English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 22, 2023
Nottingham Forest LDLLL 2
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Liverpool LLDDW 3
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Anfield

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 18Cody GakpoF
  10. 20Diogo JotaLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

NFO · 3-4-2-1

  1. 12Keylor NavasG
  2. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD
  3. 26Scott McKennaCD-L
  4. 38FelipeCD-R
  5. 5Orel MangalaCM-L
  6. 23Remo FreulerCM-R
  7. 32Renan LodiLM
  8. 7Neco WilliamsRM
  9. 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
  10. 28Danilo SantosCF-L
  11. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall replaces Scott McKenna because of an injury.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
  6. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Fabinho.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 76' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Brennan Johnson replaces Remo Freuler.
  10. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
  11. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
  12. 83' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 87' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Felipe.
  14. 87' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  15. 87' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. André Ayew replaces Renan Lodi.

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