Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp accepts this is the week to give their season the push it needs to propel them towards the top four.
Three clean sheets and seven points from nine represents an upturn in form after four Premier League matches without a win from the turn of the year.
However, the quality of performance in Saturday’s goalless draw at Crystal Palace felt like a regression but the midweek visit of Wolves – one of Liverpool’s matches in hand on most of their rivals – looks like being an unlikely pivotal game.
Having lost 3-0 at Molineux earlier this month in what was considered a new low point in an inconsistent season, this is a chance to ensure the momentum continues ahead of the visit of in-form arch-rivals Manchester United at the weekend.