Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool: Diogo Jota scores winner before worrying Rui Patricio injury

Diogo Jota rekindled Liverpool’s Premier League top-four hopes with the winning goal on his return to Molineux in a game that ended with a worrying head injury to Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio.

It was a fine way for the Portugal forward to mark his first appearance back at his former employers and it sees the Reds climb to sixth, two points behind West Ham in fifth and five off Chelsea in fourth.

In a game of few clear-cut chances Mohamed Salah saw a late effort ruled out for offside.

However, more distressing for the hosts was the sight of Patricio leaving the pitch on a stretcher after a lengthy delay following a collision with his captain Conor Coady, while trying to prevent the Egyptian from scoring.

Patricio injury echoes Jimenez

The evening started brightly for Wolves who were hoping to win back-to-back games at Molineux for the first time this season.

And while they generally acquitted themselves well, all thoughts of their performance and the result faded late on with Patricio’s injury.

Sat in the stands, Wolves forward Raul Jimenez provided a painful reminder of what can happen on a football pitch and is still to return from the fractured skull he sustained against Arsenal in November.

There was a 15-minute delay until John Ruddy was brought on to replace the Portugal goalkeeper.

And it was all the more galling that his injury came attempting to prevent Salah from scoring when when he was offside, though it is unclear whether an earlier decision would have averted the collision.

More to follow.

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