A Heist in the Heart of the Midlands
In a game that will be remembered for its breathless, chaotic finale, Liverpool snatched an improbable 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. Alexis Mac Allister was the architect of this smash-and-grab, scoring a dramatic winner in the seventh minute of stoppage time—moments after seeing another goal controversially disallowed by VAR . First half: Forest dominance unrewarded For 96 minutes, Vitor Pereira's resurgent Forest had been the superior side, dominating large swathes of the contest in his first Premier League game in charge. Yet, in a finish that defied the pattern of play, the Argentine midfielder wrote his name into the folklore of this fixture, bundling home a rebound to spark delirious celebrations among the travelling supporters and silence a City Ground crowd that had sensed a famous victory . The win moved Liverpool level on points with Chelsea and Manchester United in the race for Champions League qualification, while Forest, despite a ...