Liverpool Scores Deep In Stoppage Time To Win At Forest And Extend EPL Lead To 4 Points – News18

Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez scored an enormous objective within the English Premier League title race, netting within the ninth minute of stoppage time to beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 and transfer his staff 4 factors clear on Saturday.

The Uruguay striker got here off the bench and glanced residence a header to finish Liverpool’s 40-yr anticipate a victory on the City Ground.

There had been offended scenes amongst Forest gamers and training employees after the ultimate whistle, with even membership proprietor Evangelos Marinakis coming right down to the touchline to precise his unhappiness. Eight minutes of time had been formally added on by the referee, which was maybe the reason for Forest’s complaints.

Second-placed City will look to revive the hole to Liverpool to at least one level by beating Manchester United at residence within the derby on Sunday. Arsenal, which is a degree additional again in third, visits final-positioned Sheffield United on Monday.

In the race for Champions League qualification, fifth-positioned Tottenham got here from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 and trim the hole to Aston Villa to 2 factors. Villa visited Luton later Saturday.

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Chelsea’s humdrum league marketing campaign wasn’t getting significantly better, with Mauricio Pochettino’s staff needing a late equalizer to attract at struggling Brentford 2-2.

There had been 3-0 residence wins for Newcastle and Fulham in opposition to Wolverhampton and Brighton, respectively, whereas West Ham received at Everton 3-1.

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