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Matchday 2 · Saturday 29 August, 13:30 · Anfield

Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest: line-ups and result

Liverpool 6 · 5 points
  • 60' Alexander Isak
  • 82' Víctor Muñoz
2 - 2
Nottingham Forest 16 · 2 points
  • 24' Dan Ndoye
  • 70' Morgan Gibbs-White (pen)

Line-ups Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

Liverpool 4-2-3-1 · Andoni Iraola
1 Alisson
6 Kerkez
4 van Dijk
5 Jacquet
30 Frimpong
10 Mac Allister
8 Szoboszlai
23 Muñoz
7 Wirtz
18 Gakpo
9 Isak
  • 71' Kostas Tsimikas Miloš Kerkez
  • 71' Ryan Gravenberch Jeremie Frimpong
  • 71' Rio Ngumoha Cody Gakpo
  • 77' Ronald Araújo Jérémy Jacquet
  • 77' Treymaurice Nyoni Alexis Mac Allister

Line-up for Liverpool: Alisson, Kerkez, van Dijk, Jacquet, Frimpong, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Muñoz, Wirtz, Gakpo, Isak

Bench
  • 25 G. Mamardashvili
  • 21 K. Tsimikas 71'
  • 33 R. Araujo 77'
  • 38 R. Gravenberch 71'
  • 3 W. Endo
  • 53 J. McConnell
  • 42 T. Nyoni 77'
  • 67 L. Koumas
  • 73 R. Ngumoha 71'
Absentees Liverpool

Bradley, Chiesa, Leoni, Ekitike, Gomez (injured)

Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1 · Oliver Glasner
26 Sels
5 Murillo
31 Milenković
23 Cunha
3 Williams
24 McAtee
21 Schlager
34 Aina
14 Ndoye
10 Gibbs-White
11 Jesus
  • 66' Liam Delap Dan Ndoye
  • 86' Luca Netz Ola Aina
  • 90+2' Callum Hudson-Odoi James McAtee
  • 90+2' Nicolás Domínguez Igor Jesus

Line-up for Nottingham Forest: Sels, Murillo, Milenković, Cunha, Williams, McAtee, Schlager, Aina, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Jesus

Bench
  • 12 John Victor
  • 25 L. Netz 86'
  • 2 O. Diomande
  • 44 Z. Abbott
  • 22 R. Yates
  • 7 C. Hudson-Odoi 92'
  • 8 N. Dominguez 92'
  • 9 C. Wood
  • 19 L. Delap 66'
Absentees Nottingham Forest

Savona (injured)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Liverpool

  1. Alexander Isak Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Cody Gakpo Midfielder 1 goals 3 assists
  3. Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Víctor Muñoz Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Florian Wirtz Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists

Nottingham Forest

  1. Morgan Gibbs-White Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  2. Dan Ndoye Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Liverpool

Player Starts Min. Form
Alisson 3/3 270 solid
Virgil van Dijk 3/3 270 strong
Dominik Szoboszlai 3/3 270 strong
Miloš Kerkez 3/3 251 mixed
Cody Gakpo 3/3 251 excellent
Alexander Isak 3/3 244 excellent
Florian Wirtz 3/3 242 solid
Jérémy Jacquet 3/3 237 strong

Nottingham Forest

Player Starts Min. Form
Matz Sels 3/3 270 mixed
Jair Cunha 3/3 270 mixed
Nikola Milenković 3/3 270 mixed
Neco Williams 3/3 270 strong
Morgan Gibbs-White 3/3 270 solid
Murillo 3/3 268 solid
James McAtee 3/3 253 strong
Ola Aina 3/3 219 solid

Stats

Liverpool Match Nottingham Forest
  • 1.75 xG 2.30
  • 69% Possession 31%
  • 13 Shots 12
  • 4 Shots on target 3
  • 5 Shots off target 3
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 13 Fouls 10
  • 3 Offsides 0
  • 4 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

LIV home Per match NFO away
1.00 Points 1.00
2.00 Goals for 2.00
2.00 Goals against 2.00
1.68 xG for 1.17
1.17 xG against 1.68
3.0 Corners 5.0
D Home and away form D

Head-to-head record Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

9 previous meetings
5 Liverpool 1 draws 3 Nottingham Forest
  • Goals per match2.00
  • Both teams scored22%
  • Over 2.5 goals33%
  • Feb 2026 Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Liverpool
  • Nov 2025 Liverpool 0 - 3 Nottingham Forest
  • Jan 2025 Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Liverpool
  • Sep 2024 Liverpool 0 - 1 Nottingham Forest
  • Mar 2024 Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Liverpool
  • Oct 2023 Liverpool 3 - 0 Nottingham Forest
  • Apr 2023 Liverpool 3 - 2 Nottingham Forest
  • Oct 2022 Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Liverpool
  • Mar 2022 Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Liverpool

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest?

Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest was refereed by Samuel Barrott.

Who is unavailable for Liverpool against Nottingham Forest?

Liverpool are without Conor Bradley (knee injury), Federico Chiesa (back injury), Giovanni Leoni (knee injury), Hugo Ekitike (achilles tendon injury) and Joe Gomez (injury).

Who is unavailable for Nottingham Forest against Liverpool?

Nottingham Forest are without Nicolò Savona (knee injury).

What formation do Liverpool play?

Liverpool have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 3 matches under Andoni Iraola.

What formation do Nottingham Forest play?

Nottingham Forest have used a 3-4-2-1 formation in their last 3 matches under O. Glasner.

How did the last meeting between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest finish?

On 22 February 2026, Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool finished 0-1.

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