Liverpool 1 Wolves 2 - player ratings

Harry Burgoyne

Such a bold call for Lambert to go with 20-year-old Burgoyne (two league appearances) ahead of 33-year-old Andy Lonergan (333 league appearances) but the youngster was faultless.

There will undoubtedly have been some nerves but Wolves' defending was so effective that, remarkably, he didn't have a single save to make until the 60th minute.

In fact over the whole game he's not exactly been rushed off his feet. But there were two key moments - he did enough to put Moreno off when the left-back was through on goal and then later produced a stunning reaction save with his diving right foot to deny Origi from close range when the score was at 2-1.

Showed he's got the temperament to match his undoubted ability. 8/10

Conor Coady

Merseyside-born Coady spent 15 years at Liverpool but failed to make a single appearance at Anfield, featuring in two away games for Liverpool's first team.

Well, his belated Anfield debut wasn't bad, was it?

A non-nonsense display at right back and he didn't hold back in his tackling either.

He's a Liverpool fanatic who still goes to Reds games whenever he can, but the passion Coady showed for Wolves (as he does week after week) was undeniable.

A manager's dream. And continues to look at home at right back. 8/10

Richard Stearman

In his 247th appearance in gold and black this was one of his greatest performances.

Quite simply a man mountain at the back, repelling everything that was thrown his way. This was the kind of backs-the-to-wall rearguard that Stearman relishes and he excelled.

And scored his first Wolves goal - one that was clinically despatched - since April 2014 in the first minute of the match.

Like Coady, his love for the club was there for all to see in the celebrations after the goal and at full time.

Signing him up permanently has got to be one of Wolves' priorities this summer. 9/10

Kortney Hause

Not played since the Stoke game in the last round but he picked up where he left off three weeks earlier.

Very little got past him, especially in the air where he was imperious. Took to the big stage like a duck to water.

As at Stoke he had an experienced partner alongside him. In these circumstances Hause tends to thrive more often than not and let his ability shine through.

With Danny Batth also playing well of late and Mike Williamson suggesting at Stoke he is (if fit) more than ready to contribute, Paul Lambert now has four centre halves who can legitimately stake a first-team claim. 9/10

Matt Doherty

Another who was throwing his body at everything, particularly in the second half.

Won the ball back in the build-up to Weimann's goal. Not involved much going forward but it wasn't a day for that.

Doherty is Wolves' Mr Consistency or, as Lambert repeated after the game, comparable to Denis Irwin. High praise indeed. 8/10

Lee Evans

Remarkable that his only two appearances since August have been against Stoke and Liverpool. He's lasted 90 minutes in both and played a vital role in two famous wins.

Won a high number of second balls and was so quick to close Liverpool's midfielders down.

He was one of the key reasons why Burgoyne was kept so quiet for long spells. Making it an increasingly tough call between him and Jack Price for that defensive midfield berth. 8/10

George Saville

Stuck to the game plan and enacted his role to the letter.

He was disciplined in his positioning and robust in his tackling. As usual from Saville, a reliable and tidy midfield display in which errors were kept to a minimum.

Proved once again to his boss that he can do a job when called upon. 8/10

Helder Costa

What more is there to say about this guy? Continues to perform to such a high standard week after week - but here he did it in the biggest game of the season.

His touches were sublime, his pace electrifying and his vision piercing.

A teasing, come-and-get-me ball for Stearman's opener and then he played in Weimann with a perfect pass for the second.

Nearly scored the goal of the season with a mazy, jinking, lightning-quick 70 yard dash from box to box in which he took on three players before shooting just wide.

He is a ridiculously talented and special player, the like of which has rarely been seen in Wolves colours for decades. 9/10

David Edwards

Selected ahead of Joe Mason and Bright Enobakhare and positioned in a withdrawn number 10 role to give Wolves an extra defensive shield in midfield.

The stand-in skipper gave an absolutely textbook Edwards performance, putting in a tremendous shift and getting through a shedload of work off the ball.

Looked to move the ball briskly forward when he could and he played in Weimann in the first half. Also won the free kick that led to the opener. 8/10

Andreas Weimann

A full debut for the Austrian and a nicely taken goal, coolly rounding the keeper after taking Costa's pinpoint pass.

His defending was as impressive as his attacking - he gave great protection to Doherty and added a physical presence down that left flank.

Had some zip about him going forward, too. Looks to be a very good addition on this showing. 8/10

Nouha Dicko

Starved of chances but his day was all about providing an outlet up front, harrassing the Liverpool back line and stretching play on the break.

Like all of his team mates he ran his socks off all afternoon. 8/10

Substitutes

Connor Ronan (for Costa, 67)

As against Stoke, Lambert's first substitution was to send on an inexperienced youngster, with Ronan getting the nod this time instead of Morgan Gibbs-White.

Again, the biggest compliment you can pay Ronan is that he didn't look out of place.

Keeping the ball whenever possible was crucial in those last 23 minutes and Ronan did just that. 7/10

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (for Dicko, 71)

When you pick up the ball 50 yards from goal and have four defenders for company, most players might hold it up and wait for a team mate. Not Bodvarsson.

In fact he didn't head for the corner flag either, even though it was in the dying minutes. Instead he embarked on an astonishing run that, were it not for a block on the line, would have ended with one of the most iconic goals in Wolves' recent history.

He charged down clearances, he won corners, he did absolutely everything his boss would have wanted him to. 8/10

Joe Mason (for Weimann, 77)

Replaced a tiring Weimann and soon picked up the pace of the game.

Did nothing silly and got stuck in with the defensive dirty work. 7/10

Subs not used: Lonergan, Batth, Gibbs-White, Enobakhare.