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Key occasions
45 min: The clock ticks in the direction of half-time with Forest main courtesy of their first and arguably solely actual probability of word within the recreation. Liverpool haven’t threatened their hosts’ objective a lot, having been restricted to potshots from distance or pressured huge to ship crosses into the field which were meat and drink for Forest’s central defensive duo, Murillo and Milenkovic. And there’s the whistle for the break …
42 min: Morgan Gibbs-White is booked for angrily demanding that Chris Kavanagh present Dominik Szoboszlai a yellow card after he’d fouled the Forest midfielder.
40 min: A low Alexis Mac Allister drive from distance takes a deflection off Forest skipper Ryan Yates on its means out for a nook. Murillo clears when the inswinger comes into the Forest penalty space.
39 min: Having let the sport movement till now, Chris Kavanagh’s persistence with gamers taking liberties begins sporting a bit skinny and he awards a collection of free-kicks for numerous shoves and different niggly fouls.
35 min: Again in his personal penalty space, Szoboszlai is in the precise place to move clear a protracted throw from Ola Aina. Liverpool break upfield, the place Murillo stands proud a foot to stop Luis Diaz taking part in Gakpo in behind the Forest defence. That’s a vital interception.
33 min: Szoboszlai tries to dink the ball in the direction of Gakpo on the far put up however overhits his move and sends the ball crusing huge earlier than waving apologetically in the direction of his Dutch teammate.
30 min: Murillo places the ball out of play for a Liverpool throw-in deep in Forest territory after Mo Salah had bought the higher of Neco WIlliams in a one-on-one out by the precise touchline. Nothing comes of it.
28 min: A Gakpo cross into the Forest penalty space is met by the top of Dominik Szoboszlai. Leaping alongside him, Neco Williams blocks the Liverpool midfielder’s effort along with his personal head.
27 min: Neco Williams clears a Cody Gakpo cross into the Forest penalty space with a thumping header. Lower than half an hour into this recreation and this Forest defence at the moment look effectively in a position to take care of something Liverpool can throw at them.
26 min: The house crowd cheer loudly as a crossfield ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold aimed within the path of Cody Gakpo sails out of play for a throw-in.
25 min: Salah cuts inside from the precise, getting the higher of Neco Williams as he does so. His clipped cross to the far put up is met by Gakpo, who can’t steer his header on track.
24 min: Luis Diaz is the newest Liverpool participant to strive a shot from distance and within the course of turns into the newest to slice his effort huge.
22 min: Andy Robertson curls a cross into the Forest penalty space from the left. The ball bounces in entrance of Murillo, who places it out for a nook. Robertson’s subsequent set-piece supply is headed away by Milenkovic.
20 min: Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels plucks an aimless Mo Salah cross from the precise from the sky and sends Forest on their means upfield once more. An tried Virgil van Dijk clearance ricochets off the shins of Elliott Anderson and fizzes throughout the sting of the Liverpool six-yard field however Andy Robertson is available to clear.
19 min: Ola Aina clips a ball from deep in the direction of the byline for Anthony Elanga to chase however there’s a mite an excessive amount of welly on his formidable supply. The ball bounces out of play for a Liverpool goal-kick.
17 min: Mo Salah is penalised for fouling Neco Williams as he tries to manage a crossfield move from the unnoticed by the touchline.
15 min: Liverpool advance with Mac Allister on the ball on the sting of the ultimate third and Forest pleased to depart him there to determine a means by means of their extraordinarily effectively marshalled defence. On this event, he attracts a clean.
13 min: Callum Hudson-Odoi advances up the left flank for Forest, shrugging off the problem of Trent Alexander-Arnold as he does so. Forest swap play to the opposite facet of the pitch, the ball wends its means again to Hudson-Odoi and his weak shot is definitely held by Alisson.
10 min: With Forest tails up after scoring towards the run of early play, Murillo tries a shot from distance with the surface of his left boot that appears to be on track however veers visiously huge because it fizzes in the direction of Alisson’s objective.
GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool (Wooden 9)
Forest lead! Mo Salah loses the ball in midfield, the ball’s performed ahead to Chris Wooden by Anthony Elanga and with out breaking stride, the Kiwi striker sends a low diagonal effort throughout the bows of Alisson and into the far nook.
8 min: One other Liverpool potshot from distance. This time it’s Gravenberch who sends the ball excessive and huge.
8 min: Luis Diaz performs the ball huge to Salah, who cuts inside and sends a cross into the Forest penalty space. His low supply is hacked clear by Nikola Milenkovic.
6 min: Liverpool get ahead once more and Alexis Mac Allister curls a cross into the Forest penalty space. It’s headed clear by Murillo.
4 min: Now Gakpo tries his luck after chopping inside from the left and getting the ball on to his proper foot. His effort sails excessive and effectively huge.
3 min: Alexis Mac Allister tries a low shot from distance after linking up with Cody Gakpo down the left flank. His effort is blocked on the sting of the Forest penalty space.
2 min: Ola Aina concedes an early throw-in close to the midway line and Liverpool get the ball again to Virgil van Dijk, who surveys the scene in entrance of him earlier than taking part in it ahead.
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool is go …
1 min: Nottingham Forest get the ball rolling, their gamers sporting their customary dwelling package of pink shirts, white shorts and pink socks. Their guests put on white shirts, black shorts and white socks. Sport on!
Not lengthy now: As Insomnia by Faithless blasts out over the Tannoy, the gamers of either side assemble within the Metropolis Floor tunnel and are led out by referee Chris Kavanagh and his crew of match officers. Kick-off is only a few minutes away. Good luck to anybody attempting to catch a number of Zs by the banks of the Trent within the subsequent couple of hours.
Elsewhere within the Premier League: Rob Smyth is maintaining tabs on tonight’s three 7.30pm kick-offs within the prime flight and you’ll comply with the motion with him by clicking on the hyperlink beneath …
Arne Slot: “We have now to do higher”
“To lose on that day was exhausting to take,” mentioned Liverpool’s head coach of his facet’s shock defeat by the hands of Forest at Anfield. “Now, trying again and seeing the place they’re within the league, it’s not such a shock consequence because it felt then. That they had an excellent recreation plan and made us play a poor recreation. We have now to do higher. We have now to look into the main points.”
Nuno: “We all know what we will do”
“We’re right here to compete towards the entire groups and I feel we’re doing effectively, however nothing modifications in our method, which stays the identical,” mentioned the Forest boss of tonight’s opponents. “We all know what we will do and the way we wish to do issues. We all know one another, our strengths and weaknesses. So let’s play the sport.”
Upon being requested if he thinks Liverpool underestimated his facet forward of their recreation at Anfield in September, Nuno had this to say: “I can not reply that. I don’t know. We don’t ever underestimate any opponent and the proof was towards Luton. There’s no simple recreation in soccer. In my opinion, by no means, ever underestimate anyone.”
Jurgen Klopp: “I hope Salah stays at Liverpool”
Jürgen Klopp has described Mohamed Salah as “the largest striker Liverpool have had in fashionable instances”, saying he hopes his former employers will resolve their contract standoff with their talisman and lengthen his keep past this summer season. Nick Ames studies from Salzburg …
Tonight’s match officers
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Referee: Chris Kavanagh
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Assistants: Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring
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Fourth official: John Busby
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VAR: John Brooks
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Assistant VAR: Derek Eaton
These groups: Curtis Jones drops to the bench and is replced by Dominik Szoboszlai in the one change to the Liverpool facet that began towards Manchester United final day out within the Premier League.
Forest additionally make one change from their most up-to-date league recreation, a 3-0 win away at Wolves. Nicolas Dominguez begins on the bench, making means for Ryan Yates.
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool line-ups
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Anderson, Yates, Gibbs-White, Elanga, Hudson-Odoi, Wooden.
Subs: Miguel, Morato, Awoniyi, Dominguez, Ward-Prowse, Moreno, Jota, Sosa, Boly.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szooboszlai, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.
Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Quansah, Bradley.
Early crew information
Liverpool are with out striker Darwin Nunez, who should sit this recreation out by means of suspension after selecting up his fifth reserving of the season in his facet’s most up-to-date league match towards Manchester United. Defender Joe Gomez additionally misses out with a hamstring harm.
Danilo might begin for Nottingham Forest tonight after making his return from an ankle harm off the bench towards Luton within the FA Cup on Saturday. Ivorian defensive midfielder Ibrahim Sangare misses out with a hamstring harm. Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Miguel is more likely to return to the Forest bench regardless of his spectacular exhibiting towards Luton, with first selection goalkeeper Matz Sels more likely to return between the sticks.
Premier League: Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
The one crew to beat Liverpool within the league thus far this season, Nottingham Forest host Arne Slot’s league leaders this night hoping to repeat the feat and within the course of set up their credentials as essentially the most unlikely title contenders since Leicester Metropolis in 2016.
Among the many favourites for relegation earlier than a ball was kicked in August, Nuno Espirito Santo’s Forest have been a revelation this season and tonight’s recreation is one thing of a call-back to the basic encounters contested between these two golf equipment within the Nineteen Seventies and 80s.
In third place within the desk, six factors behind Liverpool having performed one match extra, Forest are already being spoken of as potential Champions League qualifiers however a second win this season over Liverpool will nearly definitely have their followers daring to dream of a lot extra. Kick-off on the Metropolis Floor is at 8pm GMT however keep tuned within the meantime for crew information and build-up.