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Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Darwin Nunez scores 99th minute winner

Jurgen Klopp’s side head to The City Ground hoping to extend their lead atop the Premier League table

Luke Baker
Saturday 02 March 2024 17:38 GMT
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Just seconds from the end, Darwin Nunez produced one of those uproarious moments that you might usually say was a sign of where the title is going. The evidence of this season, however, suggests it’s going to need many more of them.

Perhaps the greatest significance of this 99th-minute 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest, beyond the vintage late header of such a classic run-in victory, was that Jurgen Klopp’s side kept persevering despite so many absences. They have kept this form going, and still have a number of stars to come back.

The return of a player who is definitely ascending to that kind of level for supporters was the crucial difference here.

Follow the latest reaction from the Premier League below and get the latest odds and tips here.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

Dominguez is helped halfway off the field by Yates before the physio takes over, with the midfielder limping along. Danilo comes on in his place.

2 March 2024 16:36

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Dominguez has gone down a couple of times in the second half, and he's on the floor holding his thigh once more. It doesn't look like he's going to be able to carry on this time.

2 March 2024 16:35

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CHANCE! Diaz thinks about putting in a cross but instead carries it along the edge of the box before whipping a shot on goal. It's always swerving away from goal though, and it flies wide.

2 March 2024 16:32

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2 March 2024 16:32

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Klopp isn't happy with the free-kick that's been given against his side, and he's making it clear to the fourth official. The referee also comes across and manages to calm him down.

2 March 2024 16:30

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Elanga takes it off Gomez's toe on the edge of the area, but Mac Allister wins it back before chipping a lovely ball over the top. Nunez peels away to get a glancing touch on it, but he can't direct it on target.

2 March 2024 16:29

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WIDE! Williams is caught on the ball on halfway, and Nunez bursts through the middle before switching it out to Gakpo on the right. The Uruguayan continues his run and wants it back, but Gakpo goes it alone, firing into the side netting.

2 March 2024 16:27

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Elliott's corner is curled straight into Sels' gloves, and he goes long for Hudson-Odoi on the left. He knocks it into Awoniyi on the edge of the box, but he takes too long to get a shot away, and Bradley shields it back to Kelleher.

2 March 2024 16:25

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SO CLOSE! Forest break quickly on the counter once more, with Hudson-Odoi sliding it into the box for Awoniyi. He has Konate tight to his back, so he cushions it into Toffolo instead. His cross lands at Elanga's feet, but he sends his first-time shot just wide of the far post.

2 March 2024 16:22

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WIDE! It's worked neatly from right to left by Liverpool with one-touch passes, and Diaz threads it through for Nunez. The angle is against him, but he still drills a low shot on goal, only to fire it into the side netting.

2 March 2024 16:20

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