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​

Liverpool

3 - 2

Nottingham Forest

  • ! 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

30'
Diogo Jota (goal)Fabinho
47'
51'
Neco Williams(goal)Morgan Gibbs-White
Diogo Jota (goal)
55'
Thiago- sub ->Fabinho
60'
Darwin Núñez - sub ->C. Gakpo
60'
67'
Morgan Gibbs-White(goal)Felipe
Mohamed Salah(goal)Trent Alexander-Arnold
70'
Mohamed Salah(var)
71'
76'
81'
Luis Díaz- sub ->Diogo Jota
81'
83'
Neco Williams- Yellow
87'
87'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

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

Liverpool
G
Alisson 1.Brazil
6.4
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
6.7
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
7.4
D
Trent Alexander-Arnold 66.England
7.6
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
7.4
M
Jordan Henderson 14.England
7.4
M
Fabinho 3.Brazil
6.8
60'
M
Curtis Jones 17.England
7.0
81'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
7.7
70'
F
Diogo Jota 20.Portugal
7.7
81' 47', 55'
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
7.0
60'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
D
Joe Gomez 2.England
D
Joel Matip 32.Cameroon
M
James Milner 7.England
6.2
81'
M
Thiago 6.Spain
6.2
60'
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
F
Luis Díaz 23.Colombia
6.7
81'
F
Darwin Núñez 27.Uruguay
6.8
60'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (6.4), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.6), Ibrahima Konaté (7.4), Virgil van Dijk (6.7), Andrew Robertson (7.4), Jordan Henderson (7.4), Fabinho (6.8), Curtis Jones (7.0), Mohamed Salah (7.7), Cody Gakpo (7.0) and Diogo Jota (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: James Milner (6.2), Luis Díaz (6.7), Thiago Alcântara (6.2), Darwin Núñez (6.8), 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 (7.7) 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

Nottingham Forest
G
Keylor Navas 12.Costa Rica
5.8
D
Felipe 38.Brazil
7.0
87'
D
S. McKenna 26.Scotland
6.2
30'
D
Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal
7.1
M
Neco Williams 7.Wales
6.8
83' 51'
M
Renan Lodi 32.Brazil
6.1
87'
M
Remo Freuler 23.Switzerland
6.4
76'
M
Orel Mangala 5.Belgium
6.2
F
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
8.2
67'
F
Danilo 28.Brazil
6.4
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 9.Nigeria
6.7
87'
Substitutes
G
Wayne Hennessey 13.Wales
D
Harry Toffolo 15.England
D
Joe Worrall 4.England
6.2
30'
M
J. Lingard 11.England
M
O. Hammond 41.Wales
F
André Ayew 34.Ghana
87'
F
Sam Surridge 16.England
87'
F
Brennan Johnson 20.Wales
6.4
76'
F
Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria
87'

Nottingham Forest started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Steve Cooper played with: Keylor Navas (5.8), Felipe (7.0), Moussa Niakhaté (7.1), Scott McKenna (6.2), Neco Williams (6.8), Remo Freuler (6.4), Orel Mangala (6.2), Renan Lodi (6.1), Morgan Gibbs-White (8.2), Danilo (6.4) and Taiwo Awoniyi (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: André Ayew, Sam Surridge, Harry Toffolo, Jesse Lingard, Wayne Hennessey, Brennan Johnson (6.4), Joe Worrall (6.2), 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 (8.2) 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.​