Despite this defeat, the Nottingham Forest escaped relegation.
As the game drifted past the eight added minutes, Darwin Nunez, playing his first game since suffering a muscle injury at Brentford on 17 February, found the bottom corner with a glancing header from Alexis Mac Allister's cross, sending Liverpool to Victory.
It was Liverpool's first league win at the City Ground since 1984 and ensures that they will be top of the table heading into next Sunday's crucial match against champions Manchester City.
