Liverpool add to Forest's misery, Leicester earn vital win

LIVERPOOL, England : Liverpool maintained their slender hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest whose relegation fears deepened on Saturday.

While Forest are in danger of an immediate return to the Championship, Leicester City emerged from a run of eight defeats in nine league games to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 and move out of the relegation zone.

Everton dropped into the bottom three despite earning a point in a gritty 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace while Leeds United remain in deep trouble after a 2-1 defeat by Fulham.

Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target for Liverpool in a riveting clash at Anfield as Liverpool climbed to seventh.

All the goals came in an action-packed second half, with Jota heading in the opener from a corner in the 47th minute, before Forest drew level when Neco Williams ran on to Morgan Gibbs-White's pass to send a deflected shot past Alisson.

Jota restored Liverpool's lead with a sharp finish on the turn in the 55th minute but Liverpool were pegged back again when Virgil Van Dijk's header fell to an unmarked Gibbs-White.

Liverpool sealed the win three minutes after Forest's second when Trent Alexander-Arnold picked out Salah with a low free kick and the Egyptian striker side-footed past Keylor Navas.

Forest substitute Brennan Johnson hit the crossbar with a delicate chip as Liverpool clung on to take all three points.

Liverpool have 50 points from 31 games, six points behind fourth-placed Newcastle United who face fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

"Honestly top four at the moment, we have nothing to do with it, we will see about that in a few weeks," Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp said.

While Forest have now gone 11 games without a league