English FA Cup

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

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  • 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

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 Keita
9 Roberto Firmino
20 Diogo Jota
67 Harvey Elliott

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