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Premier League | Gameweek 21
Jan 14, 2025 at 8pm UK
The City Ground
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Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Diogo Jota levels with first touch

:Headline: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Diogo Jota levels with first touch:
Diogo Jota equalises with his first touch as Liverpool come from behind to take home a point from a 1-1 draw with Premier League title rivals Nottingham Forest.
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The greatest subs ever? Jota rescues point for Liverpool in Forest blockbuster

Diogo Jota equalised with his first touch as Liverpool came from behind to take home a point from a 1-1 draw with Premier League title rivals Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Despite ceding 70% possession to the Reds in the first half, Forest executed their game plan to perfection and went into the interval a goal to the good thanks to Chris Wood's 13th top-flight effort of the season.

Arne Slot's men huffed and puffed after going behind in the eighth minute, but Matz Sels did not have a single save to make in the opening 45; the Reds went for goal nine times and missed the target nine times.

However, the Liverpool boss proceeded to make an unbelievably effective double change in the second half, as Kostas Tsimikas's first touch was a delightful corner to fellow substitute Jota, whose first touch was a deft equalising header into the far corner 22 seconds after his introduction.

The Portuguese's astonishing leveller - the quickest Premier League goal ever scored by a Liverpool substitute on record - set up a frenetic, end-to-end finale, one where Sels truly earned his keep as Nuno Espirito Santo's men managed to cling on for a brilliant point.

While Forest's seven-game winless run might be over, they temporarily go above Arsenal into second place in the Premier League table, while Liverpool - who still have that game in hand - maintain their six-point lead at the top over the Tricky Trees, now their closest challengers.



SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

And breathe.

Tuesday's showdown between the two sides now occupying the top two positions in the Premier League table more than lived up to the billing, and few should be doubting the hosts' title credentials now.

Santo's men may have faced a staggering 23 shots while not even having 30% of the ball, but thanks to another Sels special and Murillo masterclass, they repelled everything that Liverpool could throw at them towards the end.

Even if the Tricky Trees could not replicate their Anfield success from September, Santo's men should consider Tuesday's point one gained rather than two dropped, but Liverpool will likely travel home with a different mentality.

Slot's men had scored two goals in 12 straight games in the Premier League before the trip to Nottingham, and while it was always going to be an extremely tough ask to keep that hot streak going, they did not help themselves with some extremely wayward finishing.

Still, the Reds remain unbeaten on the road in the top flight this term and maintain their unassailable lead over their nearest challengers and Arsenal. Not perfect, but not disastrous for the table toppers.



NOTTINGHAM FOREST VS. LIVERPOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Chris Wood goal vs. Liverpool (8th min, Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool)

Talk about setting a cat amongst the pigeons! Liverpool lose the ball in the middle of the park, and the battling Callum Hudson-Odoi plays a crisp forward pass to Anthony Elanga, who gets his head up and spots the run of Wood.

Trent Alexander-Arnold cannot charge back quickly enough to intercept, nor can Virgil van Dijk to close down the angle, and Wood sweeps home a delightful low finish into the far side of the net.

Diogo Jota goal vs. Nottingham Forest (66th min, Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool)

The two greatest substitutions in Premier League history?!

The Reds boss sends on Tsimikas and Jota as Liverpool line up a corner; the Greek whips the ball in, and none other than Jota rises highest to flick the ball into the bottom corner.

Tsimikas's first touch = assist. Jota's first touch = goal. Has this ever happened in the Premier League before? Where are the Opta lads when you need them.



MAN OF THE MATCH - MATZ SELS

The man pictured above cost Nottingham Forest £6.8m.

One of many astute acquisitions the Tricky Trees have made since returning to the big time, the former Strasbourg goalkeeper had an exceptionally quiet first half, but he was nothing short of sensational when Liverpool upped the ante in the second.

Sels ended the game with five saves - most of which were acrobatic or otherwise astounding - but the perpetually solid Murillo also deserves a mention.



NOTTINGHAM FOREST VS. LIVERPOOL MATCH STATS

Possession: Nottingham Forest 29%-71% Liverpool
Shots: Nottingham Forest 6-23 Liverpool
Shots on target: Nottingham Forest 3-7 Liverpool
Corners: Nottingham Forest 0-9 Liverpool
Fouls: Nottingham Forest 7-10 Liverpool



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WHAT NEXT?

Things hardly get easier on the road for Liverpool, who must travel to the Gtech Community Stadium to square off with Brentford on Saturday, before resuming Champions League action at home to Lille on January 21.

In contrast, Forest face a much friendlier home fixture on Sunday afternoon, hosting rock-bottom Southampton at the City Ground.


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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool21155150203050
2Arsenal22128243212244
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest22135433221144
4Manchester CityMan City22115644291538
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle22115638261238
6Chelsea21107441261537
7Bournemouth22107536261037
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9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2281043530534
10Fulham228953430433
11Brentford2284104039128
12Crystal Palace226972528-327
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd2275102732-526
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2275102743-1626
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs22731245351024
16Everton214891828-1020
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2144133148-1716
18Ipswich TownIpswich2237122043-2316
19Leicester CityLeicester2235142348-2514
20Southampton2213181550-356
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