English FA Cup

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Quarterfinals

· English FA Cup
Nottingham Forest
    FT
    0 - 1
    Liverpool
    • 78': Diogo Jota

    Jota nets winner as Liverpool edge Forest in FA Cup quarters to set up Man City clash

    Diogo Jota scored a late winner to edge Liverpool past Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup on Sunday and set up a semifinal clash vs. Manchester City.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
    • 1': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joe Lolley.
    • 2': Offside, Liverpool. Naby Keïta tries a through ball, but Harvey Elliott is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
    • 5': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Gomez.
    • 11': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
    • 12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
    • 14': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
    • 15': Attempt missed. James Garner (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a cross.
    • 18': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
    • 18': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain following a corner.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
    • 22': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
    • 22': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Djed Spence.
    • 24': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
    • 24': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 32': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
    • 32': Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest).
    • 35': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
    • 38': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
    • 44': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 45': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 0.
    • 47': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest).
    • 47': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 48': Offside, Nottingham Forest. James Garner tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
    • 49': Offside, Nottingham Forest. James Garner tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
    • 50': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
    • 56': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 60': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
    • 60': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
    • 62': Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates tries a through ball, but Djed Spence is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
    • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Harvey Elliott.
    • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Fabinho.
    • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Naby Keïta.
    • 65': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Joe Lolley.
    • 68': Foul by Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest).
    • 68': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross following a fast break.
    • 77': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Keinan Davis.
    • 78': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
    • 78': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
    • 81': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 82': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 84': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
    • 84': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Xande Silva replaces Jack Colback.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Cafú (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tobias Figueiredo with a through ball.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    7 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 5
    64.6 Possession 35.4
    14 SHOTS 6
    7 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    484 Accurate Passes 212
    578 Passes 307
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    23 Crosses 11
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 68
    34 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    13 Effective Tackles 12
    19 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 15
    11 Effective Clearances 21
    11 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: English FA Cup

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 28,584

    Line-Ups

    NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ethan Horvath (GK)
    3 Tobias Figueiredo
    4 Joe Worrall
    8 Jack Colback
    2 Djed Spence
    11 Philip Zinckernagel
    37 James Garner
    22 Ryan Yates
    9 Keinan Davis
    20 Brennan Johnson
    23 Joe Lolley
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Sam Surridge, Braian Ojeda, Richie Laryea, Xande Silva, Cafú, Gaëtan Bong, Alex Mighten, Loïc Mbe Soh, Brice Samba.

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    5 Ibrahima Konaté
    21 Kostas Tsimikas
    12 Joe Gomez Yellow Card
    3 Fabinho
    15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
    8 Naby Keïta
    9 Roberto Firmino
    20 Diogo Jota
    67 Harvey Elliott
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Luis Díaz, Curtis Jones, Divock Origi, Adrián, Thiago Alcantara, Owen Beck, Takumi Minamino, Joël Matip, Jordan Henderson.

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