Forest stun Liverpool to move off the bottom

NOTTINGHAM: Nottingham Forest stunned Liverpool as Taiwo Awoniyi sealed a 1-0 win with a second-half goal to lift the Midlands club off the foot of the Premier League table on Saturday (Oct 22).

A below-par Liverpool, seeking a third consecutive league win, could have few complaints as Forest produced a superb performance to earn their second victory of the season.

Juergen Klopp's side were off the pace in the first half as a disciplined Forest side knocked them out of their rhythm.

Forest went ahead in the 55th minute when Awoniyi, who was once on Liverpool's books but never played a game, poached a rebound after his initial effort struck the post.

The hosts were dangerous on the counter-attack and had several chances to give themselves some breathing space.

But they were indebted to keeper Dean Henderson who made a series of saves, the best coming in stoppage time when he somehow kept out a sensational Virgil van Dijk close-range header from a corner.

Forest held on and moved to 19th place with nine points from 12 games, one ahead of Leicester City.

Liverpool, still without an away win, are in seventh place with 16 points from 11 games.

After a poor start to the season, Klopp's side had built up some momentum with last weekend's stormy win over champions Manchester City and followed that up by beating West Ham in midweek.

Even with several injuries, they were expected to roll over a Forest side finding life tough back in the elite.

But Steve Cooper's side were magnificent as they gained a result that could kickstart their season.

"It has to be a turning point. If we can beat Liverpool, we can beat anyone," Forest's Ryan Yates said.

Liverpool struggled to break down Forest's defensive ranks in the first half with Mohamed Salah