Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool stunned by Forest at Anfield for Slot's first loss
A superb second-half goal from substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi gave Nottingham Forest the biggest surprise win of the Premier League season so far as they beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Nottingham Forest).
- 2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 11': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 12': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 14': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 15': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 15': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 17': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 19': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a fast break.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 27': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 27': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates is caught offside.
- 29': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Elliot Anderson.
- 29': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 31': James Ward-Prowse (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 32': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
- 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 37': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 43': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 43': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest).
- 44': Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 45': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 45'+3': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 46': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 46': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 51': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 53': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 55': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 55': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 60': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Luis Díaz.
- 61': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 62': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
- 62': Andy Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 66': Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a fast break.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 69': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 70': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 72': Goal! Liverpool 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga following a fast break.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andy Robertson.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
- 76': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 80': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Álex Moreno.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morato replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Chris Wood.
- 83': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 83': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jota Silva with a through ball.
- 86': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 86': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Murillo.
- 88': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 89': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+2': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
Statistics
 NFO |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 30.9 | Possession | 69.1 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 189 | Accurate Passes | 507 |
| 273 | Passes | 604 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 6 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 30 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,344
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,344
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | +18 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | +18 | 33 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson  |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 19 | Álex Moreno |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 18 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
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