Last season, Nottingham Forest stunned Liverpool at home. This time they were very close to sharing the points. Another two minutes would have passed, but not because of Darwin Nunez. Uruguayan forward’s 99th minute goal gave Liverpool a comfortable victory in the English Premier League.
In this 1-0 victory on Saturday, Liverpool remained at the top by 4 points ahead of Manchester City, who played one match less. They have 63 points in 27 matches. Citizens are number two with 59 points. Pep Guardiola’s men will play against Manchester United on Sunday to close the gap.
Liverpool had 70 percent of the ball throughout the match. 22 shots were taken, but two were on target. Only one of them worked. Nottingham also had two shots on target but failed to find the back of the net.
Divock Origi and Luis Diaz’s shots went wide in the first half. In the 60th minute, Núñez came on as a substitute for Andy Robertson and scored three minutes later. But his shot missed the target. Finally he found the goal. In the ninth minute of added time, Nunez faked a header off an Alexis McAllister assist from a corner. Liverpool’s sixth straight win in all competitions.
Meanwhile, Chelsea was in danger of losing despite advancing. Bluera took the lead in the 35th minute at Brentford’s field with Nicholas Jackson’s goal. They went into the break holding the lead. Chelsea scored back. Mads Rorslev equalized in the 50th minute. Yone Wisa then put Brentford ahead in the 69th minute. Axel Disassi scored in the 83rd minute and Chelsea recovered the points. 11th star with 36 points in 26 matches.
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