By Alan Duffy

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-3 Liverpool Premier League 31st January 2012

Liverpool boosted their top four chances with an impressive victory over Wolves at Molineux on Tuesday night, while Andy Carroll celebrated the first anniversary of his move to Merseyside with a much-needed goal.

Back down to Earth for Liverpool, as they travel to the West Midlands to face 19th-place Wolverhampton. It's a stark contrast from the action of the past week, facing opposition at the bottom of the table, away from Anfield, and with nothing immediately at stake. And if you've paid attention to Liverpool at all this season, it's cause for concern, with form against the mid- and lower-table sides worlds apart from the displays we've seen the last two times out.

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Paul Robinson (12) has conceded 4 more goals from outside the box this season than any other keeper in the league (Wayne Hennessey 8)

I have been banging on about Paul Robinson not being a good goalkeeper for years now. He is very good at the reflex stuff that look good on TV, but consistently posts saves/shots ratios that are worse than most other goalkeepers, mainly because he seems hugely vulnerable to shots from a bit further out.

By Alan Duffy

Arsenal's lack of an alternative cutting edge to Robin van Persie was once again evident in their 1-1 draw with Wolves at the Emirates on Tuesday. While the home side peppered the Wolves' goal with shots in that game, they couldn't find a way past Wayne Hennessey.

The German defender Per Mertesacker was just one of the Arsenal players that were denied a goal by Wayne Hennessey in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Wolves, but despite the small setback he is still certain that the Gunners will be moving back into the Champions League places very shortly. "We had a big chance to [.

Arsenal's summer signing Mikel Arteta has backed manager Arsene Wenger's belief that there was no lack of effort from the Gunners in their 1-1 draw at home to the Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday.

The hosts, who led through an early goal from Gervinho, were punished when Steven Fletcher struck an equalizer right before the interval.

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Looking back on yesterday's game in the cold light of day there's still frustration and disappointment, to a fair degree, but I can't really find any real issue with how we played, how we went about the game and the effort we put in.

I know there are people this morning who will bemoan our finishing and say we should have scored considering the chances we fashioned.

Arsenal 1-1 Wolves

Twenty-seven attempts on goal, eleven attempts on target, thirteen corners, one goal. Frustrating, to say the least. The goals have dried up again at home (three in three league games – conceding two in the process), giving Wenger a fresh headache to mull over as we head into the New Year.

Another one stopped

The final outcome was a result that we did not need and with Tottenham winning their latter game at Carrow Road, it makes me very uncomfortable with the gap that is opening up slightly between us. This was a chance to move ahead of Chelsea into 4th spot. It ended up being as frustrating a match to watch.

Another one stopped

The final outcome was a result that we did not need and with Tottenham winning their latter game at Carrow Road, it makes me very uncomfortable with the gap that is opening up slightly between us. This was a chance to move ahead of Chelsea into 4th spot. It ended up being as frustrating a match to watch.

First of all. I'm happy to have been wrong about todays result and will never again sell Wolves short. We are fighters and I consider all ten out there the last 21 minutes of the game as nothing less than heroes. Most of the praise must of course go to our Welsh wonder-warrior Wayne Hennessey. [...]

Arsenal missed the chance to go fourth in the Premier League as they were denied by a series of saves from Wayne Hennessey when being held to a 1-1 draw by Wolves at Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners, without a defeat to Wolves since 1979, were looking to capitalise on a draw between Chelsea and Fulham on Boxing Day and took the lead after only eight minutes whenGervinho beat the offside trap to score his fourth goal of the season.

Arsenal missed the chance to go fourth in the Premier League as they were denied by a series of saves from Wayne Hennessey when being held to a 1-1 draw by Wolves at Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners, without a defeat to Wolves since 1979, were looking to capitalise on a draw between Chelsea and Fulham on Boxing Day and took the lead after only eight minutes whenGervinho beat the offside trap to score his fourth goal of the season.

Arsenal's ambition to improve position in the league was halted again as the Gunners only picked up one point from their home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.

A quick goal by Gervinho didn't resulted in a goal flowing result for the home team as their visitor managed to pick up an equalizer through Steven Fletcher, and hold it until the final whistle.

By Alan Duffy

Arsenal 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 27th December 2011.

Arsenal's old failings came back to haunt them at the Emirates in their rearranged clash with Wolves. Despite having a hugely superior amount of possession and firing in countess efforts on goal, the home side still came unstuck, conceding a sloppy goal and failing to make the most of their dominance.

Sometimes one huffs and puffs, one huffs and puffs some more, but the house just won't blow down and that's just what happened against Wolves today. There may be an element down to slight weaknesses in our squad, Rosicky and Benayoun are very similar to each other and both started today, but I have to say the main problems today were Wayne Hennessey, bad luck and poor finishing (probably in that

By Alan Duffy

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Stoke City Premier League 17th December 2011

You have to hand it to Tony Pulis, you really do. For all the (often justified) criticism of his team's tactics and style of play, Stoke continue to ground out decent results season after season, never looking like getting themselves embroiled in a relegation dogfight.

Well that was better wasn't it. The game was over at half time and it was much more like the Chelsea performance we should be seeing week in, week out. Whether or not other sides would be as generous as Wolves were is another thing, but for once Chelsea took full advantage.
AVB had said prior to the game that there would be no dramatic changes to the side from Leverkusen and he made just two changes.

A key aspect of every Premier League side is the addition of new players in the summer. With the league table starting to take a definitive shape, we look at some of the best and worst signings from this past window, based on their performances thus far.

Winner: Sergio Aguero, Manchester City

Roberto Mancini may not be utilizing another free-scoring Argentine, but the addition of "Kun" Aguero from Atletico Madrid has rendered Carlos Tevez almost irrelevant.

By Chris Wright

Wales whooped Norway 4-1 at the Cardiff City Stadium to make it three wins in a row, but the undoubted highlight of the match has to be Wayne Hennessey's assist for Erik Huseklepp's consolation goal...

Hennessey's little brain fart aside, Wales scored a couple of stunning goals with Gareth Bale's angled opener and Craig Bellamy's top-corner curler definitely worth a watch.

By Chris Wright

Wales whooped Norway 4-1 at the Cardiff City Stadium to make it three wins in a row, but the undoubted highlight of the match has to be Wayne Hennessey's assist for Erik Huseklepp's consolation goal...

Hennessey's little brain fart aside, Wales scored a couple of stunning goals with Gareth Bale's angled opener and Craig Bellamy's top-corner curler definitely worth a watch.

Butterfingers Wales let Norway back into their friendly clash this afternoon after a howler from Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey. Collecting a simple ball into the box, Hennessey fumbled the ball forwards into the shins of defender Darcy Blake. Norway's Eric Huseklepp was left with the simple task of tapping the ball into the empty net.

There is no doubt in my mind that the mistake by Wayne Hennessey turned out to be the major decisive moment in this game, but it could easily have been one of the two shots that Wayne parried in the first half of the game instead. A decisive moment in our favour could also have [...]

A Return to Winning Ways | Liverpool 2 – 1 Wolves

AnfieldIndex Liverpool FC Stats | Liverpool FC Blog | Liverpool FC Forum The way you feel at the final whistle usually best encapsulates the performance your team has given that day. After Sunderland there was frustration, Arsenal optimism, Bolton euphoria, Stoke disbelief at how we hadn't won, and depression at Spurs.

Match Review: Liverpool 2 Wolves 1

Liverpool bounced back from their defeat against Spurs with three points against Wolves at Anfield yesterday. The win ended a spell of two league defeats for the Reds and saw them climb back up to 6th in the table claim their first September Premier League win since the 6-1 victory over Hull City in 2009.

Liverpool returned to winning ways but made hard work of it at home to Wolves as defensive frailties and equally-fragile confidence levels were almost exposed for a third successive week.
Everything appeared to be going to plan as a Roger Johnson own goal, diverting in Charlie Adam's shot, and another magical Luis Suarez strike appeared to have put the Reds in the comfort zone at half-time.

With Liverpool clinging to a 2-1 lead in the 82nd minute, the Anfield faithful rose and gave a rousing ovation at the sight of a green No. 8 being held on the fourth official's board, signifying the first Anfield appearance by captain Steven Gerrard since last spring.
Gerrard's highly anticipated home appearance came in place of Luis Suarez, and the striker made no attempt to hide his anger at being lifted from such a close contest.

Liverpool 2-1 Wolves | Premier League match report

His achievements have given Kenny Dalglish a line of credit not available to the likes of UBS or Northern Rock. He could have survived an early exit from the Carling Cup and a home defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers, which so bankrupted Roy Hodgson's regime.

Goals:
Johnson (og) 12'
Suarez 38'
Fletcher 46'
Phew. Excellent, if direct, first half. Terrifying, nerve-shredding second. This team doesn't do anything the easy way.
Despite Wolves running at defenders for the first five to ten minutes, snuffed out by Enrique in open play and Carroll on set pieces, Liverpool settled with another early strike.

Liverpool 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Suarez scores as Reds march on

Another scintillating performance from Luis Suarez inspired Liverpool to a 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield. The Uruguayan's fourth goal of the season and a Roger Johnson own goal helped Liverpool on their way to victory.

Liverpool look to tomorrow's match with an eye to getting back on track in league after losing two straight, but can take a few positives from the League Cup win over Brighton on Wednesday. Similar story for Wolves, who've also lost two straight after starting the season with two consecutive wins.

This match will always be remembered for Robert Earnshaw's point blank miss and a blinding fingertip save from Joe Hart that kept Chris Gunter out. As it stands Ashley Young's goal sweeping Stuart Downing's cross past Wayne Hennessey made the difference and kept England rolling towards Euro 2012 qualification.

There are empty seats at Wembley this evening. The FA's hyperbolic per-match ticket advertising for this match may have made inferences to this being the match that everybody wants to see, but the fact that the advertisements were on display anywhere at all told its own story. There are red dots pock-marking the background at the national stadium this evening, betraying the feeling that this match is more of a tussle than a battle of Britain.

In our final View from the Enemy preview, David Johnston from the Wolves Offside blog has talked to us about his hopes for Wolves this season.

Scott the Red: Were you happy with your team's performance last season?

David Johnston: I think in the first two seasons in the top flight the target has to be survival.

Socceroos defeat of Wales: a sign of things to come - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The Socceroos' upcoming World Cup campaign looks on firm ground. This morning's friendly against Wales showed the evident class of both sides' top players, but a workmanlike Australia were the superior team against a side whose Premier League pedigree belies it's FIFA ranking of 119.

Every club makes mistakes, some large ones too such as Juan Sebastian Veron, Andriy Shevchenko, and Jose Antonio Reyes just to name a few. As Spurs fans we've also seen some large transfers go wrong over the years. Names that spring to mind are Sergei Rebrov (£10m), Dean Richards (£8m) and more recently David Bentley (£15m).

OTP takes on the role of a fictional newly promoted Premier League manager, desperately trying to assemble a team from everyone else's dregs. It's based on players who have already left their club or have been told they are leaving. 1. Marcus Hahnemann Ousted by Wayne Hennessey of late, but he's always been a decent [.

OTP takes on the role of a fictional newly promoted Premier League manager, desperately trying to assemble a team from everyone else's dregs. It's based on players who have already left their club or have been told they are leaving. 1. Marcus Hahnemann Ousted by Wayne Hennessey of late, but he's always been a decent [.

With four matches still to play in February, including the thrilling prospect of tomorrow's Champions League last-16 tie against Barcelona, many speculated that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger might begin to dig deeper into his squad players. However, during Saturday's 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, the jewels in Arsenal's crown, Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas, both started and made huge impacts, with Van Persie scoring both goals.

Saturday's match against Wolves was the ideal way to set the mood for Wednesday's clash with Barcelona. Robin Van Persie was in great form as he finished both goals for us. The rest of the squad was also up to the task, and this is evident in the fact that Wolverhampton had 0 shots on goal, and only 2 shots to begin with.