Liverpool failed to proceed their momentum aft two-straight Premier League wins arsenic they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest astatine the City Ground connected Saturday.
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A archetypal fractional of fewer chances saw the Reds bask the champion of the play, but they failed to instrumentality vantage erstwhile Fabio Carvalho's effort astatine Dean Henderson was tame, portion Virgil van Dijk's determination to caput the shot crossed the extremity contempt being six yards retired saw it question harmlessly to safety.
Forest looked to deed Liverpool connected the counter-attack for the bulk of the lucifer and they enjoyed immoderate occurrence erstwhile winning the shot precocious up the pitch, but nary much truthful than erstwhile Taiwo Awoniyi forced Joe Gomez into a mistake successful the 2nd half, allowing the hosts to people from the resulting escaped kick. Their pb was astir doubled earlier James Milner blocked Morgan Gibbs-White's effort astatine goal.
Van Dijk had the champion accidental for the equaliser successful wounded clip arsenic helium directed a escaped header astatine goal, lone for his effort to beryllium matched by Henderson, who produced a beardown quick-reaction prevention to guarantee that Steve Cooper's broadside earned each 3 points.
Positives
A affirmative show for Curtis Jones volition assistance Liverpool going guardant aft a fig of wounded problems, and it was yet different agleam show from Harvey Elliott, who is continuing to radiance for Jurgen Klopp.
Negatives
The Reds were sloppy successful possession excessively often and that saw guardant balls question carelessly retired of play. Liverpool besides seemed to person returned to their ways of conceding aggregate counter-attacks, yet being punished by Awoniyi.
Manager standing retired of 10
Jurgen Klopp, 6 -- Responded rapidly to going 1-0 down with 2 substitutes that could person been made earlier. Klopp's gameplan looked to beryllium capable for the triumph connected the day, but idiosyncratic errors and decision-making connected the transportation meant determination was small helium could do.
Player ratings (1-10; 10 = best, players introduced aft 70 minutes get nary rating)
GK Alisson 7 - There wasn't overmuch Alisson could bash astir the opening extremity arsenic it cannoned backmost disconnected of the woodwork and into the way of Awoniyi. Kept the crippled astatine 1-0 with immoderate large saves.
DF Andy Robertson 6 -.Often made the close determination erstwhile going guardant and didn't let overmuch to make down his flank, though opponents did look to beryllium targeting the other wing.
DF Virgil van Dijk 6 - An assured show astatine the back, but his biggest infinitesimal of the crippled was erstwhile helium didn't nonstop his header astatine extremity from six yards out. His wounded clip effort was excessively cardinal and allowed Henderson to marque the save.
DF Joe Gomez 5 - Sometimes took excessively agelong connected the shot and was caught retired successful the 2nd fractional erstwhile fouling Awoniyi earlier the opening goal.
DF James Milner 7- Stretched play connected the close transmission and looked to overlap Elliott to make chances with crosses into the box. A cardinal artifact kept Liverpool successful the game.
MF Fabinho 5 - Looked to anchor the backmost 4 but helium could seldom get adjacent to Forest players to marque a challenge. Play broke down excessively often erstwhile helium was successful possession, with his worst infinitesimal erstwhile helium ran into postulation with the shot and mislaid it carelessly successful the 85th minute.
MF Curtis Jones 7 - Neat successful possession successful a relation that saw Jones look to power the crippled from the midfield alternatively than make goal-scoring chances successful much precocious areas. A beardown show aft immoderate clip connected the sidelines with an wounded successful a relation that could suit him successful aboriginal games.
MF Harvey Elliott 7 - Elliott looked agleam each clip helium had the shot arsenic the Reds regularly created attacks down the right-flank, and helium astir picked up an assistance with an exquisite walk that provided Carvalho with a one-on-one opportunity.
FW Fabio Carvalho 6 - The 20-year-old had the archetypal large accidental of the crippled with a delicate interaction that took down Elliott's pass, but helium couldn't get the decorativeness right. Wasteful successful possession astatine times.
FW Roberto Firmino 5 - Liverpool struggled to get the shot to Firmino, who didn't marque the astir of his constricted opportunities successful possession. Eventually replaced successful the 76th minute.
FW Mohamed Salah 5 - Hesitant with determination making and couldn't look to get going wide against Forest's heavy backmost line. Anonymous successful the 2nd fractional aft failing to get a due transportation connected a accidental wherever helium had much clip than helium thought.
Substitutes
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Milner, 62") 7 - A fig of unsafe set-piece deliveries astir led to goals but Firmino and Van Dijk couldn't convert. Came adjacent with a header to gully a prevention from Henderson.
Jordan Henderson (Carvalho, 62") 6 - The skipper pressed aggressively from midfield to assistance Liverpool triumph the shot backmost successful amended positions.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Firmino, 76") N/R - Introduced for Firmino connected his instrumentality from wounded -- his archetypal quality this season.
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