FFO Prem, Nottingham Forest vs. Liverpool (Fri Feb 13) Nottingham Forest | Liverpool 5-2-0-2-1 C | 4-2-1-1-2 E HD King Caretaker | Graeme Edwards | G_Kobel GK | GK T_Courtois O_Zinchenko DF | DF B_Chilwell T_Kehrer DF | DF D_Upamecano F_Horsfall DF | DF M_Akanji G_Zambrotta DF | DF F_Mendy K_Gibbs DF | DM A_Wolf M_Blasi DM | DM D_Rice D_Sidibe DM | MF O_Kokcu M_Tillman AM | AM F_de_Jong F_Conceicao AM | FW R_De_Tomas C_Vela FW | FW F_Chiesa | J_Gorter SUB | SUB D_Ward H_Carter SUB | SUB J_Matip Danilo SUB | SUB Y_Rakitskyi L_Saha SUB | SUB B_Taz C_Hudson_Odoi SUB | SUB W_Jose Min. 6 :(liv) R_De_Tomas turns past F_Horsfall ... He has created space for himself now ... G_Zambrotta reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 9 :(liv) A_Wolf saunters past D_Sidibe ... G_Zambrotta with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 11 :(liv) F_Mendy has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... F_Chiesa gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A vicious shot by F_Chiesa! ... But G_Kobel pulls out a save of the game Min. 18 :(ntf) G_Zambrotta breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat T_Courtois now! ... R_De_Tomas trips him up from behind! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 21 :(ntf) M_Tillman with a smart pass to F_Conceicao ... F_Conceicao tries the lob from 30 yards! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 21 :(liv) D_Upamecano is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas shapes up for a shot! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 24 :(liv) F_de_Jong with a flashy move ... O_Zinchenko wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 25 :(liv) R_De_Tomas kicks K_Gibbs off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee had no choice there!! ... HD King Caretaker is rubbing his hands with glee now! Min. 25 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: W_Jose ... COMING OFF: A_Wolf ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... M_Blasi hits it over the wall ... But T_Courtois comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 27 :(liv) O_Kokcu drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to F_Chiesa ... K_Gibbs with an awful challenge ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 30 :(liv) M_Akanji spits at K_Gibbs ... He should be ashamed! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 31 :(liv) F_Chiesa with the towering header to F_de_Jong ... T_Kehrer is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 32 :(liv) W_Jose plays the early ball across the box to find O_Kokcu in space ... O_Zinchenko with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... F_de_Jong passes to B_Chilwell ... B_Chilwell bears down on goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Akanji hits it towards the far post! ... D_Rice loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... G_Kobel gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... M_Akanji swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... W_Jose gets to it! ... GOAL!! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... Liverpool have the advantage! ... Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 33 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... Nottingham Forest have changed their playing style to E Min. 33 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... M_Blasi will now play as a MF Min. 33 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... D_Sidibe will now play as a MF Min. 33 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... O_Zinchenko will now play as a DM Min. 33 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... K_Gibbs will now play as a DM Min. 33 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to L Min. 33 :(ntf) M_Blasi knocks the ball past D_Upamecano ... Now he crosses to D_Sidibe! ... D_Sidibe with the 40 yard drive! ... T_Courtois can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... T_Courtois was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 34 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko has it now ... He takes on M_Akanji ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_Vela! ... C_Vela carves a shot towards goal! ... T_Courtois makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 34 :(liv) D_Upamecano with a well-controlled run ... D_Upamecano could have let it bounce! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 37 :(ntf) M_Tillman runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... C_Vela latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... B_Chilwell with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 39 :(ntf) F_Conceicao knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Akanji ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... G_Zambrotta drives it into the box! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 42 :(liv) B_Chilwell finds W_Jose with a perfectly weighted pass ... But M_Blasi will cut out the threat Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ntf) M_Blasi with a neat pass into C_Vela ... O_Kokcu brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool Min. 47 :(liv) O_Kokcu jumps over G_Zambrotta's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... O_Kokcu with a blistering shot! ... GOAL!! ... The Liverpool fans are ecstatic! ... Goosebumps and tears every time ... Nottingham Forest 0-2 Liverpool ... Min. 47 :(ntf) D_Sidibe looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Blasi ... F_Chiesa is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 48 :(ntf) C_Vela runs at the defence ... He nutmegs F_Mendy ... He showed his class there ... C_Vela goes for goal! ... T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 49 :(ntf) C_Vela flicks it past D_Upamecano ... He runs forward ... But F_Mendy barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 50 :(liv) B_Chilwell with a probing pass to F_de_Jong ... G_Zambrotta fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 51 :(ntf) F_Horsfall with a slide rule pass to G_Zambrotta ... G_Zambrotta hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But T_Courtois is equal to it Min. 53 :(liv) O_Kokcu with the deft touch ... He takes it past F_Horsfall ... He knocks it to F_Chiesa! ... T_Kehrer knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 57 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: C_Hudson_Odoi ... COMING OFF: C_Vela Min. 57 :(liv) D_Upamecano cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat G_Kobel now! ... He dinks it over G_Kobel ... T_Kehrer gets back to hack it off the line!! Min. 61 :(liv) F_Mendy picks out D_Upamecano with the cross ... G_Zambrotta reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 64 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: L_Saha ... COMING OFF: M_Tillman Min. 64 :(liv) O_Kokcu with a pinpoint pass to F_Chiesa ... Launched towards the top corner by F_Chiesa! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... D_Upamecano hits it into the box! ... G_Kobel catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 65 :(ntf) M_Blasi with the towering header to C_Hudson_Odoi ... C_Hudson_Odoi breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat T_Courtois now! ... He rounds T_Courtois ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It's hit the side netting!! Min. 65 :(liv) W_Jose knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... K_Gibbs with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 66 :(liv) F_Chiesa controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... W_Jose gets onto the end of the pass! ... W_Jose looks to see where G_Kobel is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 66 :(ntf) F_Horsfall plays it forward to L_Saha ... F_Chiesa tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... That's his second yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... We won't be seeing him again for some time! ... Enjoy the suspension lad! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... M_Blasi passes to L_Saha ... L_Saha aims for the top right corner! ... Looks like it should be T_Courtois's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... M_Blasi with an inswinging corner into the box ... T_Courtois comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... L_Saha with the header ... T_Courtois with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 72 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko with a flicked pass to F_Conceicao ... F_Conceicao rifles it to the far post! ... But T_Courtois just gets his fingers to that one Min. 75 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi makes a run into space ... Fine tackle by B_Chilwell ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 75 :(liv) D_Rice takes on L_Saha ... He runs past him ... T_Kehrer hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... D_Rice floats the ball in! ... G_Zambrotta clears the danger Min. 75 :(ntf) M_Blasi finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... F_Mendy goes in studs first ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... D_Sidibe hoists it forward ... F_Conceicao gets on the end of it ... F_Conceicao uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... T_Courtois plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 85 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko is first to the loose ball ... O_Zinchenko tries the shot! ... It floats over T_Courtois ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 86 :(liv) O_Kokcu reads the run of F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It hits off a defender! ... G_Kobel is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Upamecano swings it in! ... F_de_Jong with the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko plays in F_Conceicao with a beautiful ball ... F_Conceicao with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... T_Courtois parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 90 :(liv) F_de_Jong finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... L_Saha forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Rice crosses it in! ... It is cleared by T_Kehrer Min. 91 :(liv) F_de_Jong takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to W_Jose ... M_Blasi with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 95 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi loses B_Chilwell ... C_Hudson_Odoi with a thundering shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : City Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Blasi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Zambrotta (50), M_Blasi (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Kokcu (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_Jose (32), O_Kokcu (47) Sent Off : R_De_Tomas (25), F_Chiesa (66) Booked : M_Akanji (30) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 14 | 12 Off target : 6 | 7 On target : 8 | 5 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 2 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 2 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 11 Key Tackles : 10 | 5 Key Passes : 12 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Nottingham Forest 0 - 2 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Kobel GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DM 1 22 19 7 28 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 51 23 T_Kehrer DF 1 22 18 8 22 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 F_Horsfall DF 1 22 15 10 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 G_Zambrotta DF 1 21 16 11 22 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 55 -2 19 K_Gibbs DM 1 20 17 12 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 0 M_Blasi MF 1 15 20 17 25 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 23 46 13 D_Sidibe MF 1 15 19 11 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 19 M_Tillman AM 1 10 22 17 26 | 66 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 F_Conceicao AM 1 3 21 20 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 C_Vela FW 1 11 17 20 30 | 59 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 J_Gorter GK 19 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Carter DF 1 16 10 4 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Danilo MF 1 16 19 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Saha AM 1 10 17 20 26 | 31 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 0 22 C_Hudson_Odoi FW 1 1 17 23 22 | 38 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 28 1 1 1 15 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 0 B_Chilwell DF 1 25 20 18 24 | 97 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 32 12 D_Upamecano DF 1 24 19 8 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 34 22 M_Akanji DF 1 24 21 12 26 | 97 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 17 -2 F_Mendy DF 1 24 19 18 22 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 34 0 A_Wolf DM 1 18 17 4 23 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rice DM 1 21 24 6 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 O_Kokcu MF 1 17 25 11 25 | 97 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 44 50 F_de_Jong AM 1 12 23 22 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 26 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 18 26 25 | 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -8 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 21 25 22 | 68 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 -12 3 0 D_Ward GK 23 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Matip DF 1 21 16 12 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Rakitskyi DF 1 17 11 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Taz MF 1 6 17 14 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Jose FW 1 4 13 22 19 | 72 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 23 36 1771027004 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40