Jota comes on to bail out Liverpool in Forest draw

Substitute Diogo Jota's second-half header earned Liverpool a battling 1-1 gully with astonishment rubric rivals Nottingham Forest connected Tuesday, keeping the Premier League leaders six points wide astatine the apical of the standings.

High-flying Forest, who are enjoying a singular play aft conscionable avoiding relegation past term, raced into the pb successful an electrical City Ground ambiance done striker Chris Wood with 8 minutes connected the clock.

Liverpool, whose lone league decision this play anterior to their travel to the East Midlands came against Forest successful September, looked to beryllium heading for different humbling earlier Jota headed location a 66th-minute equaliser from a corner.

Jota and Mohamed Salah went adjacent to securing triumph for Liverpool precocious on, but recovered location goalkeeper Matz Sels successful inspired form. Instead, the gully ensured Arne Slot's squad beryllium six points supra second-placed Forest, who person played a crippled more.