Liverpool
Nott'm Forest
Match summary
Liverpool and Nott'm Forest drew 2-2. Nott'm Forest led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Dan Ndoye put Nott'm Forest ahead in the 24th minute, set up by Morgan Gibbs-White. In the second half, Alexander Isak equalised in the 60th minute, set up by Cody Gakpo, Morgan Gibbs-White put Nott'm Forest back in front from the penalty spot in the 70th minute, and Víctor Muñoz equalised in the 82nd minute, set up by Florian Wirtz.
Nott'm Forest had the better of the chances, with 2.88 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Liverpool's 1.28 from 13.
Liverpool and Nott'm Forest played out a Premier League matchday two fixture that finished in a two-all draw after a fluctuating contest. Liverpool dominated territory and possession with sixty-nine percent of the ball and six hundred and thirty-one passes, compared to two hundred and eighty-eight for Nott'm Forest. The home side registered thirteen shots to their opponents' twelve, and led in dangerous attacks seventy-nine to twenty-eight. However, Nott'm Forest created the higher expected goals total at 2.88 compared to Liverpool's 1.28. Both teams accumulated disciplinary cautions, with Liverpool receiving four yellow cards and Nott'm Forest picking up two.
The scoring opened in the twenty-fourth minute when Dan Ndoye scored with a right-footed shot for Nott'm Forest, giving them a one-goal lead at half-time following a thirty-second minute VAR review and a yellow card for Igor Jesus. Alexander Isak equalised for Liverpool in the sixtieth minute with a left-footed shot after yellow cards to Ola Aina, Víctor Muñoz, and Florian Wirtz early in the second half. Morgan Gibbs-White restored Nott'm Forest's lead from the penalty spot in the seventieth minute following a yellow card to Alisson. Víctor Muñoz secured a draw for Liverpool with a right-footed shot in the eighty-second minute.
