Liverpool cruise into the FA Cup quarter-finals after getting revenge on Wolves | OneFootball

Liverpool made no mistake at Molineux this time with two goals in many minutes setting up the Merseyside team for the next round of the FA Cup.

The Reds were keen not to have a repeat of Tuesday's late defeat in the Premier League and this time always looked in control. For the first 45 minutes, Wolves were barely able to get out their own half with Rio Ngumoha in particular proving a handful for the backline.

Rob Edwards' side did show some faint ambition early in the second half and were immediately punished for it. Liverpool broke with Curtis Jones eventually teeing up the ball for Andy Robertson to find the far corner beyond the reach of Sam Johnstone.

Then almost immediately after the ball was in the net again. Initially, Mohamed Salah had been judged to have been offside when he received Robertson's ball for an easy finish at the far post. However, VAR intervened with the Egyptian just being played onside.

Liverpool wrapped up their progression to the quarter-finals in the 74th minute after Jones linked up with Ryan Gravenberch before lashing his effort into the corner to make it 3-0. 

Wolves had looked unlikely to get back into the game but they did get a consolation goal which was about as route one as it gets. Johnstone made a routine save after a shot from Florian Wirtz on the edge of the area before launching the ball up field where substitute Hwang Hee-chan won the race to get it before finishing past Alisson Becker.

Despite that late goal, Arne Slot's side can now look forward to a Champions League double-header with Galatasaray with a visit from struggling Tottenham Hotspur in the league coming up next. Wolves meanwhile host Brentford in 10 days time as they hope to continue their faint hopes of survival.

Incidents: The story of the match

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The match begins

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Missed opportunity. Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool heads the ball from the left side of the six-yard box, but it goes over the bar and to the left. The chance was set up by a cross from Dominik Szoboszlai after a corner kick.

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Missed opportunity. Ryan Gravenberch from Liverpool takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.

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Missed opportunity. Joe Gomez from Liverpool took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide to the left.

Liverpool takes the lead against Wolverhampton Wanderers, making it 1-0. Andy Robertson scores with a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, finding the bottom right corner of the net. The assist comes from Curtis Jones.

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GOAL Liverpool: Andy Robertson (Liverpool) scores!

Andy Robertson scores goal number 1 in the competition (2 matches)

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GOAL Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) scores!

Mohamed Salah scores goal number 2 in the competition (2 matches) Mohamed Salah scores goal number 254 for his team (432 matches)

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Missed opportunity! Mateus Mané of Wolverhampton Wanderers took a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it narrowly missed the top right corner after a set piece play.

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Missed opportunity! Rio Ngumoha from Liverpool took a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area but couldn't find the target.

Liverpool extends their lead to 3-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Curtis Jones scores with a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, placing the ball into the bottom left corner of the net. The assist comes from Ryan Gravenberch.

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GOAL Liverpool: Curtis Jones (Liverpool) scores!

Curtis Jones scores goal number 2 in the competition (3 matches) Curtis Jones scores goal number 21 for his team (215 matches)

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Missed opportunity. Kieran Morrison from Liverpool took a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Liverpool 3. Hwang Hee-Chan scores for Wolverhampton Wanderers with a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, placing it in the bottom right corner. The assist came from Sam Johnstone after a quick counter-attack.

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GOAL Wolverhampton: Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) scores!

Hwang Hee-chan scores goal number 1 in the competition (2 matches)