Wolves are looking to replicate their impressive Premier League victory over Liverpool earlier this week when the two teams meet again at Molineux in the FA Cup, and wolves.co.uk is here to preview the fifth round tie.
1 | Roll Call
After having a fully fit squad back available for the first time in 2026 on Tuesday night, Rob Edwards managed to claim the Premier League win against Liverpool despite rotating his Wolves side and resting others on 60 minutes ahead of the FA Cup tie. However, match-winner Andre will not be available after picking up yellow cards in the previous rounds so will be suspended for Friday evening. Those who came off the bench in the second half against the Reds, such as Yerson Mosquera, Hugo Bueno, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Rodrigo Gomes and Tolu Arokodare will all be pushing for a start on Friday night, while Sam Johnstone has started both cup games so far this season so could be in line to replace Jose Sa in goal.
Following Tuesday’s visit to Molineux, Liverpool came through the game unscathed, however, Arne Slot is not expected to get any of the players who were injured for the Premier League match back in time for Friday night. The FA Cup tie comes too soon for Florian Wirtz, with the German having missed the last three games with a back issue, while Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Wataru Endo are all out for the season and Alexander Isak remains sidelined with a long-term leg injury he picked up before Christmas. With so many games in quick succession for the Reds and having started with his strongest possible team at Molineux in midweek, Slot could rotate for the cup, with the likes of Rio Ngumoha, Federico Chiesa and Curtis Jones pushing for a start after coming off the bench last time out.
2 | The Stat Pack
Goals
- Rodrigo Gomes | 5
- Hugo Ekitike | 16
Assists
- Hee Chan Hwang | 3
- Dominik Szoboszlai | 8
Biggest win
- Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury | January 2026
- Liverpool 6-0 Qarabag | January 2026
Yellow cards
- Andre | 12
- Conor Bradley | 7
Clean sheets
- Jose Sa | 4
- Alisson | 12
Congratulations, @mattdoherty đź‘Ź pic.twitter.com/AnZwsDKUGS
— Wolves (@Wolves) March 4, 2026
3 | Journey to Friday
Starting out in the third round, Wolves have overcome a pair of League Two sides to reach this season’s last 16. Edwards’ side put Shrewsbury Town to the sword in their opening match of the competition at Molineux, with a Jorgen Strand Larsen hat-trick being added to by goals from Jhon Arias, Tolu Arokodare and Rodrigo Gomes. The next stage saw Wolves travel to Grimsby Town, played on a mud-bath pitch which was a flashback to the 1970s, the visitors progressed thanks to Santi Bueno’s flicked finish. Despite their Premier League position, Wolves arrive on Friday night with plenty of confidence having claimed three points against Liverpool at Molineux on Tuesday evening.
Liverpool have had to get past the challenge of League One Barnsley and Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion to reach the fifth round. The Reds had to battle past Barnsley in round three, with Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong striking in the first half before Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike scoring late. However, the display against Brighton saw Liverpool make a comfortable passage to this stage of the competition, with Curtis Jones opening the scoring before Szoboszlai doubled the lead. Mohamed Salah’s penalty completed the victory and set up Friday night’s clash at Molineux.
Late scenes at Molineux 🤌 pic.twitter.com/rqpRPjgm4e
— Wolves (@Wolves) March 4, 2026
4 | Knocking the Reds out of the cup
Wolves’ last meeting with Liverpool in the FA Cup came back in 2019 when Ruben Neves’ bullet strike from 25-yards was enough to seal the Old Gold’s place in the fourth round.
Neves’ thunderbolt on 56 minutes put Wolves ahead for the second time in the match after Raul Jimenez’s neat finish past Simon Mignolet had opened the scoring. Divock Origi brought Liverpool level just after half time, but it was the hosts who progressed in the cup.
Wolves went on to reach the semi-finals that season, but their campaign was halted at the penultimate stage at Wembley, with Matt Doherty the only member of Nuno Espirito Santo’s squad still part of the current side.
Wolves | Ruddy, Jonny (Doherty 75), Bennett, Coady, Boly, Vinagre, Dendoncker, Neves, Moutinho, Jota (Cavaleiro 52), Jimenez (Costa 83).
Arsenal | Mignolet, Camacho, Fabinho, Lovren (Hoever 6), Moreno, Milner, Keita, Jones (Salah 70), Shaqiri, Sturridge (Firmino 70), Origi.
