Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score a dramatic 99th-minute winner and send Liverpool four points clear at the top of the Premier League with victory at struggling Nottingham Forest.
As the game drifted past the eight added minutes announced by the fourth official, Nunez, playing his first game since suffering a muscle at Brentford on 17 February, found the bottom corner with a glancing header from Alexis Mac Allister’s cross.
It was Liverpool’s first league win at the City Ground since 1984 and ensures that they will be top of the table heading into next Sunday’s crucial match against champions Manchester City.
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Nottingham Forest
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Squad number26Player nameSels
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Squad number7Player nameN Williams
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Squad number32Player nameFor Omobams
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Squad number40Player nameMurillo
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Squad number15Player nameToffolo
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Squad number16Player nameDominguez
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Squad number22Player nameYates
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Squad number27Player nameOrigi
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Squad number10Player nameGibbs-White
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Squad number14Player nameHudson-Odoi
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Squad number21Player nameField
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Squad number9Player nameAwoniyi
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Squad number28Player nameDanilo
Line-ups
Nottm Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 26Sels
- 7N Williams
- 32For Omobams
- 40Santiago Costa dos Santos
- 15Toffolo
- 16DominguezSubstituted forDaniloat 79′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 22Yates
- 27OrigiSubstituted forAwoniyiat 65′minutes
- 10Gibbs-WhiteBooked at 90mins
- 14Hudson-Odoi
- 21Field
Substitutes
- 1Turner
- 6Sangaré
- 8Kouyaté
- 9Awoniyi
- 18Felipe
- 19Niakhate
- 28Danilo
- 37Duarte Ribeiro
- 53Gardner
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 62Kelleher
- 84BradleySubstituted forTsimikasat 84′minutes
- 5Konate
- 4van Dijk
- 26RobertsonBooked at 59minsSubstituted forNunezat 60′minutes
- 10Mac Allister
- 2Gomez
- 42ClarkSubstituted forEndoat 60′minutes
- 19ElliottSubstituted forSzoboszlaat 76′minutes
- 18SteelSubstituted forDanceat 84′minutesBooked at 85mins
- 7DÃaz
Substitutes
- 3Endo
- 8Szoboszla
- 9Nunez
- 13Adrian
- 21Tsimikas
- 53McConnell
- 67Koumas
- 76Dance
- 78Quansah
- Referee:
- Paul Tierney
- Attendance:
- 29,603
Live Text
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Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1.
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Felipe (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
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Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1.
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Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister following a corner.
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Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
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Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
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Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
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Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Neco Williams.
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Danilo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
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Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Danilo (Nottingham Forest).
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Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
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Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
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Attempt blocked. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
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Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
