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Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest LIVE - score, Murillo, Nicolo Savona, Morgan Gibbs-White goals, commentary stream

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He's just dragged a shot wide and then saw a penalty appeal turned down.Nottingham Forest then have a chance at the other end as Alisson Becker saves from Elliott Anderson.16:19Ian DoyleBig half-hourThis is 30 minutes that coud go a long way to defining Liverpool's season.Do they really have the energy and heart to try to battle their way back?They might not do it. Liverpool 0-2 Nottingham Forest (Savona)Anyway about that...16:07Ian DoyleUnder way againForest get us going.Liverpool were okay for 30 minutes but the minute they went behind, that was cue for them to fall apart for a while.Big second half because another defeat here would be bad news indeed for Slot.15:52KEY EVENTHalf-time ratingsAlisson Becker 6Couldn’t do much about the opener and held a long-ranger from Murillo before break.Dominik Szoboszlai 6Did well enough at right-back but much more effective when drifting into central positions.Ibrahima Konate 5Erratic distribution and hesitant defending made for an alarming first-half showing.Virgil van Dijk 6Can only do so much to make up for the lack of quality of those around him in defence.Milos Kerkez 6Very mixed bag with some decent attacking forays first half allied to spates of less-than-convincing defending.Ryan Gravenberch 6Started on the front foot but became bogged down by the slog in midfield.Alexis Mac Allister 6Should really have scored when Sels made great save but at least got into some decent attacking positions.Mohamed Salah 7Got the better of former team-mate Williams first half and clever feet created some openings.



One shot saved.Curtis Jones 6Neat footwork got him out of some tricky situations and sought to pressure the Forest rearguard.Cody Gakpo 6Among the many Liverpool players to see efforts blocked and tried to show some attacking thrust.Alexander Isak 5Touched the ball once in the opening quarter then began drifting left in an attempt to get into the game.15:50KEY EVENTHalf-time: Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham ForestRubbish again.15:45Theo SquiresInto stoppage-timeA minimum of five minutes added on at the end of the first half as Liverpool push forward.15:43Theo SquiresLooking increasingly vulnerableLiverpool looking increasingly vulnerable since falling behind. They need to get through to half-time to re-group.15:42Theo SquiresMac Allister header savedMac Allister rises highest to connect with Szoboszlai's free-kick, but Sels plucks it out of the air at the near post.15:38Ian DoyleBoringSome whimsical officiaiting there.Forest actually had the ball in the net again but Igor Jesus was judged to have handled.Not entirely sure about that one but let's be honest.

Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Murillo)Just shoot and you'll probably score against Liverpool these days.15:30Theo SquiresLiverpool getting closerGakpo cuts inside from the left and bursts into the box but his low shot on goal is blocked. The Argentine has a second shot blocked, with Liverpool winning another corner.15:06Theo SquiresHalf-chance for LiverpoolKonate nudged just as he looks to connect with Gakpo's cross into the box.