Liverpool only got one point against Nottingham Forest and Sloter praised the team's excellent performance

In the focus match of the 21st round of the 2024/25 Premier League, Liverpool tied Nottingham Forest 1-1 after Jota scored a goal when they were ahead. Slot said he was happy with the efficiency of Jota and Tsimikas and thought the players performed very well.

Ilanga made a through pass in the 8th minute, Chris Wood received the ball and shot low, giving Nottingham Forest the first goal with a 1-0 lead.

In the 65th minute of the second half, Liverpool replaced Robertson and Konate with Tsimikas and Jota respectively. Soon after, Tsimikas took a corner kick and Jota headed the ball into the goal, helping Liverpool tie the score at 1-1.

In the end, Liverpool tied Nottingham Forest 1-1 at the City Football Stadium. After 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 rounds, Liverpool currently ranks first in the standings with 47 points.

Looking back on the game, Liverpool manager Slot said, "Their goalkeeper made some incredible saves, and their defenders blocked almost every shot. I have nothing to complain about the players' performance, especially the performance in the second half was outstanding. Not many teams can create so many opportunities against an opponent with such a solid defense. It's a pity that we didn't score the second goal."

When talking about Tsimikas and Jota, Slot said, "This situation requires a bit of luck. We replaced Konate, but he is a big threat in set pieces. We all know that Jota has the ability to score goals, and Tsimikas's set-piece quality is also very good. So we replaced them hoping that they would score a goal during the game or at the end of the game, but they only took 20 seconds to score a goal."

"We were definitely better than we were against Nottingham Forest last time, but that wasn't hard to do. We barely created any chances then and here we created a lot.

As for Liverpool's current position in the standings and future challenges, Sloter said, "The second half of the season is always more difficult. You have played against every team. They know us better and are more familiar with our style of play. Some teams will sign players or change coaches in the winter window, and they are fighting for every point."

"A team like Nottingham Forest, they will want to stay in the position they are in and next week they could be facing a team that is fighting to avoid relegation.

"So it's always harder to win in the second half of the season than in the first half, but if we can keep doing that, like we did in the second half, then we won't always be so unlucky to end up with a draw," Sloter said.