Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Liverpool beat struggling Nottingham Forest in five-goal thriller
Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool edged Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest 3-2 in a thrilling clash at Anfield.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 1': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 7': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
- 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 9': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 10': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Felipe.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 16': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 16': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 22': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 26': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
- 26': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 27': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall replaces Scott McKenna because of an injury.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest).
- 38': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 40': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Keylor Navas tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 44': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Renan Lodi tries a through ball, but Felipe is caught offside.
- 45': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 46': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
- 47': Goal! Liverpool 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabinho with a headed pass following a corner.
- 48': Hand ball by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 48': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 48': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Alisson.
- 49': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 49': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 51': Goal! Liverpool 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 54': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 54': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 55': Goal! Liverpool 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Felipe with a headed pass.
- 59': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 59': Alisson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Fabinho.
- 63': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 63': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté with a through ball.
- 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 65': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk following a corner.
- 67': Goal! Liverpool 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Foul by Felipe (Nottingham Forest).
- 70': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Goal! Liverpool 3, Nottingham Forest 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Worrall with a headed pass.
- 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Brennan Johnson replaces Remo Freuler.
- 76': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 76': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Renan Lodi tries a through ball, but Felipe is caught offside.
- 79': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a headed pass.
- 79': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 79': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
- 82': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 83': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Felipe.
- 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. André Ayew replaces Renan Lodi.
- 88': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 89': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 89': Attempt saved. Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Danilo.
- 90'+2': Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
- 90'+5': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+5': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Jordan Henderson is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Nottingham Forest 2.
Statistics
 NFO |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 18.9 | Possession | 81.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 78 | Accurate Passes | 570 |
| 148 | Passes | 650 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 11 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 27 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 25 | +32 | 56 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | +27 | 50 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 25 | +9 | 47 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 25 | +10 | 44 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 38 | Felipe |
| 5 | Orel Mangala |
| 23 | Remo Freuler |
| 32 | Renan Lodi |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 9 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
| 28 | Danilo |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
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