Manchester City were on the verge of returning to the top of the Premier League, or to put it more precisely – Liverpool were on the brink of an excruciating draw at City Ground that would allow Pep Guardiola’s team to restore the lead in the championship race.But then came Darwin…Seconds before the final whistle, in the very last attempt, the Uruguayan striker scored a lovely header for a 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest that could be worth much more than just three points. Another miracle, another massive step for Jurgen Klopp’s side towards the glory.mentality of darwin must be studied in lab look at the time hes been in front of a goal post begging to come his way irrelavant of having any second thoughts. LA PANTERA. MY FUCKING NUMBER 9. pic.twitter.com/2SE0fYRSsk— shanks (@pxperstraw) March 2, 2024 It’s maybe fair to say that it was nothing but a deserved win for the Anfield outfit, but that’s the way those greats clinch titles genuinely.Tired, almost exhausted Liverpool were struggling at Forest, and without Mohamed Salah in the attack, lacked that much-needed sharpness. Who else other than Luis Diaz found himself in promising situations on several occasions, but his finishing lately has been more of an issue than a virtue for the Reds, and it proved to be like that once more this Saturday.😍 pic.twitter.com/D7XJl2ids9— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 2, 2024 On the other hand, the former Liverpool player of Kenyan origins, Divock Origi, clocked 64 minutes but wasn’t near the scoring. Unlike him, Anthony Elanga could have taken the game in a whole different direction just a few minutes following Origi’s coming off, but that effort from close range was terrible and we entered the ultimate minutes in a stalemate. Liverpool were rewarded a corner from the left, the ball was almost cleared before Mac Allister got a hold of it, crossed it to the far post and Nunez hammered it for the ecstatic celebration.##EDITORS_CHOICE##A few hundred miles away up north, Newcastle rushed to a routine 2-0 home win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Alexander Isak’s 15th goal of the season gave the Magpies an early lead. Anthony Gordon doubled the lead before the interval, and the second half provided us with much less excitement on both ends, as Wolves just couldn’t find the way to bounce back and fight for a draw. This win moved the Toons into the European places, two points adrift of West Ham and four of Manchester United. ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUESaturday Nott.Forest – Liverpool 0-1 (0-0)/Nunez 90+8/Newcastle – Wolverhampton 3-0 (2-0)/Isak 14, Gordon 33, Livramento 90+2/Tottenham – Crystal Palace 3-1 (0-0)/Werner 78, Romero 81, Son 88 – Eze 59/Fulham – Brighton 3-0 (2-0)/Wilson 22, Muniz 33, Traore 90+1/Everton – West Ham 1-3 (0-0)/Beto 56 – Zouma 62, Soucek 90+1, Alvarez 90+6/Brentford – Chelsea 2-2 (0-1)/Rasmussen 50, Wissa 69 – Jackson 35, Disasi 84/Sunday 16.00: (3.70) Burnley (3.50) Bournemouth (2.00)18.30: (1.32) Man.City (6.00) Man.Utd. (9.50)Monday 23.00: (16.0) Sheffield Utd (7.75) Arsenal (1.20)***odds are subject to change
