Liverpool

Mohammed Salah and Roberto Firmino were among the players to have a poor game as Liverpool lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest.

[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/145392/Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain) (Firmino, 76") N/R - Introduced for Firmino on his return from injury -- his first appearance this season. [Jordan Henderson](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/127262/Jordan-Henderson) (Carvalho, 62") 6 - The captain pressed aggressively from midfield to help Liverpool win the ball back in better positions. [Trent Alexander-Arnold](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/223532/Trent-Alexander-Arnold) (Milner, 62") 7 - A number of dangerous set-piece deliveries almost led to goals, but Firmino and Van Dijk couldn't convert. [Taiwo Awoniyi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/194686/Taiwo-Awoniyi) forced [Joe Gomez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/102053/Joe-Gomez) into a mistake in the second half, allowing the hosts to score from the resulting free kick. Anonymous in the second half after failing to get a proper connection on a chance when he had more time than he thought. Play broke down too often when he was in possession, with his worst moment when he ran into traffic with the ball and lost it carelessly in the 85th minute. A strong performance after some time on the sideline with an injury in a role that could suit him in future games. His injury time effort was too central and allowed Henderson to make the save. A key block kept Liverpool in the game. Kept the game at 1-0 with some big saves. The Reds were sloppy in possession too often, and that saw forward balls travel carelessly out of play. Jurgen Klopp, 6 -- Responded quickly to going 1-0 down with two substitutions that could have been made earlier.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool's mini-revival came to a halt with a shock 1-0 loss at relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest in the Premier Lea...

”Thanks to him we didn’t suffer in the last 15-20 minutes.” “We have to wait 24 hours and then we will know what it is.” “He made a fantastic goal, but he is not playing at his best. “He is not playing at his top level, not yet,” Guardiola said. “To fight back with a fourth game in 10 days, you see the spirit and how they deal with setbacks. He has scored 17 goals in the Premier League so far this season.

Liverpool's minirevival came to a halt with a shock 1-0 loss at relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.

“We have to wait 24 hours and then we will know what it is.” “He made a fantastic goal, but he is not playing at his best. “He is not playing at his top level, not yet,” Guardiola said. “To fight back with a fourth game in 10 days, you see the spirit and how they deal with setbacks. He has scored 17 goals in the Premier League so far this season. “Massive, massive blow because I have no idea how we can lose this game to be honest.

Sure, the stats boffins might point out that Forest's 23 years away from the top flight meant there wasn't a league game for two-thirds of that time. But that ...

At this stage, the club need to make an intervention, some sort of statement or outreach work to try to minimise it the next time the teams meet. It’s a massive problem and a consistent one: it happened in the “And that’s what we’ve just said (to the players). There have been little signs in recent weeks that things were coming together: this was the first time it was evident over 90 minutes. [Remo Freuler](https://theathletic.com/football/player/remo-freuler-9mi4pTYTB6PV2vli/) at the base of midfield. The win over Liverpool came from those gradually improving performances, which have in turn been down to Cooper realising that everything that worked last season in the Championship was not working this time. Almost everyone thought the 4-0 loss at [Leicester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/leicester-city/) would be the end. But after a few games, it was clear Forest were too open and were consistently being overrun in midfield. Most of all though, this victory vindicated the decision to keep Steve Cooper in place. [Dean Henderson](https://theathletic.com/football/player/dean-henderson-ykbiJB1KvfXx9KDL/), whose kicking has verged on being a liability at times, proving why Forest are paying such handsome wages to have him on loan with a string of monumental saves. But right up until the goal at least, Forest were the equal of Liverpool. Sure, the stats boffins might point out that Forest’s 23 years away from the top flight meant there wasn’t a league game for two-thirds of that time.

Taiwo Awoniyi scored the only goal of the match in the 55th-minute to end Liverpool's mini-revival, which saw it beat Rangers, Manchester City and West Ham in ...

“The performance I can kind of explain, the result not to be honest,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told BT Sport. Nottingham Forest produced a shock to beat Liverpool 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. “The way they defend we were perfectly prepared for that. His cross was struck against the post by Ryan Yates, but Awoniyi was on hand to turn the rebound into an empty net. We’ve been on a difficult run but, I told the boys, I’ve not seen them hide, shy away or sulk. “To score against Liverpool is a day I will never forget," he told BBC Sport.

The Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp, said it was a case of 'us against ourselves' after his side spurned several chances against Nottingham Forest.

“It is a big blow for us because we came here and wanted to get the three points. Who can we blame for not finishing the situations off? [victory over West Ham](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/19/liverpool-west-ham-premier-league-match-report) in midweek, said a “super-intense” run of three games in six days has sapped his squad but could not fault his side’s effort.

A look ahead to our next WSL fixture as we take on newly-promoted Liverpool at Prenton Park.

- The Gunners have won 11 consecutive WSL matches and we would match the league record with a victory at Prenton Park. Matt Beard on us: “This is why we want to be in this league: to be testing ourselves up against the best teams. We know we have to put in a strong performance.” For me, I’m always looking for how the players respond in actions, I think you could see when Viv came on against Lyon that she put a lot of energy into those minutes and really tried to help the team.” They have lost their last two league matches against Everton and Spurs, failing to score in the process. The team from Merseyside have won the WSL title twice before – consecutively in 2013 and 2014 – but soon proceeded to drop off from the leading pack of Chelsea, Manchester City and ourselves.

MBM report: Can Arsenal extend their perfect start in the WSL at Prenton Park? Find out with Daniel Harris.

39 min Daniels wins a second ball with a fine header and Hinds has space down the right. 21 min Liverpool try to play out but Arsenal stop them, and Matthews’ hump ends up with Zinsberger. That makes sense – and it’s working – but I wonder if we’ll see the latter at centre-forward at some point. 56 min On Liverpool, I should say that I like what they’re trying to do, playing out from the back and seeking to impose their game. 48 min Campbell finds Stengel who crosses, and when Foord has a swipe and misses, Liverpool appeal for handball! Though as I type that, I remember that they started the first half slowly, Maanum spreads to Foord, and a beautifully-weighted ball in behind releases Blackstenius! but Foord goes to soon and is offside. 57 min Little wriggles down the left and finds Foord who, with noting on, goes backwards and Arsenal probe … and Laws makes a fine save, coming out, making herself big, and thrusting up a hand to paw the ball away from her face. 66 min Liverpool get the corner away, then win a throw which Campbell takes from more or less in the stand. But Wubben-Moy is up with Flaherty and does enough, the ball flicking off her back and flying behind. 75 min And this time the delivery is good!

Liverpool re-christen Prenton Park into the WSL when they host Arsenal for the early match.

Stick with The Liverpool Offside team to keep yourself up to date with team news and match buildup, live updates, and post-match reaction. That’s gonna require a huge performance from us in order to get the result there.” You always have to put in the work and it starts with preparation. Matt Beard: “Arsenal have had a fantastic start to the season and obviously the performance against Lyon the other night as well pretty much shows the form they’re in. But no one expected Liverpool to beat the longstanding league titleholders Chelsea either. Some good news on the injury front is that Matt Beard indicated that Ceri Holland would be available to start this match.

Match ends, Liverpool Women 0, Arsenal Women 2. 23 October 2022 13:55. in 55 minutes. Liverpool vs Arsenal.

Attempt saved. Liverpool vs Arsenal

That means Vivianne Miedema again starts on the bench with Frida Maanum in the advanced midfield role. Laura Wienroither and Katie McCabe will play at full-back ...

This is the first time Arsenal have not started the midfield trio of Walti, Little and Miedema in the WSL since February. Lina Hurtig is not in the squad, I don’t know why yet but will ask! That means Vivianne Miedema again starts on the bench with Frida Maanum in the advanced midfield role. Laura Wienroither and Katie McCabe will play at full-back with Lotte Wubben-Moy and Steph Catley at centre-half. Caitlin Foord and Beth Mead will flank Stina Blackstenius upfront. Jonas Eidevall has stuck with the starting XI that thrashed Lyon 5-1 on Wednesday evening for Sunday’s WSL clash against Liverpool.

Liverpool were last season's Women's Championship winners, returning to the WSL after relegation in 2019-20. They made waves during the opening weekend of the ...

The Conti Cup did bring narrow success over [Sunderland](https://rokerreport.sbnation.com). [Everton](https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com) at Anfield, and 1-0 to Spurs last weekend. WHEN: Sunday, October 23rd 4:00 AM PDT Lina Hurtig was Arsenal’s only outfield signing in the summer. Arsenal have another two games in the next seven days. They made waves during the opening weekend of the WSL, coming from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1.

Liverpool looked much more positive with the ball all game long, but still failed to get a shot off until the second half as they fell to their third ...

She picked out a good through ball to Katie Stengel near the left edge of the Arsenal box, but the American just couldn’t get her foot to the ball to control it. Rachael Laws again came up with a huge save, this time on Beth Mead, to keep Arsenal out of the net in the second half. She led a counter, carrying the ball from the edge of her own box all the way midway into the Arsenal half. Missy Bo Kearns sent a great ball in that Niamh Fahey got a head to, but it skimmed off the shoulder of a defender and deflected just wide of the post. It was Liverpool’s first shot and first shot on target of the match. She sent the ball into the box, and it was poorly dealt with by the Arsenal defense, with a miskicked ball hitting the outstretched arm of a defender. Katie Stengel earned a free kick with some great work to hold the ball up, and Liverpool earned a corner kick off of it that was easily cut out by the keeper. Ceri Holland recovered the ball and sent it to Emma Koivisto on the right flank, who sent a lofted ball into the box. Yana Daniels put a great ball into the box after a recovery by Katie Stengel, but no one was able to get on the end of the ball as it bounced around. Megan Cambell put a good ball into the box and it was half cleared. They got a shot off that blessedly hits the far post and stays out of the net. Megan Campbell did well to get across and block the shot out for a corner.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool's mini-revival came to a halt with a shock 1-0 loss at relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest in the Premier Lea...

”Thanks to him we didn’t suffer in the last 15-20 minutes.” “We have to wait 24 hours and then we will know what it is.” “He made a fantastic goal, but he is not playing at his best. “He is not playing at his top level, not yet,” Guardiola said. “To fight back with a fourth game in 10 days, you see the spirit and how they deal with setbacks. He has scored 17 goals in the Premier League so far this season.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest produced a shock to beat Liverpool 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.

“The performance I can kind of explain, the result not to be honest,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told BT Sport. “The way they defend we were perfectly prepared for that. “This is not the end, this has got to be a part of the start,“ Cooper said. His cross was struck against the post by Ryan Yates, but Awoniyi was on hand to turn the rebound into an empty net. We’ve been on a difficult run but, I told the boys, I’ve not seen them hide, shy away or sulk. “I will always to be grateful to Liverpool for scouting me from Nigeria and scoring against them is amazing.”

Jurgen Klopp bemoaned the opportunities Liverpool wasted from corners and free kicks after their recent spirited revival ended in chastening fashion at the City ...

[Fabinho](https://theathletic.com/football/player/fabinho-B4oErnzfMBHwkivn/) and [Curtis Jones](https://theathletic.com/football/player/curtis-jones-oUDfN8P3bbsDYAPC/) didn’t work. There was also a goal-saving block from [James Milner](https://theathletic.com/football/player/james-milner-I98QkCY4xQxQGloS/). They have now lost more league games this season than in the whole of 2021-22. There’s a lesson there for the club’s owners to learn. [Alisson](https://theathletic.com/football/player/alisson-tnsx3VLvny2hiY7b/)’s brilliance papered over the cracks in midweek. “The most difficult thing in football is to play against a deep defending side. However, that in itself underlines the folly of relying so heavily on someone who misses so much football. Elliott carried the fight as much as anyone and could hold his head high — he was heavily involved in the little they did create from open play. During a frenetic finale when a ragged Liverpool looked just as likely to concede a second as equalise, he produced a stunning save from [Ryan Yates](https://theathletic.com/football/player/ryan-yates-thJpSfsRiBnvDwKg/). [Liverpool](https://theathletic.com/football/team/liverpool/) wasted from corners and free kicks after their recent spirited revival ended in chastening fashion at the City Ground. Where was the gulf in class? In terms of the action areas, 23.9 per cent of the contest was played in Forest’s third of the pitch and 22.4 per cent in Liverpool’s third.