Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Nottingham Forest FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 90+9' Darwin Nunez
Y 59' Andrew Robertson
Y 85' Jayden Danns

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Assistant 1 Richard West
  • Assistant 2 Scott Ledger

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
5
Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.0 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC 2023-10-29 Liverpool FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-04-22 Liverpool FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-10-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Liverpool FC 2022-03-20 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Liverpool FC H 0–1 L
28 Feb Manchester United FC H 0–1 L
24 Feb Aston Villa FC A 2–4 L
17 Feb West Ham United FC H 2–0 W
10 Feb Newcastle United FC H 2–3 L
07 Feb Bristol City FC H 5–3 W
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
28 Feb Southampton FC H 3–0 W
21 Feb Luton Town FC H 4–1 W
17 Feb Brentford FC A 4–1 W
10 Feb Burnley FC H 3–1 W
04 Feb Arsenal FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC Liverpool FC
#23 Position #12
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

22% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Nottingham Forest FC are 23rd (0 pts). Liverpool FC are 12th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nottingham Forest FC welcome Liverpool FC for this crunch clash at City Ground.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Liverpool FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at City Ground. Liverpool FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' Callum Hudson-Odoi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' Matz Sels has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Liverpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a card on 59.
  • 60' Liverpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wataru Endo is hanging Bobby Clark on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' Taiwo Awoniyi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Divock Origi at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Liverpool FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Harvey Elliott is replaced by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 79' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Nicolas Dominguez trudges off to be replaced by Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Liverpool FC make a change. Cody Gakpo trudges off to be replaced by Jayden Danns on 84 minutes.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a card for Jayden Danns.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Murillo, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • With this win, Liverpool FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diogo Jota 6
Morgan Gibbs-White 2
Mohamed Salah 2
Darwin Nunez 2
Taiwo Awoniyi 1
Neco Williams 1
Callum Hudson-Odoi 1
Chris Wood 1

Head to Head

2024-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC 2023-10-29 Liverpool FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-04-22 Liverpool FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-10-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Liverpool FC 2022-03-20 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2024-02-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Manchester United FC L 2024-02-24 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-02-17 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 West Ham United FC W 2024-02-10 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 Newcastle United FC L 2024-02-07 Nottingham Forest FC 5–3 Bristol City FC W

Liverpool FC Form

2024-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W 2024-02-28 Liverpool FC 3–0 Southampton FC W 2024-02-21 Liverpool FC 4–1 Luton Town FC W 2024-02-17 Brentford FC 1–4 Liverpool FC W 2024-02-10 Liverpool FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2024-02-04 Arsenal FC 3–1 Liverpool FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.49 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Liverpool FC or Draw 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC21% Draw37% Liverpool FC42%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Liverpool FC
79%
Nottingham Forest FC or Liverpool FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC11% Draw65% Liverpool FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 2
8.8%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
2.8%
2 – 1
2.7%
0 – 3
2.4%
1 – 3
1.5%
2 – 2
1.3%
0 – 4
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 14% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 26% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✓

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