Nuno Espirito Santo and Nottingham Forest are not going away from the Premier League title race, and they'll look to hasten Southampton's departure from the league altogether in a Sunday morning scrap at the City Ground.
Liverpool could have its lead at the top of the Premier League cut down to four points by the time it plays its next game, with a crucial set of fixtures coming up.
Nuno Espirito Santo on course to follow in footsteps of legendary Brian Clough after another impressive showing against league leaders
Murillo's impressive displays at the back for Forest have turned heads, with the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal previously linked with a move for the 22-year-old in the past.
Nottingham Forest has demonstrated its unlikely Premier League title credentials by holding Liverpool to a 1-1 draw that backed up its win over the leaders earlier in the season.
Forest's defensive duo, Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic, proved instrumental, with Murillo recording 18 clearances—the most in a Premier League match this season. Goalkeeper Matz Sels added to the defensive masterclass with five vital saves, frustrating Liverpool's dominance in possession.
All it took was one connection from Diogo Jota and Konstantinos Tsimikas to turn what looked like a loss for Liverpool at the City Ground into a 1-1 draw against surprising Nottingham Forest. This was another example of manager Arne Slot being able to use his entire squad to push the right buttons at the right time to get his team into high gear,
Overall, a 1-1 draw keeps Liverpool’s six-point cushion ahead of Forest intact, even if their head coach Arne Slot will have reservations, as he did when his team lost the reverse fixture at Anfield 1-0 four months ago, despite an excellent second half.
TNT Sports will host a bumper round of Premier League games including Liverpool v Newcastle and Nottingham Forest v Arsenal in February.
Diogo Jota scored less than 30 seconds after coming on in the second half to cancel out Chris Wood's early opener
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Liverpool travel to the City Ground on Tuesday night to face third-placed Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. The Reds lead the table ahead of the round of