TTSK– (Liverpool 3-0 Nottingham Forest). Week 10 of the Premier League, The Kop will host Nottingham at home. Liverpool played a jubilant match to continue their race to the top.
Highlights Liverpool 3-0 Forest
Liverpool welcomes Nottingham Forest at home without the services of Luis Diaz. Coach Jurgen Kloop put Jota on the field from the start with Nunez and Salah. The home team rushed to attack right after the opening whistle. The away team also proactively defended in large numbers to limit the home team’s excitement.
The most active player on Liverpool’s side is Darwin Nunez. The Uruguayan striker continuously made smart runs to find scoring opportunities. Goalkeeper Turner had quite a hard time with his opponent’s number 9. In the 31st minute, Nunez ran down the right wing and fired a powerful shot. Turner pushed the ball out and Jota was there just in time to open the score.
A few minutes later, Liverpool had a similar attack, but this time the one who hit the bottom was Szboszlai and the one who finished from close range was Nunez to increase the score to 2-0 for the home team. In the remaining minutes of the first half, Nottingham Forest tried to find an equalizer but failed.
In the second half, Liverpool still maintained the pressure but was not as intense as the first half. Gradually, they held the ball deep to lure the opponent forward. Nottingham Forest “got caught in the trap” and had to pay the price in the 77th minute. The away team’s goalkeeper Turner made an unreasonable move out of the penalty area and Salah had one of the easiest goals of his career.
Nottingham Forest did not give up trying to find a goal, but Elanga hit the crossbar at close range. Minute 90+3, Gakpo kicked the opponent’s goal but it was not recognized. However, a 3-0 victory was more than enough for Liverpool.
FT: Liverpool 3-0 Nottingham Forest
Goals: Jota 31′, Nunez 35′, Salah 77′
Start lineupsLiverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah, Nunez, Diaz
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah, Nunez, Diaz
Nottingham: Turner, Aurier, Boly, Murillo, Toffolo, Sangare, Mangala, Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Wood, Elanga
Liverpool's attack flourishedSince the 1-2 defeat against Tottenham on September 30, Liverpool has gone through 4 consecutive unbeaten matches in all competitions (3 wins, 1 draw), scoring 11 goals. More worth mentioning, the “Red Brigade” attackers all scored 2 goals or more in each match, with Mohamed Salah alone contributing 5 goals. Stopping Salah and his teammates is an extremely difficult task for the away team Nottingham Forest tonight.
Liverpool is currently ranked 3rd on the Premier League rankings with 20 points, Nottingham Forest has only 10 points and is ranked 15th.
Through 9 rounds, Liverpool scored 20 goals and conceded 9 goals, Nottingham Forest had 10 goals and conceded 12 times.
Liverpool has won 8 consecutive matches at home.
Nottingham Forest has only brought back 1 victory in the past 7 away trips, in addition to 5 defeats.
Ms Tien
