LIVERPOOL. Liverpool was finally too much to handle for Nottingham Forest with the goal of Diogo Jota (31′), Darwin Núñez (35′) and Mohamed Salah (77′). Liverpool was truly better in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the collaboration of Richard West and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.23 degrees Celsius or 52.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Liverpool

3 - 0

Nottingham Forest

  • ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
  • 21 Total 9
  • 9 On Target 1
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 137 Attack 75
  • 71 Dangerous attack 23
  • 93 Ball safe 62
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Liverpool had a superior ball possession 74% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 21 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest shot 9 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (Alexis Mac Allister and Trent Alexander-Arnold). Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 3 yellow cards (Ibrahim Sangaré, Orel Mangala and Nicolás Domínguez).

Match Timeline

Trent Alexander-Arnold - Yellow
19'
Diogo Jota (goal)
31'
33'
Darwin Núñez (goal)Dominik Szoboszlai
35'
52'
Nicolás Domínguez- Yellow
Alexis Mac Allister- Yellow
58'
Cody Gakpo- sub ->Diogo Jota
58'
Harvey Elliott- sub ->Ryan Gravenberch
59'
69'
Taiwo Awoniyi- sub ->Willy Boly
69'
Harry Toffolo- sub ->Ola Aina
69'
Ryan Yates- sub ->Nicolás Domínguez
Mohamed Salah(goal)Dominik Szoboszlai
77'
Wataru Endo - sub ->Darwin Núñez
80'
83'
83'
Neco Williams- sub ->Morgan Gibbs-White
Joe Gomez- sub ->Trent Alexander-Arnold
89'
90'
Ibrahim Sangaré - Yellow
Cody Gakpo(VAR)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Liverpool will have 23 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest will stay with 10 points like Everton to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away against Luton Town on the 4th of November with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).

Nottingham Forest will host Aston Villa on the 4th of November with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (3 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson 1.Brazil
7.1
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
8.4
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
7.7
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
7.5
D
Trent Alexander-Arnold 66.England
7.0
89' 19'
M
Dominik Szoboszlai 8.Hungary
9.2
M
Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina
7.5
58'
M
Ryan Gravenberch 38.Netherlands
6.7
59'
F
Luis Díaz 7.Colombia
F
Darwin Núñez 9.Uruguay
7.5
80' 35'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
8.1
77'
F
Diogo Jota 20.Portugal
7.8
58' 31'
Substitutes
G
Adrián 13.Spain
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
Joe Gomez 2.England
89'
D
Joel Matip 32.Cameroon
D
L. Chambers 44.England
M
Wataru Endo 3.Japan
6.6
80'
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
7.0
59'
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
7.0
58'

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

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Luis Díaz, Alisson (7.1), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.0), Ibrahima Konaté (7.7), Virgil van Dijk (8.4), Konstantinos Tsimikas (7.5), Dominik Szoboszlai (9.2), Alexis Mac Allister (7.5), Ryan Gravenberch (6.7), Mohamed Salah (8.1), Darwin Núñez (7.5) and Diogo Jota (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo (6.6), Adrián, Cody Gakpo (7.0), Harvey Elliott (7.0), Joël Matip, Luke Chambers, James McConnell and Caoimhin Kelleher.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 4 changes: Darwin Núñez for Wataru Endo (80′), Diogo Jota for Cody Gakpo (58′), Ryan Gravenberch for Harvey Elliott (59′) and Trent Alexander-Arnold for Joe Gomez (89′).

Best player: Dominik Szoboszlai​

The most impressive player for Liverpool was Dominik Szoboszlai even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.2) with 81 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest
G
Matt Turner 1.United States
7.0
D
Ola Aina 43.Nigeria
6.4
69'
D
Serge Aurier 24.Ivory Coast
6.7
D
Willy Boly 30.France
7.3
69'
D
Murillo 40.Brazil
7.0
D
Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal
6.3
M
Orel Mangala 5.Belgium
6.3
83' 33'
M
Ibrahim Sangaré 6.Ivory Coast
7.3
90'
M
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
6.4
83'
M
Nicolás Domínguez 16.Argentina
6.4
69' 52'
F
Chris Wood 11.New Zealand
F
Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden
6.4
Substitutes
G
Odysseas Vlachodimos 23.Greece
D
Harry Toffolo 15.England
6.4
69'
D
Nuno Tavares 3.Portugal
D
Joe Worrall 4.England
D
Neco Williams 7.Wales
6.3
83'
M
Ryan Yates 22.England
7.0
69'
M
Cheikhou Kouyaté 8.Senegal
M
Andrey Santos 12.Brazil
6.4
83'
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 9.Nigeria
6.4
69'

Nottingham Forest started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Steve Cooper played with: Chris Wood, Matt Turner (7.0), Serge Aurier (6.7), Willy Boly (7.3), Moussa Niakhaté (6.3), Murillo (7.0), Ola Aina (6.4), Morgan Gibbs-White (6.4), Orel Mangala (6.3), Ibrahim Sangaré (7.3), Nicolás Domínguez (6.4) and Anthony Elanga (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Harry Toffolo (6.4), Nuno Tavares, Joe Worrall, Neco Williams (6.3), Cheikhou Kouyaté, Taiwo Awoniyi (6.4), Andrey Santos (6.4), Ryan Yates (7.0) and Odysseas Vlachodimos.

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Orel Mangala for Andrey Santos (83′), Morgan Gibbs-White for Neco Williams (83′), Ola Aina for Harry Toffolo (69′), Nicolás Domínguez for Ryan Yates (69′) and Willy Boly for Taiwo Awoniyi (69′).

Best player: Ibrahim Sangaré​

The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Ibrahim Sangaré.

His rating is (7.3) with 27 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​