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Liverpool line up in a 4-2-3-1 and Nottingham Forest in a 3-4-2-1. Liverpool are without Stefan Bajčetić and Conor Bradley; Nottingham Forest are without Ibrahim Sangaré and Nicolò Savona. Kick-off is 12:30 on 29 August 2026 at Anfield.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 29 Aug 2026, 12:30
- Stadium
- Anfield, Liverpool
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 2
- Days since last match
- Liverpool 6, Nottingham Forest 4
Liverpool confirmed lineup
- 1Alisson BeckerG
- 30Jeremie FrimpongD
- 5JacquetD
- 4Virgil van DijkD
- 6Miloš KerkezD
- 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
- 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 18Cody GakpoM
- 7Florian WirtzM
- 23Víctor MuñozM
- 9Alexander IsakF
Bench
- 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
- 21Konstantinos TsimikasD
- 33Ronald AraújoD
- 38Ryan GravenberchM
- 3Wataru EndoM
- 53James McConnellM
- 42Treymaurice NyoniM
- 67Lewis KoumasF
- 73Rio NgumohaF
Coach: Andoni Iraola
Liverpool started in a 4-2-3-1. Stefan Bajčetić, Conor Bradley and Federico Chiesa and 4 others were out. Alexis Mac Allister and Víctor Muñoz came into the eleven after not starting away to Newcastle. Andoni Iraola set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front.
Nottingham Forest confirmed lineup
- 26Matz SelsG
- 23JairD
- 31Nikola MilenkovićD
- 5MurilloD
- 34Temitayo AinaM
- 21SchlagerM
- 24James McAteeM
- 3Neco WilliamsM
- 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF
- 14Dan NdoyeF
- 11Igor JesusF
Bench
- 12JohnG
- 25Luca NetzD
- 2Ousmane DiomandeD
- 44Zach AbbottD
- 22Ryan YatesM
- 7Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 8Nicolás DomínguezM
- 9Christopher WoodF
- 19Liam DelapF
Coach: Oliver Glasner
Nottingham Forest started in a 3-4-2-1. Ibrahim Sangaré and Nicolò Savona were out. Murillo, James McAtee and Morgan Gibbs-White and 1 other came into the eleven after not starting at home to Leeds. Oliver Glasner set up with three at the back, four in midfield and three up front.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest form guide
Last 3, all competitionsLiverpool- L
- D
- D
Liverpool won no of their last three matches, drew two and lost one. They scored 4 goals and conceded 5 across those three. They kept one clean sheet. They failed to score in one of them. Their most recent match was a 2-2 draw away to Newcastle on 23 August 2026.
Nottingham Forest- L
- W
- W
- L
- L
Nottingham Forest won two of their last five matches, drew none and lost three. They scored 4 goals and conceded 5 across those five. They kept one clean sheet. They failed to score in three of them. Their most recent match was a 0-2 defeat at home to Leeds on 25 August 2026.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest head to head
- 5
- Liverpool wins
- 1
- Draws
- 3
- Nottingham Forest wins
10–8 on goals in 9 meetings since 20 March 2022
Recent Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest results
- Nottingham Forest0–1LiverpoolCity Ground
- Liverpool0–3Nottingham ForestAnfield
- Nottingham Forest1–1LiverpoolThe City Ground
- Liverpool0–1Nottingham ForestAnfield
- Nottingham Forest0–1LiverpoolThe City Ground
All in the Premier League
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest history
Liverpool have won two of the last five, with one drawn. Nottingham Forest last won at Anfield on 22 November 2025, by 3-0. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in one of the last five. The widest margin was 3-0 to Nottingham Forest on 22 November 2025.
Anfield
Liverpool play at Anfield in Liverpool. The ground holds 61,276. Nottingham Forest have won there twice in four visits, most recently in November 2025. Liverpool have won two of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Nottingham Forest's most recent visit was on 22 November 2025, a 3-0 win.
Last meeting: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool, February 2026
- 27Stefan OrtegaG
- 34Temitayo AinaD
- 31Nikola MilenkovićD
- 5MurilloD
- 3Neco WilliamsD
- 6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 8Elliot AndersonM
- 21Omari HutchinsonM
- 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7Callum Hudson-OdoiM
- 19Igor JesusF
Bench
- 18Angus GunnG
- 22Ryan YatesM
- 29Dilane BakwaF
- 24James McAteeM
- 23JairD
- 16Nicolás DomínguezM
- 20Lorenzo LuccaF
- 14Dan NdoyeF
- 4MoratoD
Coach: Vitor Pereira
- 1Alisson BeckerG
- 8Dominik SzoboszlaiD
- 5Ibrahima KonatéD
- 4Virgil van DijkD
- 6Miloš KerkezD
- 38Ryan GravenberchM
- 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 11Mohamed SalahM
- 17Curtis JonesM
- 18Cody GakpoM
- 22Hugo EkitikeF
Bench
- 28Frederick WoodmanG
- 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
- 14Federico ChiesaF
- 68Kieran MorrisonM
- 26Andrew RobertsonD
- 2Joseph GomezD
- 47Calvin RamsayD
- 42Treymaurice NyoniM
- 73Rio NgumohaF
Coach: Arne Slot
Nottingham Forest lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Liverpool in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 22 February 2026 in the Premier League. Liverpool won 1-0. Alexis Mac Allister scored. Stefan Ortega and Alisson Becker started in goal.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest lineups — common questions
- What was the score in Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest?
- Liverpool and Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 at Anfield in Liverpool on 29 August 2026. The match was Matchweek 2 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The referee was Samuel Barrott, England. Before it, Liverpool had won 5 of the 9 meetings between the clubs and Nottingham Forest 3.
- Who was missing for Liverpool?
- Liverpool were without Stefan Bajčetić, Conor Bradley and Federico Chiesa and 4 others. The reasons given were hamstring injury, knee injury, back injury, achilles tendon injury, coach's decision and muscle injury. Nottingham Forest had two unavailable and none doubtful. Liverpool last played six days before this match, a 2-2 away draw with Newcastle.
- What formation did Nottingham Forest play?
- Nottingham Forest started this match in a 3-4-2-1. Matz Sels started in goal, with three at the back, four in midfield and three up front. Oliver Glasner picked the side. Nine substitutes were named. The formation is the one recorded for this fixture, not a season average.
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool at City Ground
Updated 21 September 2026