Premier League: Jota Rescues Point For Reds Against Nottingham Forest

🥃Liverpool will be glad to see the back of Nottingham Forest. Two games against the big surprise of the Premier League season have yielded just one point for the leaders after their 1-1 draw at Forest’s rocking City Ground on Tuesday. Liverpool has lost only once in 20 games so far this campaign — and that was 1-0 at home to Forest in September. Four months later, Diogo Jota scored with a header from a corner in the 66th minute — just 22 seconds after coming on as a substitute — to earn Liverpool a draw that maintained its six-point cushion over Forest, which moved into second place in its improbable bid to qualify for the Champions League. And who knows, maybe more.

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Updated on: 15 January 2025 12:32 pm

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English Premier League soccer Nottingham Forest and Liverpool match: Murillo

EPL 2024-25: Nottingham Forest's Murillo, center, Ola Aina, left, and Alex Moreno react at the end of the match | Photo: AP/Darren Staples

🐽Nottingham Forest's Murillo, center, Ola Aina, left, and Alex Moreno react at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England.

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English Premier League soccer Nottingham Forest and Liverpool match: Virgil van Dijk

EPL 2024-25: Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk shakes hands with Cody Gakpo | Photo: AP/Darren Staples

𒉰Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, right, shakes hands with Liverpool's Cody Gakpo at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England.

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English Premier League soccer Nottingham Forest and Liverpool match: Diogo Jota

EPL 2024-25: Liverpool's Diogo Jota scores his side's opening goal | Photo: AP/Darren Staples

🔯Liverpool's Diogo Jota, second right, scores his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England.

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English Premier League soccer Nottingham Forest and Liverpool match: Cody Gakpo

EPL 2024-25: Liverpool's Cody Gakpo duels for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Ola Aina | Photo: AP/Darren Staples

🌼Liverpool's Cody Gakpo, left, duels for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Ola Aina during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England.

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English Premier League soccer Nottingham Forest and Liverpool match: Trent Alexander-Arnold

EPL 2024-25: Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold duels for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Callum Hudson-Odoi | Photo: AP/Darren Staples

ไLiverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, left, duels for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Callum Hudson-Odoi during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England.

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EPL 2024-25: Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold duels for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Callum Hudson-Odoi | Photo: AP/Darren Staples

🧔Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, left, duels for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Callum Hudson-Odoi during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England.

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English Premier League soccer Nottingham Forest and Liverpool match: Mohamed Salah

EPL 2024-25: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah duels for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Neco Williams | Photo: AP/Darren Staples

ಞLiverpool's Mohamed Salah, left, duels for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Neco Williams during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England.

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English Premier League soccer Nottingham Forest and Liverpool match: Chris Wood

EPL 2024-25: Nottingham Forest's Chris Wood celebrates after scoring the opening goal | Photo: AP/Darren Staples

🐼Nottingham Forest's Chris Wood celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England.

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English Premier League soccer Nottingham Forest and Liverpool match: Ryan Gravenberch

EPL 2024-25: Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White duels for the ball with Liverpool's Ryan Gravenberch | Photo: AP/Darren Staples

𝕴Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White, left, duels for the ball with Liverpool's Ryan Gravenberch during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England.

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English Premier League soccer Nottingham Forest and Liverpool match: Arne Slot

EPL 2024-25: Liverpool's manager Arne Slot speaks with Nottingham Forest's head coach Nuno Espirito Santo | Photo: AP/Darren Staples

꧒Liverpool's manager Arne Slot, left, speaks with Nottingham Forest's head coach Nuno Espirito Santo prior the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England.