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Liverpool stumbled in their bid to be crowned Premier League champions on Tuesday evening as they could only draw 1-1 against high-flying Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
The home side got off to a dream start as they looked to pull off an incredible double over LiverpoolChris Wood fired them in front after just eight minutes. The 33-year-old fired a low effort past Alisson as Forest punished their visitors’ sloppiness on the counter-attack.
Forest hadn’t conceded since mid-December, as had their remarkable defensive organization and they showed little sign of letting Liverpool back into action. Their tenacious backline were defiant in their individual battles and entered half-time without conceding a single shot on target.
Liverpool continued to struggle creatively early in the second period but the arrival of Kostas Tsimikas and Diogo Jota in the 65th minute proved crucial. The left-back’s first touch of the game set up the Portuguese from a corner and the forward’s header, which came just 22 seconds after coming on, drew Liverpool level.
Jota came close to firing Liverpool ahead ten minutes after his opener but Metz Sels produced a stunning save to deny him. The ball fortunately fell to the attacker inside the penalty area but a point blank stop by the Belgian goalkeeper kept Liverpool out.
Dominic Szoboszalai, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo forced Sale into smart saves in the final ten minutes as Liverpool claimed a winner, while the Egyptian was also denied by a late effort by Ola Aina.
In the end, Forest’s defense held on to earn points in a tight contest against the table toppers, with Liverpool dropping points for the second straight Premier League match.
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Player |
rating |
|---|---|
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GK: Metz Sales |
7.9/10 |
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RB: country life |
7.1/10 |
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CB: Nikola Milenkovic |
7.1/10 |
|
CB: Murillo |
8.1/10 |
|
LB: Neko Williams |
6.9/10 |
|
DM: Ryan Yates |
6.5/10 |
|
DM: Elliot Anderson |
7.9/10 |
|
RW: Anthony Elanga |
7.7/10 |
|
AM: Morgan Gibbs-White |
6.5/10 |
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LW: Callum Hudson-Odoi |
7.2/10 |
|
ST: Chris Wood |
7.2/10 |
|
Sub: Nicolas Dominguez (77′ for Yates) |
6.4/10 |
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Sub: Jota Silva (83′ for Hudson-Odoi) |
N/A |
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Sub: Alex Moreno (90′ Williams) |
N/A |
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Sub: Taiwo Avoniya (90′ for Wood) |
N/A |
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Sub: Morato (90′ for Gibbs-White) |
N/A |
Subs Not Used: Carlos Miguel (GK), Willy Boley, James Ward-Prowse, Ramon Sosa.
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Player |
rating |
|---|---|
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GK: Allison |
6.5/10 |
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RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold |
6.7/10 |
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CB: Ibrahima Konate |
6.5/10 |
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CB: Virgil van Dijk |
7.5/10 |
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LB: Andy Robertson |
6.4/10 |
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DM: Ryan Gravenburch |
7.4/10 |
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DM: Alexis McAllister |
7.4/10 |
|
RW: Mohammad Salah |
6.9/10 |
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AM: Dominic Szobozlai |
7.4/10 |
|
LW: Cody Steele |
7.2/10 |
|
ST: Luis Diaz |
6.7/10 |
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Sub: Kostas Tsimikas (65′ for Robertson) |
7.0/10 |
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Sub: Diogo Jota (65′ for Van Dijk) |
7.7/10 |
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Sub: Curtis Jones (75′ for Diaz) |
6.3/10 |
Subs Not Used: Caoimhin Kelleher (GK), Conor Bradley, Jarell Quansah, Wataru Endo, Harvey Elliott, Federico Chiesa.
