Diogo Jota, who came off the bench, scored with his first touch of the ball, helping Liverpool draw 1-1 away from Nottingham Forest. The home team rose to second place.
Just 22 seconds after the pair came on, the Liverpool forward headed in from Kostas Tsimikas' corner kick, negating Chris Wood's earlier goal as Liverpool maintained their unbeaten away record in the Premier League. and lead the table by 6 points.
Nuno Espiritu Santo's Forest ended their six-game winning streak in the Premier League but remain above Arsenal in second place after a hard-fought campaign. They couldn't double Liverpool, but it was still a reminder of what a good team they have become.
Forest needed some fine saves from Mats Sayers to keep the tie alive, with Ola Aina also clearing Mohamed Salah late in the game. But the East Midlands side deserve some reward for their efforts. Both teams could benefit from this.
Forest's now-famous ability to limit their opponents' low-quality chances was evident in the early stages. Liverpool had nine shots on target in the first half, but none were on target, and none were as clear-cut as the chance Wood so clinically seized on early in the game.
Score the first goal and then go in? This has become a hallmark of Nuno Forest, who frustrated Liverpool for long periods of time, setting up bodies between the ball and goal, obstructing space behind and posing a considerable threat on the counter-attack.
"It's hard to create chances against them," Slaughter said beforehand. The Liverpool boss had to turn to his bench to find a worthy substitute and the impact was immediate. The game changed when Tsimikas passed in and Jota headed home from close range.
This was Jota's first touch of the ball. His effort was saved by Mats Sales shortly afterwards, meaning he had both of Liverpool's attempts on target shortly after coming on. His third chance would have clinched the win, but Sayles stopped him.
After not being asked for anything in the first half, Sales was the star of the second half for Forest, making fingertip saves to deny shots from Salah and Cody Gakpo, while he needed help from Aina to clear the goal line to Prevent Salah from scoring the winning goal. But Forest made their point.
Analysis from Sky Sports' Nick Wright:
"There were a lot of good performances from Nottingham Forest players but Murillo was probably their best option ahead of Seles, whose save was very important.
"The centre-back is like a magnet, attracting the ball in Forest's penalty area and repelling almost everything else. He made a total of 18 clearances, the most in the Premier League all season."
"Previous highest goalscoring tally? Murillo was also responsible, making 15 clearances in Forest's draw with Brighton in September. Beating his own record and leaving his mark on the Premier League "Excellent defender."