Struggling Nottingham Forest pulled off a shocking 1-0 win over Liverpool to assert solely their second victory of the season within the Premier League on Saturday whereas Manchester Metropolis and Everton additionally loved snug house wins.
Nigerian ahead Taiwo Awoniyi obtained the one objective of the sport in Nottingham within the second half when he adopted up his personal shot to attain from shut vary, coming again to hang-out Liverpool after becoming a member of the membership in 2015 however by no means enjoying a aggressive sport for them.
Forest goalkeeper Dean Henderson made a powerful save deep in added time to maintain out a header from Virgil van Dijk, securing his facet’s first win since they beat West Ham United on Aug. 14, whereas Liverpool sank to a 3rd defeat of the season.
The outcome introduced Liverpool again right down to earth after final week’s 1-0 win over Manchester Metropolis and one other 1-0 success over West Ham in midweek and underlined Juergen Klopp’s facet’s struggles away from house this season, with solely two factors from 5 matches on their travels.
“Large, large blow as a result of I do not know how we will lose this sport to be trustworthy,” Klopp stated.
“The efficiency I can sort of clarify, the outcome not. We needed to put the sport to mattress to be completely trustworthy.”
Forest coach Steve Cooper stated: “It is a massive win however solely a win. We have to construct on that and keep it up. To win a sport towards somebody like Liverpool, it is advisable to have excellent moments at each ends. We have achieved that as we speak.”
Liverpool are seventh within the standings on 16 factors after 11 matches, 11 behind leaders Arsenal, who go to Southampton on Sunday.
Champions Metropolis decreased the hole with Arsenal to at least one level as two targets from Erling Haaland and one from Kevin De Bruyne secured a 3-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.
Haaland used his energy to win a bodily battle with Brighton’s Adam Webster and rating the opening objective, then transformed from the penalty spot for the second.
Brighton, who had a brave sport plan and pressed Metropolis deep in their very own half, pulled again a objective by means of Leandro Trossard earlier than De Bruyne made certain of the three factors.
Everton halted a run of three successive defeats by recording their largest win of the season, beating Crystal Palace 3-0 due to targets from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anthony Gordon and Dwight McNeil and shifting as much as eleventh within the standings.