FOOTBALL – Liverpool fullback Andy Robertson scored one goal and created another in the second half as his side cruised to a 3-1 away win over Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday that sent them through to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
After conceding a 94th-minute goal to lose 2-1 when the teams met in the Premier League on Tuesday, Liverpool returned to the Molineux Stadium looking to keep alive their hopes of winning some silverware this season, but once again they looked pedestrian in a dull and scoreless first half.
Robertson turned the tide in his side’s favour just after the break, lashing home the opener in the 51st minute after good work by Mohamed Salah and Curtis Jones, and two minutes later he teed up the Egyptian for a close-range finish to make it 2-0.
Jones added a third for Liverpool in the 74th minute and despite Hwang Hee-chan pulling a goal back in stoppage time, Liverpool went through to the last eight.
They will find out their opponents when the draw takes place on Monday ahead of West Ham United’s fifth-round tie against Brentford.
Yesterday’s win was a huge contrast to the defeat here at Wolves earlier in the week when Slot’s team lost control of the match and dropped points in their bid for the top five.
Slot will probably have to utilise his squad like he did here to cope with the Cup and the Champions League as well as trying to climb the table.
Rob Edwards’ Wolves side are still probably going to be relegated but they’ve won back-to-back home league games against Aston Villa and Liverpool and drew with Arsenal at home before that.
Despite their huge upturn in results they are 12 points from safety with eight games remaining in the Premier League and the FA Cup has provided Wolves with plenty of solace and much-needed positivity this season.
They also have absolutely nothing to lose against Liverpool and will go into this game with huge confidence after their incredible late win against the same opponent about 72 hours before this game kicks off.
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