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Liverpool secured a crucial 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on Sunday, restoring their seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Luis Diaz opened the scoring early, and Mohamed Salah doubled the advantage with a penalty before halftime.

Despite a nervy finish after Matheus Cunha pulled one back for Wolves, Liverpool held on for the win.

The Reds now turn their attention to a challenging encounter against Aston Villa on Wednesday.

Their match against Liverpool, originally scheduled for March 15, was moved to February 19 due to Liverpool’s involvement in the Carabao Cup final.

But Unai Emery’s side are said to have been left feeling ‘frustrated’ after the Premier League denied their request to reschedule this clash over fixture congestion concerns.

Furthermore, Arne Slot was charged by the FA following his conduct over the weekend, with Virgil van Dijk also expected to attract disciplinary action.

Liverpool star ruled out of Aston Villa clash

Paul Joyce of the Times has reported that Cody Gakpo will be ruled out of Wednesday’s meeting as things stand.

When discussing Diaz, the Merseyside reporter also revealed the news:

“The involvement of Díaz was eye-catching, although it still managed to raise a wider point about Liverpool.”

“He was redeployed back on the left flank because of the ankle injury to Cody Gakpo, which is set to rule him out of the Villa game, and looked more comfortable than when utilised as a No 9.”

Speaking in his post-match press conference on Sunday, Arne Slot said of the Dutch forward:

“Cody didn’t have a yellow card or whatever.

A few of us got a knock, but he got an injury from that.”

“Under debate.

It wasn’t a soft knock, then!”

With 21 goal contributions in 36 appearances this season, it’s fair to say that the 25-year-old will be a miss at Villa Park this week.

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