debut to remember as the Reds failed to bounce back from their disappointing 3-1 defeat to Brentford. Despite Jurgen Klopp fielding an ...

“How he fitted into the game, his first step. I think we showed real team spirit at moments, so that’s good. He is clearly very talented with the ball at his feet and was comfortable beating defenders with pace and skill. Some massively good signs, involved in the second goal. Gakpo played 84 minutes on his debut and showed some promising signs. “I think we have to go there [Molineux] with great determination and just go for the win.” “First impressions of him are brilliant,” Klopp said. “But I think we showed what we could do, but we can still improve on some points and let’s work on that. “I think we played in phases really good football but in the end we didn’t score enough, so that’s a pity. “So, I can also still improve on those points and keep working and try to help the team as much as I can. “For my own game, I think I showed some good moments and some sloppy moments. [Cody Gakpo](https://www.givemesport.com/cody-gakpo) made his [Liverpool](https://www.givemesport.com/liverpool) debut during their [FA Cup](https://www.givemesport.com/fa-cup) tie against Wolves at Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp got glimpse of Liverpool future in Wolves clash if ... (Daily Express)

Liverpool and Wolves put on an entertaining show during Saturday night's FA Cup encounter.

Nunes is still finding his feet in English football with just one assist to show for his 15 Premier League appearances thus far. Matheus Nunes has long been of interest to the Reds and the possibility of a move to Anfield remains, although the board may have to act fast. Although Klopp could do without the inconvenience of another all-Premier League clash in his busy fixture schedule, it would give him another chance to take a close look at Nunes. There were some nice touches from the Dutchman but Darwin Nunez came up with the night's most memorable moment as he volleyed in Trent Alexander-Arnold's sumptuous cross. [referred](https://www.insidesport.com/sport-articles/pep-guardiola--matheus-nunes-is-one-of-the-best-players-in-the-world-today/3931) to him as one of the finest players in the world last year and when he begins to show that on a regular basis, Wolves will be well within their rights to hike up the asking price. Liverpool were strongly linked with the 24-year-old before his surprise move to Wolves in the summer and recent reports indicate that they could go back in for him later this year.

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