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Callum Hudson-Odoi and unbeaten Nottingham Forest stunned Liverpool at Anfield to end Arne Slot's perfect start as Reds boss. The substitute cut in from the left and curled an inch-perfect shot into the far bottom corner, which Alisson could not reach. This was their first win at Liverpool in any competition since 1969. The home side's confidence was high at Anfield coming into the game after three wins out of three without conceding a goal. And Liverpool had the better chances, certainly in the first half. The hosts went closest before the break when Luis Diaz chased a lost cause, cut in and hammered a shot against the near post from a tight angle. Forest keeper Matz Sels pulled off a good save to keep out an Alexis Mac Allister header and got lucky moments later when he almost spilled Diaz's effort into his own net. But Forest did create more after the break, with Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga shooting off target before Hudson-Odoi's beauty. Forest fans were jubilant and the Liverpool support tried to get their team going, but they did not fashion many clear chances to equalise. The visitors move into fourth spot in the fledgling Premier League table with two wins and two draws. Liverpool are two places and one point above them. Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo deserves huge credit for their start to the season. All the talk was of Liverpool's unbeaten start under Slot - but Forest had not lost a Premier League game either. And now they are the unbeaten ones. Their first-half performance was solid and unspectacular. They frustrated Liverpool but did not have a single shot before the break. However, Nuno was brave in the second half, bringing on Hudson-Odoi and Elanga when the temptation might have been to shore things up - and it paid off. Elanga found Hudson-Odoi, who cut inside Conor Bradley before swinging in his sweet shot into the bottom corner. Elanga almost doubled their lead late on when he shot straight at Alisson. But one goal was enough, and they won at Anfield for the first time since the first man landed on the Moon. Former Feyenoord boss Slot will have known it would not all be plain sailing in the Premier League. But the start he had, including the hugely impressive win over Manchester United before the international break, had people favourably comparing his set-up to Jurgen Klopp's. Patience, passing and build-up is their style now. And for a while, it looked like their patience would eventually be rewarded. Diaz hit the post, several headers went off target, and Mohamed Salah forced a good save from Sels at his near post. Slot brought on Bradley, pushing Trent Alexander-Arnold into midfield, and introduced Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez as he tried to find the winner. But in the end, Bradley was beaten for the only goal of the game. The hosts had one late chance to level when Virgil van Dijk headed over, but many fans were leaving Anfield before the final whistle went to confirm the end of their unbeaten start. Have your say on Liverpool’s performance What did you make of Nottingham Forest’s display? After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 14th September 2024 at 17: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Arne Slot Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 25 home league games against Nottingham Forest (W20 D5), winning the last six in a row. Their last such defeat was in February 1969 under Bill Shankly (0-2). Nottingham Forest have lost their last three Premier League games against Liverpool, their longest run of league defeats against the Reds since a run of five between 1983 and 1985. Liverpool have won all three of their Premier League games under new manager Arne Slot without conceding a single goal. No manager in the competition’s history has kept a clean sheet in each of their first four matches in charge, while only six have won each of their first four, most recently Maurizio Sarri in 2018. Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in four Premier League matches (W2 D2), their longest such run under Nuno Espírito Santo, while not since February 2023 have they enjoyed a longer unbeaten streak in the division (5 games). Liverpool have only lost once in their last 24 Premier League matches that have immediately followed an international break (W18 D5), going down 4-1 at Manchester City in April 2023. When playing at Anfield in the league straight after an international break, the Reds haven’t lost since September 2014 against Aston Villa (0-1). Nottingham Forest have registered more direct attacks (10) than any other side in the Premier League this season, while only Bournemouth (2. 14) average a higher direct speed (metres per second progressed upfield in open play sequences) than the Tricky Trees (2. 12) in the competition this term. Liverpool have won all three of their Premier League games this season while keeping a clean sheet each time. They could be only the fifth side in English top-flight history to win each of their opening four in a season without conceding, after Aston Villa in 1900-01, Ipswich Town in 1974-75, Chelsea in 2005-06, and Manchester City in 2015-16. Mohamed Salah has scored in each of his three Premier League games this season, and could be only the second player to score in each of Liverpool's first four in a season in the competition, after Daniel Sturridge in 2013-14. He could also be the third player to score in a manager’s first four matches in charge of a Premier League club, after Matt Le Tissier under Alan Ball (Southampton) and Fabrizio Ravanelli under Colin Todd (Derby County). Chris Wood has scored four of Nottingham Forest’s last five Premier League goals, including two of their three so far this season. However, Wood has never scored in 11 league appearances against Liverpool, only facing Chelsea (12) more times in the Premier League without scoring. Diogo Jota has scored six goals in five appearances against Nottingham Forest in all competitions, netting in all three of his games against the Tricky Trees for current side Liverpool (4 goals). It’s his longest scoring run against a single opponent in his English club career. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Chris Wood. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morato replaces Morgan Gibbs-White. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Álex Moreno. Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai. Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Ibrahima Konaté. Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andy Robertson. Goal! Liverpool 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga following a fast break. Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai. Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic. Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez. Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a fast break. Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card. Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Andy Robertson (Liverpool). Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Elliot Anderson. Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Luis Díaz. Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Alexis Mac Allister. © 2024 BBC. 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