Diogo Jota scores 19th goal of season to send Liverpool into FA Cup semi-finals with 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest at City Ground; Reds will face ...
We should have scored the sitter, it's unlikely Bobby [Firmino] doesn't square for Diogo [Jota], but the game stayed open. At the same time, Liverpool will look to leapfrog Man City in the Premier League table when they take on Watford at Anfield in the first of their seven games in 22 days, before they travel to Benfica in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on April 5; kick-off at 8pm. He told ITV Sport: "It was a proper cup match. It was a bit like a European night at Nottingham Forest - I know they don't get anything for it, but massive compliments to them. Victory in Nottingham added a seventh game in 22 days for Liverpool, who now face Manchester City twice, both legs of their Champions League quarter-final with Benfica and old rivals Manchester City and Everton between April 2 and April 24, as their continued progression in all competitions inevitably begins to bite. Liverpool were again given no quarter by Forest after the break, and had to rely on long-range efforts and half chances as they looked to avoid an extra-time period they could ill afford with a packed April on the horizon.
Liverpool will face Manchester City in the last four of the FA Cup after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest in the quarter-final.
Yates had a penalty shout when he skipped past Alisson and his leg caught the goalkeeper’s outstretched arm. “The game was defined in two minutes, where we had a really good chance and didn’t take it, and they created one, and did,” Cooper said. There is only one reason to be a part of it: to go to the next round and we did that, in an atmosphere where everything was prepared to give us a knock but because we were prepared for a fight, we came through and I’m really happy.” That day Pierre van Hooijdonk scored a last-minute equaliser and Steven Gerrard, in his debut season, stepped off the bench. Forest proved courageous and stubborn, leading Klopp to make a quadruple substitution midway through a stale second half, replenishing his entire midfield, and the hosts should have taken the lead, Philip Zinckernagel wasting a golden opportunity. Cooper, who spent five years coaching Liverpool’s academy, has revitalised Forest since inheriting a team that were bottom of the Championship.
Only Alisson, Virgil Van Dijk, Fabinho and Diogo Jota retained their places from Liverpool's midweek win at Arsenal. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane were omitted ...
But Liverpool’s rearguard remained undefeated to set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with Man City in mid-April. Jota’s contact wasn’t perfect, but was enough to beat Horvath to put Liverpool one up with 10 minutes to play. Jurgen Klopp had seen enough and rung the changes with a quadruple substitution. But barring errors, Forest were largely preventing their Premier League opponents from testing Horvath to any great degree. Roberto Firmino was the benefactor and strolled towards goal with only Ethan Horvath to beat. The stopper stood up tall and repelled the Brazilian’s dinked effort, much to Colback’s relief.
A place in an FA Cup semi-final is up for grabs at Nottingham Forest as the two teams meet for the first time in 23 years. We're live to bring you the ...
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish praised Nottingham Forest after the club revealed they will reserve 97 seats at the City Ground in memory of the Hills.
Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. Liverpool and Forest met thirteen times in three seasons between 1978 and 1980 – including twice in the European Cup on the Tricky Trees’ route to be crowned champions in 1979. And Forest will pay a touching tribute to those missed supporters when Liverpool visit the City Ground on Sunday – with live and exclusive commentary of the match on talkSPORT. The sides will resume their rivalry on Sunday evening in the FA Cup quarter-finals, almost 23 years after their last meeting, but there will be a more sobering setting to the match with thoughts on the 97.