Premier League: Liverpool attracts with Forest once more; Manchester Metropolis’s fallibility returns

Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga pulls away from Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold within the Premier League match on January 14, 2025
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Liverpool shall be glad to see the again of Nottingham Forest. Two video games towards the massive shock of the Premier League season have yielded only one level for the leaders after their 1-1 draw at Forest’s rocking Metropolis Floor on Tuesday (January 14, 2025).

Liverpool has misplaced solely as soon as in 20 video games to date this marketing campaign — and that was 1-0 at house to Forest in September.

4 months later, Diogo Jota scored with a header from a nook within the 66th minute — simply 22 seconds after approaching in its place — to earn Liverpool a draw that maintained its six-point cushion over Forest, which moved into second place in its unbelievable bid to qualify for the Champions League. And who is aware of, perhaps extra.

Forest was heading in the right direction to report an unlikely home-and-away double over Arne Slot’s crew after prime scorer Chris Wooden scored within the eighth minute.

Liverpool piled on the strain late on however once more did not defeat Forest, which began the season extra more likely to be in a relegation battle than competing for the title.

“Earlier than the season we would have liked to get as rapidly as doable to 40 factors,” Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels mentioned, referring to the overall that usually is sufficient to assure security. “With 17 video games to go, we’ve got acquired 41 so we are able to look slightly bit larger.”

Forest’s followers goaded Slot at occasions in a febrile ambiance on the Metropolis Floor that hasn’t been this bouncing for a technology. The nice occasions look to be again at a membership that was famously European champions in back-to-back years below managerial nice Brian Clough, in 1979 and ’80.

Liverpool has a sport in hand over Forest so remains to be in a robust place to win a record-tying twentieth English league title. Arsenal is in third place, an additional level again, and may trim the hole to Liverpool to 4 factors by beating Tottenham within the north London derby on Wednesday.

“If we proceed bringing performances like within the second half in the present day,” Slot mentioned, “then we won’t all the time be that unfortunate that it ends with a draw.”

Metropolis’s fallibility returns

Manchester Metropolis confirmed extra late-game fallibility in squandering a two-goal lead to attract 2-2 at Brentford.

Metropolis conceded within the 82nd minute and once more two minutes into stoppage time after Phil Foden scored twice for the struggling champions, who’re battling to easily qualify for the Champions League this season.

Christian Norgaard of Brentford celebrates scoring his crew’s second aim through the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Manchester Metropolis FC at Gtech Group Stadium on January 14, 2025 in Brentford, England.
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Previous to successful its final two league video games towards Leicester and West Ham, Metropolis had gained only one in 9 to drop out of the Champions League qualification positions. Throughout that poor run, Metropolis conceded two late targets to lose to Manchester United whereas additionally throwing away a three-goal lead late in a 3-3 draw towards Feyenoord within the Champions League.

“We’ve got to handle (video games) slightly bit higher,” Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola mentioned, “however in the present day was not dangerous.” Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard have been the scorers for Brentford to go away Metropolis in sixth place.

Final-gasp equaliser for Chelsea

Chelsea salvaged a 2-2 draw at house to Bournemouth because of Reece James’ free kick within the fifth minute of stoppage time however noticed its winless run within the league lengthen to 5 video games.

Cole Palmer put Chelsea forward with a cheeky end within the thirteenth minute for his 14th aim of the season, just for Bournemouth to reply as Antoine Semenyo gained a penalty — transformed by Justin Kluivert — and smashed house a rising end within the 68th.

Chelsea stayed in fourth place — a minimum of till fifth-place Newcastle performs on Wednesday.

Potter’s first winGraham Potter secured his first win as West Ham supervisor as his new crew beat Fulham 3-2.

Carlos Soler and Tomas Soucek scored first-half targets earlier than Lucas Paqueta grabbed the essential third for West Ham, which introduced in Potter final week as a alternative for the fired Julen Lopetegui.

Potter’s first match in cost was a defeat at Aston Villa within the FA Cup on Friday. Alex Iwobi scored Fulham’s targets to make it 2-1 after which 3-2. West Ham moved 10 factors away from the relegation zone with the victory.

Orient set for Metropolis in FA Cup

Third-tier Leyton Orient arrange a fourth-round match with Man Metropolis within the FA Cup subsequent month by beating second-tier Derby 6-5 on penalties.