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Liverpool secured a dramatic victory over Nottingham Forest thanks to Darwin Nunez’s late winner.

The Uruguayan forward, who had been sidelined with an injury, came off the bench and scored in the 99th minute to extend Liverpool’s lead at the top of the Premier League.

However, controversy surrounded the winning goal, as Forest were wrongly denied possession just moments before Nunez’s strike.

Referee Paul Tierney mistakenly awarded Liverpool a drop-ball when Calum Hudson-Odoi was in possession, much to the frustration of Arsenal and Manchester City, who are chasing the league title.

Despite the controversy, Liverpool emerged victorious and strengthened their position at the summit of the league table.

Darwin Nunez scored a massive stoppage-time winner for Liverpool to leave Arsenal fans fuming.

The Uruguayan netted a late header against Nottingham Forest to seal a 1-0 win that keeps the Reds top of the Premier League table.

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A minimum of eight minutes of stoppage time were added on at the end of the second-half and Nunez scored in the ninth additional minute.

One Arsenal fan took to X to complain, saying: “Time added on for Liverpool this season: Until they score. They want Klopp to have his fairy tale.”

A second put: “They played two extra minutes on top of 8 minutes added then didn’t add any time after Liverpool scored.”

This supporter wrote: “Scoring in the 9th minute of injury time when only 8 was added on? Yeah the league’s rigged for Liverpool to win.”

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A fourth added: “They are definitely winning the league. I give up.”

However, not all supporters believe in conspiracy theories.

This Arsenal fan responded: “Very frustrating but there’s no ‘conspiracy’, relax.”

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The winner puts Arsenal five points behind the leaders

The winner puts Arsenal five points behind the

Arsenal are now five points behind Liverpool, although will close the gap to two points with victory against Sheffield United on Monday.

Gunners fans will be even more desperate to stay in this season’s title race given how close they came to glory last season.

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Mikel Arteta’s side led for most of the campaign but fell short to Manchester City, who Liverpool next face in the league.

City will head into the clash at Anfield just one point adrift of the Reds if they beat Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.

Both sides have entertained fans with excellent title races in the pas t and look set to do the same again this season.

Nott’m Forest 0-1 Liverpool

FULL TIME!Liverpool seal victory with seconds to spare. They keep churning out results.

This one sees them move four points clear at the top of the table.

What a huge result this could be. It’s a massive, massive moment in the title race.

GOAL! Nott’m Forest 0-1 Liverpool (Nunez, 90+9)

WOW, WOW, WOW!

This could be the biggest moment of Liverpool’s season.

Nunez has won it for Liverpool right at the end of the game.

Tsimikas’ initial shot is blocked and Forest have a chance to clear. They don’t and Mac Allister wins the ball back.

he turns and crosses and Nunez is there to head home to spark wild celebrations.

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Half Time: Nott’m Forest 0-0 Liverpool

 Nott’m Forest 0-0 Liverpool

30: WIDE! Diaz is really starting to influence this game. He is popping up everywhere.

He pops up on the right side of the box but he cannot take advantage of the space he is in.

He takes a shot on from a tight angle but the balls rolls well wide of the far post.

Nott’m Forest 0-0 Liverpool

28: BLOCK! Chances coming for the visitors.

Bradley cuts the ball back for Clark, who gets a shot away. A block comes in but the rebound falls for Diaz, who must think he is going to score.

However, Murillo throws himself at the ball to make a crucial intervention.

Nott’m Forest 0-0 Liverpool

26: CHANCE! Gakpo gets free at a corner and charges in to attempt a volley.

He gets his effort all wrong but more importantly he takes the ball off the toes of Van Dijk, who arguably was better placed to take the shot on.

Van Dijk is furious.

Nott’m Forest 0-0 Liverpool

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Liverpool’s predicted XI vs Nottingham Forest

Liverpool have the chance to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points when they face Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.

With Manchester City in action on Sunday and Arsenal playing on Monday, Liverpool could put extra pressure on their title rivals with victory Forest. Despite what seems a never-ending list of injury issues, the Reds have continued to motor on, with youngsters Jayden Danns and Lewis Koumas scoring in a 3-0 win over Southampton in the FA Cup on Wednesday night.

That victory set up a clash with Manchester United in the quarter-finals, which will be squeezed into an already extremely tight schedule. But for now, all attention is on the clash at the City Ground on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side emerged 3-0 winners in the meeting between the two teams earlier this season, though the last clash in Nottingham saw them lose 1-0 to Forest.

So can Liverpool move further clear at the top of the table on Saturday? Let’s take a look.

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Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool simulated to get a Premier League score prediction

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that Forest could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Sels; Williams, Felipe, Murillo, Toffolo; Danilo, Dominguez; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Awoniyi.