At 23:00 Beijing time on March 2, the 27th round of the 2023-24 Premier League season ushered in a key battle: Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool.
In the Premier League standings before the game, Liverpool led the Premier League standings with 60 points in 26 games, 18 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, 1 point ahead of the defending champion Manchester City in second place, and 2 points ahead of Arsenal in third. Nottingham Forest is 17th with 24 points, with 1 more games and 1 round, 4 points more than Luton Town in the relegation zone.
Liverpool's lead is not big and there can't be any slip-ups, otherwise they could hand over the top spot at any time. After the veteran powerhouse Nottingham Forest returned to the top league after many years, although the investment in reinforcements is not small, the world has changed, it is not easy to gain a foothold in the Premier League, and it is normal to fight for relegation for a long time.
Yes, Liverpool started the 433 formation, Gakpo, Luis Dias, and Elliott formed a forward trident, midfielders Clark, Gomez, and McAllister, and four defenders Robertson, Van Dijk, Konat, Bradley, and goalkeeper Kelleher. The total value of the starting eleven is 3600 million euros.
This is another set of second-tier plus the start of the youth army, the recent schedule is tight, the next week will usher in the first leg of the Europa League 1 8 finals, the 28th round of the Premier League home against the fierce rival Manchester City two tough battles, Klopp has reservations is the main reason, a number of main injuries are also forced to last.
Nottingham Forest started the 4231 formation, center forward Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, White, Origi in the forward line, Yates and Dominguez in the double back, Toforo, Murillo, Omoba Middel, Williams in the back four, and goalkeeper Sells. The total value of the starting eleven is 1700 million euros.
In the 15th minute, Dominguez split the ball, Origi took the ball on the right side and pushed forward and shot from a distance, which was missed.
In the 17th minute, Robertson crossed from the left, Luis Díaz hit the goal, but it was blocked by a defender.
In the 20th minute, Robertson sent in another cross from the left, and Murillo cleared the ball in time.
In the 23rd minute, Nottingham Forest counterattacked, Origi went through, Elanga formed a single knife, and Kelleher made a timely attack to block the ball.
Alisson's injury is not a matter of a while, and now, Kelleher's performance has become more and more stable, and it is more and more reassuring to Reds fans.
In the 25th minute, Clarke dribbled sideways on the left and hit the goal, which went high.
In the 27th minute, Bradley crossed, Clarke's shot was blocked, and Luis Dias made a follow-up shot, but it was still blocked.
In the 99th minute of stoppage time, the referee could stop the game at any time, Liverpool forced a corner kick on the right side, Szobosloy drove to the penalty area, the first point was cleared, McAllister took the ball and sent it into the box, Nunez scored with a header. Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 1-0.
This ball is worth 10,000 dollars!
The introduction of Nunez, Liverpool's total transfer fee of 100 million euros, in addition to wasting opportunities, is also showing its value.
With 63 points in 27 games, Liverpool continues to lead the Premier League standings, 4 points more than Manchester City in the first 1 round, and is still firmly in control of its own destiny!