<p>WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Wolverhampton goalkeeper Rui Patricio was carried off on a stretcher with a serious-looking head injury after more than 10 minutes of treatment late in his team’s 1-0 loss to Liverpool in the English Premier League on Monday.</p>
<p>The Portugal international was struck on the head in the 87th minute by the knee of teammate Conor Coady, who was running back into his area.</p>
<p>Coady looked particularly concerned as medical staff attended to Patricio with caution.</p>
<p>In November, Wolves striker Raul Jimenez fractured his skull in a clash of heads playing a league match at Arsenal. Jimenez was in the stands at Molineux on Monday.</p>
<p>Diogo Jota scored the winner against the club he left to join Liverpool in September for about $52 million.</p>
<p>The Portugal forward’s low shot squirmed into the corner in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, with Patricio getting a hand on the ball but failing to keep it out at his near post.</p>
<p>Jota was playing his fourth straight game since returning from three months out with a knee injury.</p>
<p>It was only Liverpool’s second win in its last eight league games of a title defense that has imploded in the second half of the season.</p>
<p>The Reds climbed two places to sixth, but was still five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea in the race for Champions League qualification with nine games remaining.</p>
<p>Aided by the return of Jota to spark the attack and Fabinho in the holding midfield role, there are small signs of a revival for the Reds, who also beat Leipzig last midweek to reach the Champions League quarterfinals.</p>
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