Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest 2-2: Isak and Munoz Rescue Draw at Anfield

Anfield Battles Back From Early Deficits

The fixture at Anfield kicked off under a fierce tempo, with the visitors asserting themselves immediately. According to Kompas, Nottingham Forest tested Alisson Becker early when Dan Ndoye directed a header toward the center for Igor Jesus, whose close-range effort was stopped by the Brazilian goalkeeper. Five minutes later, Milos Kerkez blocked another dangerous strike from Igor Jesus inside the penalty area. The pressure finally told in the 24th minute. Goalkeeper Matz Sels launched a long ball forward, which Igor Jesus controlled before shifting to Morgan Gibbs-White. Gibbs-White fed Ndoye, and the Swiss winger finished with a low shot past Alisson to break the deadlock at 1-0.

Liverpool struggled to find an immediate response, recording their first shot on target in the 28th minute through a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick that Sels pushed away. Florian Wirtz equalized in the 32nd minute, making it 1-1. The equalizer eventually arrived on the hour mark when Alexander Isak found the back of the net to make it 1-1. Yet, parity proved short-lived. In the 70th minute, Nottingham Forest regained the lead when Morgan Gibbs-White converted a penalty kick past Alisson.

Late Substitution Sparks Late Equalizer

Facing a second opening-month defeat, the hosts turned to their bench. In a bold selection choice reported by Goal, manager Andoni Iraola handed a starter debut to Victor Munoz. The young winger repaid that faith in the 82nd minute, firing home to rescue a 2-2 draw for the hosts and salvage a point at home.

The result leaves Liverpool with two points from two matches, mirroring their slow start from the previous week.