Nottingham Forest FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Nottingham Forest FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.
- Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
- Liverpool FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
- Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
5 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 12.6 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United FC | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City AFC | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United FC | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town FC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United FC | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa FC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City FC | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham FC | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Liverpool FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Jan | Luton Town FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Jan | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 29 Dec | Everton FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Dec | Tottenham Hotspur FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Dec | Brentford FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Nottingham Forest FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Jan | Accrington Stanley FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 05 Jan | Manchester United FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 29 Dec | West Ham United FC | A | 5–0 | W |
| 26 Dec | Leicester City FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 22 Dec | Tottenham Hotspur FC | A | 6–3 | W |
Season Stats
| Nottingham Forest FC | Liverpool FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #6 |
| 5 | Points | 9 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 1 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 2 / 3 / 0 |
| 4 | Scored | 7 |
| 5 | Conceded | 4 |
| -1 | GD | +3 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.80 |
| 20% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
30%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
Nottingham Forest FC this season
60%
Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
Liverpool FC this season
Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts). Liverpool FC are 6th (9 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Nottingham Forest FC
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 1 G | 2 A |
| Dan Ndoye | 1 G |
Liverpool FC
| Alexander Isak | 4 G | |
| Cody Gakpo | 1 G | 3 A |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 1 G | |
| Victor Munoz | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at City Ground, Nottingham. Nottingham Forest FC are looking to make home advantage count against Liverpool FC.
- 5' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Liverpool FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 8' GOAL! Chris Wood fires home to make it 1-0!
- 13' Liverpool FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Alexander Isak scoring 1 goals.
- 18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Arne Slot might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Arne Slot will be considering his options from the bench.
- 28' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 38' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 42' Morgan Gibbs-White was booked on 42.
- 47' Liverpool FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 52' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 53' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Yates argues furiously but the card stands.
- 58' It’s high time Arne Slot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 63' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Trent Alexander-Arnold has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 65' Liverpool FC ring the changes. Ibrahima Konate has done his job and it is now time for Kostas Tsimikas to step up.
- 66' Diogo Jota doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 70' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a card on 70.
- 75' Curtis Jones gets the nod from Liverpool FC. He replaces Luis Diaz and will look to change the dynamic.
- 76' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Dominguez is hanging Ryan Yates on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 83' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Callum Hudson-Odoi is withdrawn and Jota Silva gets his opportunity.
- 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Alex Moreno on, Neco Williams off on 90 minutes.
- The final score is 1-1.
Lineups
Nottingham Forest FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
14
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↓ Jota Silva 83'
-
11
Chris Wood ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 90'
-
22
Ryan Yates ↓ Nicolas Dominguez 76'
-
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Morato 90'
- 26
- 34
- 31
-
7
Neco Williams ↓ Alex Moreno 90'
- 8
- 21
- 5
Bench
- 18
- 30
-
19
Alex Moreno ↑ 90'
-
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 90'
-
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↑ 76'
- 33
-
4
Morato ↑ 90'
- 24
-
20
Jota Silva ↑ 83'
Coach
Nuno Espírito Santo
Liverpool FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 18
- 1
- 11
- 66
-
26
Andrew Robertson ↓ Diogo Jota 65'
- 4
- 38
- 5
-
7
Luis Diaz ↓ Curtis Jones 75'
- 8
- 10
Bench
-
17
Curtis Jones ↑ 75'
-
20
Diogo Jota ↑ 65'
- 14
-
21
Kostas Tsimikas ↑ 65'
- 3
- 62
- 19
- 84
- 78
Coach
Arne Slot
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diogo Jota | 6 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 3 |
| Mohamed Salah | 2 |
| Darwin Nunez | 2 |
| Victor Munoz | 1 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 1 |
| Neco Williams | 1 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 1 |
Head to Head
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2025-01-14
Nottingham Forest FC
1–1
Liverpool FC
D
2025-01-11
Nottingham Forest FC
2–0
Luton Town FC
W
2025-01-06
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
0–3
Nottingham Forest FC
W
2024-12-29
Everton FC
0–2
Nottingham Forest FC
W
2024-12-26
Nottingham Forest FC
1–0
Tottenham Hotspur FC
W
2024-12-21
Brentford FC
0–2
Nottingham Forest FC
W
Liverpool FC Form
2025-01-14
Nottingham Forest FC
1–1
Liverpool FC
D
2025-01-11
Liverpool FC
4–0
Accrington Stanley FC
W
2025-01-05
Liverpool FC
2–2
Manchester United FC
D
2024-12-29
West Ham United FC
0–5
Liverpool FC
W
2024-12-26
Liverpool FC
3–1
Leicester City FC
W
2024-12-22
Tottenham Hotspur FC
3–6
Liverpool FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.82
Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4
Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for:
Liverpool FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 2.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Liverpool FC
72%
Nottingham Forest FC or Liverpool FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.1%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 2
10.2%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
4.9%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
4%
2 – 2
3.6%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
1.8%
Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC
| Handicap | Nottingham Forest FC covers | Push | Liverpool FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 14% | 79% |
| -0.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| +0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +1 | 51% | 25% | 24% |
| +1.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +2 | 76% | 15% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
44%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

