Anfield's team facing disarray as the visitors dominate their fortress again with 3-0 win

Forest's success here in the prior year was a blip in an usually commanding Premier League performances at Anfield for the Merseyside club. A second successive win this season, a far more convincing victory under their manager, was indicative of the challenges afflicting the struggling former winners.

The visitors' superb display

Forest were exemplary as they secured their most significant win at Liverpool's home. Goals from the defender, outstanding at each end of the playing surface, Nicolò Savona and the magnificent Morgan Gibbs-White inspired a well-earned success for a Forest side that also kept a maid clean sheet in twenty division games.

Liverpool's woes

The hosts, by contrast, were a disorganized as they experienced an eighth setback in eleven matches to slide into the second tier of the standings. Poor at set pieces, repeatedly, unproductive in attack, again, with Alexander Isak replaced after sixty-eight uninfluential moments, and poor in defense, they struggled in every area to yield to a consecutive three-nil loss.

Early control without reward

For the opening half-hour the Reds maintained the initiative, the sporadic attack from the Forest attacker aside, but the shortcoming to capitalize on opportunities into the actual outcome of goals proved costly. the midfielder was offered an initial opening from the forward's drive into the penalty area only for Elliot Anderson to execute a excellent desperate block with his skull. Mac Allister had a second shot deflected moments later while dazzling footwork from the winger produced another short-distance opportunity for Kerkez. A Forest defender just did enough to put off the full-back into firing over.

Set-piece weakness hits again

Arne Slot has frequently lamented the team's weakness to transitions and set-plays now. This provided further evidence for complaint when Nottingham Forest scored first through a combination of the two.

Sean Dyche was surprised after the forward was unable to find the midfielder in space on the counter and presented the defender a chance to intercept. The ensuing set-piece triggered ecstatic reactions in the Forest dugout, though, when Anderson's delivery touched the captain to the defender and the defender drilled an irresistible shot from six yards into the opposite side. This evoked reminders of the captain's chalked-off strike against the champions in the visitors' first goal with Dan Ndoye standing in an offside in front of Liverpool's returning shot-stopper the goalie.

The review system decisions and dispute

Unsurprisingly, the the skipper was prompt to point out the parallels to the referee, Andrew Madley. But unlike Robertson at the Manchester, the forward made no obvious gesture in front of the goalkeeper and the strike stood. The Premier League confirmed: "The initial ruling of a score was reviewed and confirmed by the video system – with it considered that he was outside of the sightline of Alisson and avoided an move that affected an opponent."

Liverpool were reprieved by the referees and the system 120 seconds following when Igor Jesus thought he had added to the visitors' lead.

Ibrahima Konaté, who endured a dreadful afternoon, made an weak try to remove an Ibrahim Sangaré's delivery and deflected the sphere against the attacker, who handled before finding the lower corner of Alisson's posts. The referee, in communication with his assistant, ruled out the effort for a illegal use of hand that multiple footage were unable to confirm or deny. League officials said: "The decision of invalid score was checked and confirmed by the video assistant – with it considered that Jesus accidentally handled the object before scoring."

Second score extends lead

So much for the reprieve. Almost immediately of the restart Alexis Mac Allister did not cut out a ball towards Neco Williams inside the home box. The former Liverpool defender turned from his marker and set up the visitors' second on a plate for partner wing-back Savona, who picked out the keeper's roof of the net with a calm placed shot.

Managerial changes fail

Liverpool's coach went for broke, replacing Konaté with Hugo Ekitiké after 55 minutes and pairing the French striker alongside Alexander Isak. This change persisted all of a short period before the striker was substituted following a further quiet showing. Chiesa and Ngumoha were also added to the Liverpool attack but inefficiency in possession and resolute visitors' defense kept the Reds at bay.

Final strike confirms the result

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