Substitute Diogo Jota's second-half header earned Liverpool a battling 1-1 draw with surprise title rivals Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, keeping the Premier League leaders six points clear at the top of the standings.

All it took was one connection from Diogo Jota and Konstantinos Tsimikas to turn what looked like a loss for Liverpool at the City Ground into a 1-1 draw against surprising Nottingham Forest. This was another example of manager Arne Slot being able to use his entire squad to push the right buttons at the right time to get his team into high gear,

Overall, a 1-1 draw keeps Liverpool’s cushion ahead of Forest intact, even if Slot will have reservations as he did at Anfield four months ago despite an excellent second half.

Nottingham Forest have had a remarkable season so far under Nuno Espirito Santo and, with his side set to face Premier League leaders Liverpool, the manager believes the best is yet to come. Forest, who battled relegation last term,

Diogo Jota scored less than 30 seconds after coming on in the second half to cancel out Chris Wood's early opener

Liverpool substitute Diogo Jota's second-half header earned the visitors a battling 1-1 draw with surprise Premier League title rivals Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, keeping the leaders six points clear at the top of the standings.

Liverpool salvaged a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest as Diogo Jota's equaliser rescued the Premier League leaders from a damaging defeat against their unexpected title rivals on Tuesday.After appearing set to win their first Premier League title since 2020 at a canter following their electric start to the season,