Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp's side set up semi-final date against Man City after edging past hosts

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Diogo Jota scores

Liverpool will play Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley after they edged past Nottingham Forest in a pulsating quarter-final at the City Ground.

Diogo Jota scored the only goal of the game for the visitors, prodding in Konstantinos Tsimikas' cross from the left with 12 minutes remaining.

Jurgen Klopp's quadruple-chasing side dominated possession but were made to work for their victory by their relentless Championship opponents.

Steve Cooper's side saw a late penalty appeal turned down by VAR when midfielder Ryan Yates fell after a challenge with Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson.

They hosts will also surely regard Philip Zinckernagel's miss as decisive to the outcome, with the Danish winger side-footing wide from six yards from Brennan Johnson's inviting cross just a couple of minutes before Jota's goal.

While Forest had already beaten both Arsenal and Leicester in this season's competition, they found themselves taking a significant step up in class against Liverpool despite Klopp making seven changes to his starting XI.

And while they were galvanised by the electric atmosphere in what was the first meeting between the clubs in the FA Cup since the rescheduled 1989 semi-final that followed the Hillsborough disaster, they spent long periods of the game under severe pressure.

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Yates also had a chance to head a late equaliser, but Liverpool, who also carved open several excellent opportunities of their own, deservedly advanced to the last four.

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Nottingham Forest

Squad number1Player nameHorvath
Squad number2Player nameSpence
Squad number4Player nameWorrall
Squad number3Player nameTobias Figueiredo
Squad number8Player nameColback
Squad number22Player nameYates
Squad number37Player nameGarner
Squad number23Player nameLolley
Squad number11Player nameZinckernagel
Squad number20Player nameJohnson
Squad number9Player nameDavis

Squad number16Player nameSurridge
Squad number17Player nameMighten
Squad number18Player nameCafú
Squad number19Player nameXande Silva

Liverpool

Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number12Player nameGomez
Squad number5Player nameKonaté
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
Squad number8Player nameKeïta
Squad number3Player nameFabinho
Squad number15Player nameOxlade-Chamberlain
Squad number67Player nameElliott
Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota

Squad number6Player nameThiago Alcántara
Squad number14Player nameHenderson
Squad number18Player nameMinamino
Squad number23Player nameDíaz

Line-ups

Nottm Forest

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Horvath
2Spence
4Worrall
3Figueiredo
8ColbackSubstituted forCosta Silvaat 90+1'minutes
22Yates
37Garner
23LolleySubstituted forRibeiro Diasat 65'minutes
11ZinckernagelSubstituted forMightenat 78'minutes
20Johnson
9DavisSubstituted forSurridgeat 77'minutes

Substitutes

6Mbe Soh
13Bong
14Laryea
16Surridge
17Mighten
18Ribeiro Dias
19Costa Silva
21Ojeda
30Samba

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

1Alisson
12GomezBooked at 60mins
5Konaté
4van Dijk
21Tsimikas
8KeïtaSubstituted forHendersonat 64'minutes
3FabinhoSubstituted forThiago Alcántaraat 64'minutes
15Oxlade-ChamberlainSubstituted forDíazat 64'minutes
67ElliottSubstituted forMinaminoat 64'minutes
9Firmino
20Jota

Substitutes

6Thiago Alcántara
13Adrián
14Henderson
17Jones
18Minamino
23Díaz
27Origi
32Matip
63Beck

Referee:Craig Pawson

Attendance:28,584

Live Text

Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1.
Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1.
Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Takumi Minamino following a fast break.
Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Cafú (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tobias Figueiredo.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Xande Silva replaces Jack Colback.
Attempt saved. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Keinan Davis.
Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross following a fast break.
Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest).
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Joe Lolley.

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