Liverpool paid for their caution last night, and deservedly so. Wolves, brimming with never-say-die commitment, equalised in the final minute against visitors who had been sitting far too negatively on Bruno Cheyrou's first-half strike. How Molineux celebrated Kenny Miller's fine goal, relishing the little Scot's poacher's strike five days after he had embarrassed Manchester United here. Another Miller's tale for Wolves and a sting in the tail for Liverpool, whose insistence on playing with only Michael Owen up front against relegation-threatened opponents bordered on the embarrassing. Wolves deserved a point for their application alone, their zeal embodied by the energetic Alex Rae and the ageless Denis Irwin. Their willingness to attack contrasted with Liverpool's increasing determination to defend deep, soak up the pressure and cling on to their goal, an ultimately foolhardy strategy.
Henry Winter, Telegraph
Miller lights up Molineux with late strike
Wolverhampton Wanderers continued to defy the natural order of things in the Barclaycard Premiership at Molineux last night. The draw secured against Liverpool by Kenny Miller’s ninetieth-minute goal may not have been quite as spectacular or surprising as the defeat of Manchester United, then the league leaders, on Saturday, but the point and the nature of its acquisition bodes well for the Black Country club. They will create a small piece of history if they avoid relegation by becoming the first Premiership side to do so having been bottom at Christmas. It was hardly the ideal finale to mark Gérard Houllier’s 200th game as Liverpool manager and he reproached his players, and Barry Knight, the referee, for the late calamity. “I am very angry about their goal,” Houllier said. “It was a controversial decision. The referee was wrong to give a corner but we were wrong to lose our composure. We should have remained focused but we lost our nerve.” Clearly, Houllier was distressed by his team’s failings, which have contributed to a season of considerable underachievement. True, the points lifted the Merseyside club to fifth, but they remain four points adrift of Charlton Athletic and the final Champions League place.
David McVay, The Times
Miller times Wolves leveller to perfection
The Wolves refused to be driven from Liverpool's door last night and now, where recently there was merely hope, there is genuine belief among their supporters. Kenny Miller's stunning last-minute volley further pepped Wolves' self-belief and transferred livid frustration from the home to the visitors' dug-out. Wolves are only three points from safety this morning and Liverpool four from a Champions League place; on this evidence, the Black Country club appear the more likely to fulfil their season's grand ambition. As it is, Liverpool's occasionally apologetic game of catch-up with fourth-placed Charlton stumbles on. Though they emerged with a point where United had surrendered three, this was still a missed opportunity. Gérard Houllier had been able to call upon his key quartet - Steven Gerrard, Harry Kewell, Michael Owen and Dietmar Hamann - for the first time in the league this term yet, though his returning players showed flashes of form in a dominant first half, his side appeared increasingly rudderless thereafter.
Dominic Fifield, Guardian
Miller strikes late again to frustrate Liverpool
Kenny Miller is fast emerging as the finisher who could yet preserve Wolves' hard-won Premiership status. After scoring the goal that beat Manchester United last weekend, the Scot sparked fresh raptures at Molineux when he fired a 90th-minute equaliser to deny Liverpool the victory their second-half sloppiness scarcely deserved. A week earlier, Miller had a solitary goal to show for his efforts in an injury-blighted season. Then two against Kidderminster in the FA Cup seemed to reignite his confidence, as exemplified by the way he fired past Tim Howard on Saturday, and he repeated the feat against Jerzy Dudek to nullify Bruno Cheyrou's splendid first-half strike.
Phil Shaw, Independent