Salah on target as Liverpool bite Wolves back to reach FA Cup quarter-finals

[p]Arne Slot's side struck twice in quick succession in the second half through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robertson-andrew/6e7Be9VI/"]Andrew Robertson[/a]'s long-range rocket and a predatory [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Mohamed Salah[/a] finish.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jones-curtis/OnQz9w8h/"]Curtis Jones[/a] wrapped up a much-needed fifth-round victory for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] after their embarrassing 2-1 defeat against the Premier League's bottom club three days earlier.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hwang-hee-chan/Sbw02Q2l/"]Hwang Hee-chan[/a]'s late reply was no consolation for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolves/j3Azpf5d/"]Wolves[/a].[/p][image alt="Player ratings" id="fb324bd3-982d-4774-bd83-15fdf291f378" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="35da6984-f5bf-4f1a-875d-17fb993e807f" original-width="1080" original-height="1920" /][p]Branded "slow and predictable" by furious captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-dijk-virgil/U59RNqOr/"]Virgil van Dijk[/a] following that calamity, Liverpool set the record straight on their return to the West Midlands.[/p][p]Despite spending £450 million on new signings in the close season, Liverpool have mounted a woeful title defence, leaving the FA Cup and the Champions League as their last chances for silverware.[/p][p][b]Languishing in sixth place in the Premier League - 19 points behind leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] - Slot needs to deliver a trophy to ease the mounting pressure in his turbulent second season at Anfield.[/b][/p][p]Liverpool remain in contention for a ninth FA Cup triumph, and a first since 2022, while they step up their Champions League challenge with a last-16 first-leg trip to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a] on Tuesday.[/p][p]Slot made four changes for the Wolves rematch, including three in defence as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/frimpong-jeremie/SjJ6pCvC/"]Jeremie Frimpong[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kerkez-milos/2H46JAgp/"]Milos Kerkez[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konate-ibrahima/QJlbDbQe/"]Ibrahima Konate[/a] were all dropped.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="d801db65-aa24-497a-9409-7b8c3260b94d" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="575b14eb-e1bd-4178-ac8a-a4b7ccb94fd8" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Avoiding relegation remains unlikely for a team currently 12 points from safety, but as well as beating Liverpool, Wolves also recently drew with Premier League leaders Arsenal and defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a].[/p][p]Well aware of their impending fate, Wolves fans mocked Liverpool with chants of "2-1 to the Championship" in the first half.[/p][h2]Ngumoha stands out[/h2][p]Liverpool's 17-year-old winger, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ngumoha-rio/rejpF30d/"]Rio Ngumoha[/a], nearly silenced the taunts with a low drive that forced a good save from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/johnstone-sam/Aod1noi7/"]Sam Johnstone[/a].[/p][p]Ngumoha carried Liverpool's lone threat in the opening period, his goal-bound strike headed clear by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joao-gomes/rcOLZhUD/"]Joao Gomes[/a] after an incisive raid.[/p][p]Despite Ngumoha's best efforts, it was another uninspired half from Liverpool in a season scarred by criticism of their prosaic approach.[/p][p]Slot's men finally conjured a rare moment of magic to break the deadlock in the 51st minute.[/p][p][b]Salah and Jones worked the ball to Robertson, and he thundered a superb strike into the far corner from 20 yards.[/b][/p][embed guid="8b2eb43c-0044-421c-b95e-5a3aea1944a2" url="https://x.com/EmiratesFACup/status/2030030386386891140?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]It was the Scotland left-back's second goal this season and his first since September.[/p][p]After scoring against Wolves on Tuesday, Salah was back on target to double the lead two minutes later.[/p][p][b]When Salah pounced on Robertson's cross with a close-range finish, the Egyptian's ninth goal this season was initially disallowed for offside before VAR overturned the decision.[/b][/p][p]Adding to the good news for Slot, German playmaker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wirtz-florian/0Q5gjImi/"]Florian Wirtz[/a] came off the bench in the closing stages after missing three games with a back injury.[/p][embed guid="58488b62-0dae-47c2-b0bf-1a75f60c9578" url="https://x.com/EmiratesFACup/status/2030034315048796556?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Jones put the seal on Liverpool's fifth win in their last six matches, caressing his shot past Johnstone in the 74th minute.[/b][/p][p]Liverpool switched off in stoppage time as Hwang ran onto Johnstone's long punt to slot past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alisson/UZrQ3bwP/"]Alisson Becker[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/liverpool-lId4TMwf/wolves-j3Azpf5d/?mid=EuLBpXrm"]Catch up on the match with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]