Nottingham Forest headlines for Sunday, April 23.
McKenna update
Nottingham Forest face a nervous wait over the fitness of Scott McKenna as their injury woes continued at Liverpool.
The Reds defender was forced off after half an hour of the 3-2 defeat at Anfield, having taken a blow while defending a set-piece. He walked off wincing and clutching his side, and is set to undergo scans to determine the extent of the problem.
Head coach Steve Cooper has had to contend with a significant absentee list for much of this season, adding to the challenge Forest face to avoid the drop. McKenna himself had only just returned from a hamstring injury which had kept him out since February, and he could now face another period out of action.
'Frustrating' admission
Head coach Steve Cooper was left frustrated by Nottingham Forest’s defending at set-pieces as they were beaten 3-2 by Liverpool at Anfield.
The Reds had twice hit back after going behind, with Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White cancelling out goals from Diogo Jota. But set-pieces had caused them problems all afternoon, and that defensive sloppiness proved to be costly.
No sooner had the visitors brought it back to 2-2 than Mo Salah netted what proved to be the winner just three minutes later. Forest still had a couple of chances to level again and showed no shortage of fight, but they have now gone 11 games without a win.
Survival point made
Nottingham Forest lost 3-2 to Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday in the Premier League as their winless run stretches to 11 matches.
A brace from Diogo Jota and a goal from Mohamed Salah secure all three points for Jurgen Klopp's team, despite Forest drawing level twice during the game. The result extends the Reds' awful away record of just one win on the road all season.
The result leaves Steve Cooper's side second from bottom with just six games left to secure their top-flight status for next season. Forest are next in action against Brighton at the City Ground on Wednesday, 26 April (kick-off, 7:30 pm).
And fans were looking for positives after seeing their side come up short again in their top-flight survival battle.
Player ratings
Nottingham Forest suffered a fourth straight defeat as they were toppled 3-2 by Liverpool at Anfield.
The visitors saw little of the ball in the first half, but they held out to keep it goalless at the break. After Cody Gakpo and Ibrahima Konate had early sights of goal, it was Morgan Gibbs-White who drew the first save when he tried his luck from range.
Keylor Navas was then called into action at the opposite end just before the half hour as he tipped over a Virgil van Dijk header. And Neco Williams made a last-ditch clearance to thwart the Liverpool defender soon after.
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