Nottingham Forest and Liverpool had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the 2024/2025 Premier League match week 21 held at the City Ground, Tuesday (14/1/2025).
Forest took the lead thanks to a goal scored by Chris Wood early in the first half. Liverpool were only able to equalize in the second half through Diogo Jota who had just entered the field.
Thanks to this result, Liverpool are still firmly perched at the top of the standings with 47 points, six points ahead of Nottingham Forest who are in second place.
Check out the full summary of the match below.
Liverpool controlled the game from the start. However, it was Forest who managed to open the lead when the match had only been going on for eight minutes. Wood’s shot failed to be blocked by Alisson.
Liverpool struggled to break down the home team’s defense which played very disciplined and well-organized. The score of 1-0 lasted until halftime.
In the first 45 minutes, Liverpool coached by Arne Slot had already managed to produce nine shots, compared to three for the home team. In terms of ball possession, Liverpool was also very dominant. The Reds recorded 70.40 percent ball possession in the first half. Compare that number with Forest who only managed 29.60 percent ball possession.
Entering the second half, Arne Slot brought in Kostas Tsimikas and Diogo Jota. As a result, the combination of the two players through a corner kick scheme successfully produced a goal in the 66th minute.
Forest and Liverpool both created opportunities in the remaining time. However, no additional goals were scored by either team. A 1-1 draw was the final result of this match.
Murillo deserves to be chosen as the best player from the Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool duel that ended 1-1.
Murillo became a solid fortress in Nottingham Forest’s back line. The player who is only 22 years old performed fantastically to block Liverpool’s continuous attacks.
Murillo was recorded as sending six accurate long passes, 10 times sending the ball into the final third of the opponent’s area, and releasing two shots.
From the defensive side, Murillo performed brilliantly with four successful tackles from four attempts. He was also recorded as making 18 sweeps, two interceptions, and six recoveries.
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in two meetings with Liverpool this season in the Premier League. In the first meeting this season at Liverpool’s home ground, Anfield Stadium, Nottingham Forest, managed to steal a 1-0 victory in September 2024.
