NOTTINGHAM. Nottingham Forest defeats Liverpool 1-0 after T. Awoniyi scored just 1 goal (55′). Liverpool was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (75%).
The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney who was helped by Constantine Hatzidakis and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 25 Ball Possession 75
Shots
- 10 Total 15
- 7 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 65 Attack 128
- 25 Dangerous attack 74
- 74 Ball safe 110
- 8 Free Kicks 17
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 11
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 75% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Nottingham Forest was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Nottingham Forest shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Liverpool shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards (J. Worrall and R. Freuler). Regarding the opposition, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (J. Gomez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Nottingham Forest will have 9 points like Leeds United, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers to gain in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will stay with 16 points to move up in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will play away against Chelsea on the 13th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Liverpool will play away agasint Leicester City on the 13th of May with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
72'
89'
55'
Nottingham Forest started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steve Cooper decided to play with the following team: Dean Henderson , Serge Aurier , Steve Cook , Scott McKenna , Neco Williams , Ryan Yates , Remo Freuler , Cheikhou Kouyaté , Morgan Gibbs-White , Taiwo Awoniyi and Jesse Lingard .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Worrall , Emmanuel Dennis, Sam Surridge, Brennan Johnson , Giulian Biancone, Willy Boly, Wayne Hennessey, Renan Lodi and Orel Mangala .
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: J. Lingard for B. Johnson (64′), T. Awoniyi for J. Worrall (64′), N. Williams for R. Lodi (72′) and C. Kouyate for O. Mangala (80′).
Best player: Dean Henderson
The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was the goalkeeper: Dean Henderson. His rating is 7.81. He performed 5 saves.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
Liverpool started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson , James Milner , Joe Gomez , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Harvey Elliott , Fabinho , Curtis Jones , Fabio Carvalho , Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino .
They had on the bench: Nathaniel Phillips, Jordan Henderson , Caoimhin Kelleher, Adrián, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain , Konstantinos Tsimikas, Bobby Clark, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Stefan Bajčetić.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 3 changes: J. Milner for T. Alexander-Arnold (62′), F. Carvalho for J. Henderson (62′) and R. Firmino for A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (76′).
Best player: Alisson
The most impressive player for Liverpool was the goalkeeper: Alisson. His rating is 8.02. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Nottingham Forest – Liverpool – 1-0
- Manchester City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 3-1
- Everton – Crystal Palace – 3-0
- Chelsea – Manchester United – 1-1
