Monday , 12 October 2026

Liverpool FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
Liverpool FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 11:30 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 24' Dan Ndoye
Alexander Isak 60' 1–1
1–2 70' Morgan Gibbs-White pen
Victor Munoz 82' 2–2
Y 44' Igor Jesus
Y 50' Ola Aina
Victor Munoz 54' Y
Florian Wirtz 59' Y
Alisson Becker 70' Y
Ronald Araujo 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Sam Barrott (England)
  • Assistant 1 Adam Nunn
  • Assistant 2 Wade Smith
6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 13.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 6 18
2 Arsenal FC 6 15
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 6 13
4 Brentford FC 6 10
5 Everton FC 6 10
6 Chelsea FC 6 10
7 Leeds United FC 6 9
8 Hull City AFC 6 9
9 Liverpool FC 6 9
10 Ipswich Town FC 6 9
11 Newcastle United FC 5 8
12 Crystal Palace FC 6 7
13 Manchester United FC 6 6
14 Nottingham Forest FC 6 5
15 Aston Villa FC 6 5
16 Sunderland AFC 6 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 6 3
18 Tottenham Hotspur FC 6 3
19 Coventry City FC 5 3
20 Fulham FC 6 2

Head-to-Head

5
2
3
Liverpool FC 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-29 Liverpool FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2026-02-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC 2025-11-22 Liverpool FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-01-14 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Liverpool FC 2024-09-14 Liverpool FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 2–2 D
23 Aug Newcastle United FC A 2–2 D
24 May Brentford FC H 1–1 D
15 May Aston Villa FC A 2–4 L
09 May Chelsea FC H 1–1 D
03 May Manchester United FC A 2–3 L
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Liverpool FC A 2–2 D
22 Aug Leeds United FC H 0–1 L
24 May AFC Bournemouth H 1–1 D
17 May Manchester United FC A 2–3 L
10 May Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D
07 May Aston Villa FC A 0–4 L

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Nottingham Forest FC
#9 Position #14
9 Points 5
6 Played 6
2 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 3
7 Scored 5
7 Conceded 8
+0 GD -3
1.50 PPG 0.83
33% Win % 17%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Liverpool FC are 9th (9 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 14th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 4 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Victor Munoz 1 G
Nottingham Forest FC
Dan Ndoye 2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Liverpool FC is hosting Nottingham Forest FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 415 games and scored 814 goals.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Anfield. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Dan Ndoye gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 29' France international Jeremy Jacquet has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Florian Wirtz makes it 1-1.
  • 37' Luca Netz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a card for Igor Jesus.
  • 49' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jair Paula suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Ola Aina was booked on 50.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Victor Munoz. He receives a card.
  • 59' It’s a booking for Liverpool FC player. Florian Wirtz gets a card.
  • 60' Sensational shot from Alexander Isak. Liverpool FC is back in the lead.
  • 65' Liverpool FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Liam Delap on, Dan Ndoye off on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Magnificent from Morgan Gibbs-White! That is 44 goals in 350 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alisson Becker on 70.
  • 71' Liverpool FC make a change. Cody Gakpo trudges off to be replaced by Rio Ngumoha on 71 minutes.
  • 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Nottingham Forest FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 77' Liverpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ronald Araujo is hanging Jeremy Jacquet on the field on 77 minute.
  • 79' It’s a booking for Liverpool FC player. Ronald Araujo gets a card.
  • 82' GOAL! Victor Munoz fires home to make it 3-2!
  • 86' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Ola Aina departs to be replaced by Luca Netz.
  • 90' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. James McAtee has done his job and it is now time for Callum Hudson-Odoi to step up.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diogo Jota 6
Morgan Gibbs-White 3
Mohamed Salah 2
Darwin Nunez 2
Alexander Isak 1
Victor Munoz 1
Taiwo Awoniyi 1
Neco Williams 1

Head to Head

2026-08-29 Liverpool FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2026-02-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC 2025-11-22 Liverpool FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-01-14 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Liverpool FC 2024-09-14 Liverpool FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Liverpool FC Form

2026-08-29 Liverpool FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2026-08-23 Newcastle United FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2026-05-24 Liverpool FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2026-05-15 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Liverpool FC L 2026-05-09 Liverpool FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2026-05-03 Manchester United FC 3–2 Liverpool FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2026-08-29 Liverpool FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2026-08-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2026-05-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2026-05-17 Manchester United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-05-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2026-05-07 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.44 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC44% Draw28% Nottingham Forest FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
56%
Liverpool FC or Nottingham Forest FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC31% Draw48% Nottingham Forest FC21%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.