Liverpool v Nottingham Forest, 22 April 2023

Score3-2 to Liverpool
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance53,325
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Liverpool won: 5 Drawn: 4 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Liverpool scored: 21 Nottingham Forest scored: 14 . This was Nottingham Forest's first visit to Anfield since October 1998.

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Diogo Jota 47 G
Diogo Jota 55 G
Mohamed Salah 70 G

Goals:

Neco Williams 51 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Starting lineup:

Keylor Navas Goalkeeper
Scott McKenna Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Renan Lodi Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Remo Freuler Midfielder
Orel Mangala Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Darwin Núñez for Cody Gakpo 60
Thiago Alcántara for Fabinho 60
Luis Díaz for Diogo Jota 81
James Milner for Curtis Jones 81

Substitutions:

Joe Worrall for Scott McKenna 30
Brennan Johnson for Remo Freuler 76
André Ayew for Renan Lodi 87
Emmanuel Dennis for Felipe Monteiro 87
Sam Surridge for Taiwo Awoniyi 87

Cards:

Cards:

Neco Williams 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Oliver Hammond
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 7th . Liverpool had now taken 101 points from their 50 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2022. . The Reds avoided failing to win in consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2021. . This was the first time that they had selected the same starting line-up in three consecutive games in all competitions since January 2020.

Comments:

League position: 19th . Nottingham Forest had now lost six consecutive away games in the top division for the first time since December 1979 in League Division One. . Forest remained without a win in the Premier League since the visit of Leeds United on 5 February 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . 601 goals had now been scored in their 230 games in the Premier League (for 255, against 346).

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Diogo Jota 47 G
Diogo Jota 55 G
Mohamed Salah 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Substitutions:

Darwin Núñez for Cody Gakpo 60
Thiago Alcántara for Fabinho 60
Luis Díaz for Diogo Jota 81
James Milner for Curtis Jones 81

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 7th . Liverpool had now taken 101 points from their 50 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2022. . The Reds avoided failing to win in consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2021. . This was the first time that they had selected the same starting line-up in three consecutive games in all competitions since January 2020.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Neco Williams 51 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 67 G

Starting lineup:

Keylor Navas Goalkeeper
Scott McKenna Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Renan Lodi Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Remo Freuler Midfielder
Orel Mangala Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Joe Worrall for Scott McKenna 30
Brennan Johnson for Remo Freuler 76
André Ayew for Renan Lodi 87
Emmanuel Dennis for Felipe Monteiro 87
Sam Surridge for Taiwo Awoniyi 87

Cards:

Neco Williams 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Oliver Hammond
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 19th . Nottingham Forest had now lost six consecutive away games in the top division for the first time since December 1979 in League Division One. . Forest remained without a win in the Premier League since the visit of Leeds United on 5 February 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . 601 goals had now been scored in their 230 games in the Premier League (for 255, against 346).