Liverpool

The Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp, said it was a case of 'us against ourselves' after his side spurned several chances against Nottingham Forest.

“It is a big blow for us because we came here and wanted to get the three points. Who can we blame for not finishing the situations off? [victory over West Ham](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/19/liverpool-west-ham-premier-league-match-report) in midweek, said a “super-intense” run of three games in six days has sapped his squad but could not fault his side’s effort.

A look ahead to our next WSL fixture as we take on newly-promoted Liverpool at Prenton Park.

- The Gunners have won 11 consecutive WSL matches and we would match the league record with a victory at Prenton Park. Matt Beard on us: “This is why we want to be in this league: to be testing ourselves up against the best teams. We know we have to put in a strong performance.” For me, I’m always looking for how the players respond in actions, I think you could see when Viv came on against Lyon that she put a lot of energy into those minutes and really tried to help the team.” They have lost their last two league matches against Everton and Spurs, failing to score in the process. The team from Merseyside have won the WSL title twice before – consecutively in 2013 and 2014 – but soon proceeded to drop off from the leading pack of Chelsea, Manchester City and ourselves.

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39 min Daniels wins a second ball with a fine header and Hinds has space down the right. 21 min Liverpool try to play out but Arsenal stop them, and Matthews’ hump ends up with Zinsberger. That makes sense – and it’s working – but I wonder if we’ll see the latter at centre-forward at some point. 56 min On Liverpool, I should say that I like what they’re trying to do, playing out from the back and seeking to impose their game. 48 min Campbell finds Stengel who crosses, and when Foord has a swipe and misses, Liverpool appeal for handball! Though as I type that, I remember that they started the first half slowly, Maanum spreads to Foord, and a beautifully-weighted ball in behind releases Blackstenius! but Foord goes to soon and is offside. 57 min Little wriggles down the left and finds Foord who, with noting on, goes backwards and Arsenal probe … and Laws makes a fine save, coming out, making herself big, and thrusting up a hand to paw the ball away from her face. 66 min Liverpool get the corner away, then win a throw which Campbell takes from more or less in the stand. But Wubben-Moy is up with Flaherty and does enough, the ball flicking off her back and flying behind. 75 min And this time the delivery is good!

Mohammed Salah and Roberto Firmino were among the players to have a poor game as Liverpool lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest.

[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/145392/Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain) (Firmino, 76") N/R - Introduced for Firmino on his return from injury -- his first appearance this season. [Jordan Henderson](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/127262/Jordan-Henderson) (Carvalho, 62") 6 - The captain pressed aggressively from midfield to help Liverpool win the ball back in better positions. [Trent Alexander-Arnold](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/223532/Trent-Alexander-Arnold) (Milner, 62") 7 - A number of dangerous set-piece deliveries almost led to goals, but Firmino and Van Dijk couldn't convert. [Taiwo Awoniyi](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/194686/Taiwo-Awoniyi) forced [Joe Gomez](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/102053/Joe-Gomez) into a mistake in the second half, allowing the hosts to score from the resulting free kick. Anonymous in the second half after failing to get a proper connection on a chance when he had more time than he thought. Play broke down too often when he was in possession, with his worst moment when he ran into traffic with the ball and lost it carelessly in the 85th minute. A strong performance after some time on the sideline with an injury in a role that could suit him in future games. His injury time effort was too central and allowed Henderson to make the save. A key block kept Liverpool in the game. Kept the game at 1-0 with some big saves. The Reds were sloppy in possession too often, and that saw forward balls travel carelessly out of play. Jurgen Klopp, 6 -- Responded quickly to going 1-0 down with two substitutions that could have been made earlier.

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With Sanchez caught off his line, Haaland calmly rolled the ball into the unguarded net. At Goodison, Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored his first goal of the season as Everton ended their three-match losing streak in the league with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace. Jurgen Klopp's side were off the pace in the first half as a disciplined Forest side knocked them out of their rhythm.

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The Reds return to action on Wednesday when they travel to face Ajax in the Champions League. The result was a third defeat in 11 league matches this season, more than they suffered in the whole of the last campaign. It would, bar a brief comeback to training in late-August, keep him sidelined for 10 weeks in total, but Jones has returned to action this week, appearing as a substitute in the win over West Ham on Wednesday before playing 90 minutes in the

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As it is, Liverpool have backed themselves into a corner. Even against Nottingham Forest, the Liverpool boss was forced to play Curtis Jones out of position alongside Fabinho. He is a shadow of his former self and that was once again evident against Nottingham Forest. Liverpool's injury problems are almost certainly down to a lack of options for rotation, causing players to be overworked. However, with a talented teenager like Stefan Bajčetić on the bench, perhaps the Liverpool boss could give the 18-year-old an opportunity to provide much-needed cover after having caught the eye in pre-season. There was something not quite right about Liverpool's performance against Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.

That means Vivianne Miedema again starts on the bench with Frida Maanum in the advanced midfield role. Laura Wienroither and Katie McCabe will play at full-back ...

This is the first time Arsenal have not started the midfield trio of Walti, Little and Miedema in the WSL since February. Lina Hurtig is not in the squad, I don’t know why yet but will ask! That means Vivianne Miedema again starts on the bench with Frida Maanum in the advanced midfield role. Laura Wienroither and Katie McCabe will play at full-back with Lotte Wubben-Moy and Steph Catley at centre-half. Caitlin Foord and Beth Mead will flank Stina Blackstenius upfront. Jonas Eidevall has stuck with the starting XI that thrashed Lyon 5-1 on Wednesday evening for Sunday’s WSL clash against Liverpool.

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The defender again saw a half-volley saved from distance in the closing stages of the contest though it was as close as Liverpool would come to getting on the scoresheet. Katie Stengel saw a shot on the turn fall wide of the post a short while later and made her presence felt aerially in an attempt to unsettle proceedings. Emma Stina Blackstenius saw a cross a short while later almost find the run of Caitlin Foord inside the box, but it was a set-piece that resulted in the Gunners opening the scoring.

Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive brings you Alan Shearer and Robbie Fowler verdicts on Liverpool defeat at the City Ground.

You can’t turn up and expect to win in any game." He doesn’t really pick anyone, it was just get it in there and hoping. Shearer suggested a different team turned up to the one who secured a win over Manchester City last weekend.