LIVERPOOL. Liverpool overcame Nottingham Forest. Liverpool was much better in terms of ball possession (81%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver with the support of Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 81 Ball Possession 19
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 6 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 139 Attack 47
- 80 Dangerous attack 31
- 78 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Liverpool had a strong ball possession 81% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 19% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was more pushing with 80 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 18 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest shot 11 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (Neco Williams).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Liverpool will have 50 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest will stay with 27 points to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away with Leicester City on the 15th of May with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Nottingham Forest will play away agasint Chelsea on the 13th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).
Liverpool – Formation
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Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson
, Trent Alexander-Arnold , Ibrahima Konaté , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Jordan Henderson , Fabinho , Curtis Jones , Mohamed Salah , Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota .The home team had on the bench: James Milner
, Luis Díaz , Thiago Alcântara , Darwin Núñez , Konstantinos Tsimikas, Joe Gomez, Joël Matip, Harvey Elliott and Caoimhin Kelleher.Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Darwin Núñez (injured).
Substitutions
Liverpool made 4 changes: Fabinho for Thiago Alcântara (60′), C. Gakpo for Darwin Nuñez (60′), C. Jones for James Milner (81′) and Diogo Jota for Luis Díaz (81′).
Best player: Mohamed Salah
The most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 47 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.Nottingham Forest – Formation
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Nottingham Forest started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Steve Cooper played with: Keylor Navas
, Felipe , Moussa Niakhaté , Scott McKenna , Neco Williams , Remo Freuler , Orel Mangala , Renan Lodi , Morgan Gibbs-White , Danilo and Taiwo Awoniyi .These were the players on the bench: André Ayew, Sam Surridge, Harry Toffolo, Jesse Lingard, Wayne Hennessey, Brennan Johnson
, Joe Worrall , Emmanuel Dennis and Oliver Hammond.Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of B. Johnson (injured) and Sam Surridge (injured).
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Scott McKenna for Joe Worrall (30′), Remo Freuler for Brennan Johnson (76′), Renan Lodi for André Ayew (87′), Felipe for Emmanuel Dennis (87′) and T. Awoniyi for Sam Surridge (87′).
Best player: Morgan Gibbs-White
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Morgan Gibbs-White.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 14 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Liverpool – Nottingham Forest – 3-2
- Leicester City – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-1
- Fulham – Leeds United – 2-1
- Crystal Palace – Everton – 0-0
- Brentford – Aston Villa – 1-1