FC Liverpool players drew 1:1 at Nottingham Forest in the 21st round of the English Premier League on Tuesday.
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Moment from the match Nottingham Forest – FC Liverpool.
The home team led from the 8th minute after Chris Wood’s goal, Diogo Jota took care of the equalizer in the 66th minute. Liverpool continues to have a six-point lead at the top of the table, but Nottingham moved into second place, one point ahead of Arsenal.
“The Reds” won the second draw in a row, in the previous round they played at home with Manchester United. Although Nottingham ended their winning streak, which lasted six games, they captured a valuable point – also thanks to the brilliant saves of goalkeeper Matz Sels, who kept his team together especially in the second half. The home team had only 29 percent possession of the ball in the match.
FC Chelsea players played at home with Bournemouth in a 2:2 draw. They only saved the point thanks to a goal in the fifth minute of extra time, which was taken care of by Reece James. The London club extended its winless streak to five meetings.
The Blues took the lead when Cole Palmer scored in the 13th minute, but Bournemouth turned the game around after changing sides.
First, in the 50th minute, Justin Kluivert scored from a penalty, and in the 68th minute, Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo brought his team closer to victory. However, James was able to score from a free kick and set up a draw for the Londoners.
Manchester City came close to extending their winning streak to three matches when they led 2-0 at Brentford after two goals from Phil Foden. However, he lost the lead, conceding the equalizing goal to make it 2:2 in the extra time of the second half. The point for the London club was arranged by captain Christian Norgaard.
Premier League – 21st round
FC Brentford – Manchester City 2:2 (0:0)
Goals: 82. Wissa, 90.+2. Norgaard – 66. a 78. Foden
FC Chelsea – AFC Bournemouth 2:2 (1:0)
Goals: 13. Palmer, 90.+5. James – 50. Kluivert (z 11 m), 68. Semenyo
West Ham United – FC Fulham 3:2 (2:0)
Goals: 31. Soler, 33. Souček, 67. Paqueta – 51. and 78. Iwobi
Nottingham Forest – FC Liverpool 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: 8. Wood – 66. Jota
Loading sports results… Juventus only drew
The players of Atalanta Bergamo drew 1:1 with Juventus Turin in the play-off of the 19th round of the Italian Serie A on Tuesday. The visitors took the lead after the break thanks to Pierre Kalulu, the home team equalized in the 78th minute thanks to Mateo Retegui’s header.
Atalanta drew for the third time in a row and is four points behind leaders Napoli in third place. Juventus have also drawn three times in a row and are still the only unbeaten team in the competition. It is in fifth place in the table.
AC Milan players won 2:1 at Como. Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao scored the victory for the Rossoneri, who were losing from the 60th minute, within five minutes. Milan was seventh in the table, the newcomer was sixteenth.
Serie A – playoffs of the 19th round
Como 1907 – AC Milan 1:2 (0:0)
Goals: 60. Diao – 71. Hernandez, 76. Leao
Atalanta Bergamo – Juventus Turin 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: 78. Retegui – 54. Hare
Loading sports results… Source: sportweb.pravda.sk
