Liverpool vs Nottm Forest 2022-23 English Premier League
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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall replaces Scott McKenna because of an injury.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Fabinho.
- 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': 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.
- 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Brennan Johnson replaces Remo Freuler.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
- 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.
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Arsenal | 35 | 80 | 5 |
| +50 | Manchester City | 34 | 79 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 35 | 75 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 35 | 67 | 8 |
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 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andy 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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