Stephen Warnock blames Curtis Jones for Liverpool’s late defeat at Wolves

Stephen Warnock has pointed the finger at Curtis Jones for the defensive lapse that allowed Wolves to grab a dramatic stoppage-time winner in opposition to Liverpool.

The two-1 defeat at Molineux on Tuesday night time has left the Reds’ Champions League ambitions hanging by a thread following a chaotic closing ten minutes.

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Warnock says Curtis Jones is at fault for Wolves winner

Whereas a lot of the rapid post-match dialogue centered on the unlucky deflection off Joe Gomez, former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock, who additionally slammed Liverpool’s first-half efficiency, recognized a important error from Curtis Jones within the buildup.

Talking on BBC Radio 5 Dwell, Warnock argued that the midfielder’s decision-making put the whole defence below pointless stress simply as the sport regarded destined for a draw.

“It was a mistake from Curtis Jones. He performs a ball into Alisson and Alisson’s by no means going to get any buy on it. It places the keeper in a horrible place.”

The botched clearance finally fell to Wolves midfielder Andre, who had regarded fatigued within the closing levels.

“Andre regarded heavy within the final 5 or so minutes, however he takes a shot and it takes a depraved deflection to loop over Alisson”, Warnock added.

The ball struck Gomez, altering trajectory utterly and leaving Alisson stranded because it sailed into the online within the 94th minute.

Blow for Liverpool in prime 4 race

The result’s a catastrophic blow for Arne Slot’s aspect, who had seemingly salvaged some extent when Mohamed Salah ended his record-breaking purpose drought simply minutes earlier.

The loss leaves Liverpool in fifth place on 48 factors, now trailing fourth-placed Aston Villa by three factors with solely 9 video games remaining within the season.

For Wolves, who began the day rooted to the underside of the desk, the victory is a second straight “Midlands Derby” success following their win over Villa on Friday.

Whereas they continue to be within the relegation zone with 13 factors, they’ve moved inside placing distance of security.

Liverpool, in the meantime, should regroup rapidly as they put together to face Wolves once more this Friday at Molineux, this time within the FA Cup fifth spherical.