Liverpool thought they had equalised against Nottingham Forest but Florian Wirtz saw his celebrations cut short when his goal was ruled out by the officials
The screen shows a VAR decision to disallow a goal scored by Florian Wirtz
The screen shows a VAR decision to disallow a goal scored by Florian Wirtz(Image: Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
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Florian Wirtz saw his goal disallowed against Nottingham Forest after VAR intervened. The German playmaker looked to have equalised at Anfield following Dan Ndoye's opening strike, but a review robbed him of an extended celebration.
Jeremie Frimpong was judged to be offside in the build-up to the goal, ensuring Wirtz's goal was chalked off. The Dutch wingback looked to have fended off a number of opposition defenders before finding Wirtz, who completed a smart spin and finish into the bottom corner.
Premier League Match Centre said: "VAR checked the referee’s call of goal – and determined that Frimpong was in an offside position and recommended that the goal was disallowed."
"When the ball came into Jeremie Frimpong, it looked close, he's just slightly offside," Ally McCoist on TNT Sports commentary.
"I knew there wasn't a lot in it but the bottom line was he was in an offside position."
Frimpong was caught offside when tracking back
Frimpong was caught offside when tracking back(Image: DAZN)
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Florian Wirtz
Florian Wirtz saw his smart goal ruled out(Image: Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
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Following the scare, Forest were able to take their lead into halftime after Ndoye's goal. Some weak defending allowed Igor Jesus to hold the ball up from Mat Sels' upfield punt.The forward then found Morgan Gibbs-White, who found Ndoye to produce a confident finish into the bottom corner.
It's under-10s football from Liverpool in terms of defending. It's a simple ball over the top, the centre forward is strong and physical and when he lays it off the finish from Dan Ndoye is beautiful.
Forest deservedly go ahead.
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