JAKARTA - Diogo Jota's forward saved Liverpool from defeat. Left behind first, Liverpool finally drew 1-1 against Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League match at City Ground Stadium, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 in the morning WIB.
Liverpool again failed to get full points in the domestic competition. After being detained by Manchester United 2-2 at home, Liverpool then lost in the Carabao Cup semifinals. In the first match of the semifinals, the Reds lost 1-0.
But Liverpool finally won while competing in the FA Cup. Appearing with most of the young and second-tier players, they destroyed the team from the bottom caste of Accrington Stanley with a landslide score of 4-0.
When returning to compete in the Premier League, manager Arne Slot fielded the best team. However, the players who were already fit because they did not appear in the FA Cup were like Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk failed to bring The Pool to victory when they played away matches.
Forest that host Liverpool is not a light opponent. Even the two-time Champions League champions (in 1979 and 1980 when they were still called the Champions Cup) became Liverpool's competitors in the race for the league title.
Even in that match, Forest took the lead first. However, Nuno Espirito Santo's team failed to defend their lead and were only able to draw 1-1.
However, the result was able to bring Forest to replace Arsenal and take second place after pocketing point 41. They are one point ahead with the Gunners who will host Tottenham Hotspur in The North London Derby aka Derby London Utara, Thursday, January 16, 2025 in the morning WIB.
If you get points at the derby, Arsenal will again be in second place because they have a better goal difference than Forest.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are still firmly at the top of the Premier League standings. One additional point made them pocket 47 points. Now, Liverpool have one match postponed ahead of six points over Forest.
The competition between the two teams reminded competitions in the 1970s and 1980s. At that time, Forest was one of the elite teams in the highest caste and competed fiercely with Liverpool. Forest won the league in 1978. And the next season, Liverpool's turn to beat Forest to win the league.
Nuansa's feud decades ago seems to have been carried away in a match at City Ground. The game was tight and Forest was able to play openly very well.
The hosts appear confident because in the first match at Anfield, they beat Liverpool 1-0. This is the only defeat of The Pool in the Premier League.
Forest also showed her best performance and was already ahead when the game had only been running for eight minutes. Striker Chris Wood successfully broke into Liverpool's goal after completing Anthony Elanga's assist. This is Wood's 13th goal in the league.
After winning 1-0, Forest continued to try to play attacking. However, Liverpool also put pressure on and forced goalkeeper Matz Sels to work hard to defend the goal.
However, Sels finally conceded. Jota, who had only been in 22 seconds to replace Ibrahima Konate, managed to score a goal after completing an assist from Konstantinos Tsimikas in the 66th minute.
After the 1-1 draw, Liverpool are actually getting more aggressive in suppressing their opponents. Moreover, their possession reached 70%. But no goals were created.
Jota and Salah had a good chance to add goals. It's just that Sels managed to make a brilliant save. He even recorded three attempts to thwart Liverpool's good chances. The 1-1 score did not change until the end of the match.
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