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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

Jurgen Klopp makes four changes from their win over Southampton last time out. Robertson returns from illness, with Konate, Mac Allister and Diaz also coming in to start. Quansah, Tsimikas, McConnell and Koumas start on the bench. The Reds are also boosted by the returns of Endo, Szoboszlai and Nunez from injury, and they're also among the substitutes.

2 March 2024 14:55

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

Nuno Espirito Santo makes just three changes to the side that started the late defeat against Manchester United on Wednesday. Omobamidele, Dominguez and Hudson-Odoi are all brought in, with former Liverpool striker, Origi, moving to play up front. Felipe, Danilo and Awoniyi drop to the bench.

2 March 2024 14:52

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

LIVERPOOL SUBS: James McConnell, Adrian, Jayden Danns, Wataru Endo, Lewis Koumas, Kostas Tsimikas, Dominik Szoboszlai, Jarell Quansah, Darwin Nunez.

2 March 2024 14:49

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

LIVERPOOL STARTING XI (4-3-3): Caoimhin Kelleher; Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Alexis Mac Allister, Joe Gomez, Bobby Clark; Harvey Elliot, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz.

2 March 2024 14:46

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Cheikhou Kouyate, Danilo, Joe Gardner, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Felipe, Moussa Niakhate, Taiwo Awoniyi, Ibrahim Sangare, Matt Turner.

2 March 2024 14:43

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

NOTTINGHAM FOREST STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Neco Williams, Andrew Omobamidele, Murillo, Harry Toffolo; Nicolas Dominguez, Ryan Yates; Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi; Divock Origi.

2 March 2024 14:40

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

With Manchester City and Arsenal not playing today, Liverpool can move four points clear at the top of the league ahead of their games. They've lost just one of their last 17 games in all competitions (W13 D3), though that did come away from home against the Gunners in the Premier League. The Reds are on a five-match winning run though, following up their EFL Cup victory over Chelsea last weekend with a 3-0 win over Southampton to progress in the FA Cup on Wednesday.

2 March 2024 14:36

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

Forest start the day sitting just four points above the relegation zone, and they'll be desperate to put some more space between them and the drop. They've won just two of their 11 games since the start of 2024 (D4 L5), with only one of those victories coming in the league, though that was in their last home match against 10-man West Ham (2-0). The Tricky Trees come into today on the back of their FA Cup fifth-round exit after conceding a late goal to lose 1-0 to Manchester United. They can be buoyed by their record against Liverpool though, having never lost a Premier League home match against the Reds (W3 D3).

2 March 2024 14:33

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground!

2 March 2024 14:30

Confirmed lineups are in:

NFO - Sels, Williams, Omobamidele, Murillo, Toffolo, Dominguez, Yates, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Origi

LIV - Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gomez, Clark, Mac Allister, Elliott, Gakpo, Diaz

Karl Matchett2 March 2024 14:03

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