Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool – Lineups & Match Details

Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 1-0. Goals: A. Mac Allister (90'). Nottingham Forest had 47% possession against Liverpool's 53%. Shots on target: 2-4.

Premier League · Regular Season - 27

Sunday, 22 February 2026

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

LiverpoolLiverpool

Referee: Anthony Taylor, England

Lineups

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest4-2-3-1
S. Ortega27S. OrtegaG
O. Aina34O. AinaD
N. Milenkovic31N. MilenkovicD
Murillo5MurilloD
N. Williams3N. WilliamsD
I. Sangare6I. SangareM
E. Anderson8E. AndersonM
O. Hutchinson21O. HutchinsonM
M. Gibbs-White10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
C. Hudson-Odoi7C. Hudson-OdoiM
Igor Jesus19Igor JesusF

Substitutes

18A. GunnG
4MoratoD
14D. NdoyeF
16N. DominguezM
20L. LuccaF
22R. YatesM
23CunhaD
24J. McAteeM
29D. BakwaF
LiverpoolLiverpool4-2-3-1
Alisson1AlissonG
D. Szoboszlai8D. SzoboszlaiD
I. Konate5I. KonateD
V. van Dijk4V. van DijkD
M. Kerkez6M. KerkezD
R. Gravenberch38R. GravenberchM
A. Mac Allister10A. Mac AllisterM
M. Salah11M. SalahM
C. Jones17C. JonesM
C. Gakpo18C. GakpoM
H. Ekitike22H. EkitikeF

Substitutes

25G. MamardashviliG
2J. GomezD
14F. ChiesaF
26A. RobertsonD
42T. NyoniM
47C. RamsayD
68K. MorrisonM
73R. NgumohaF
28F. WoodmanG

Match Events

20'Y

M. Gibbs-White

61'Y

O. Aina

66'S

C. Hudson-Odoi

Substitution 1

66'S

O. Hutchinson

Substitution 2

77'S

E. Anderson

Substitution 3

77'S

Igor Jesus

Substitution 4

77'S

C. Gakpo

Substitution 1

77'S

Mohamed Salah

Substitution 2

83'S

C. Jones

Substitution 3

83'S

M. Kerkez

Substitution 4

90'+3S

M. Gibbs-White

Substitution 5

90'G

A. Mac Allister

Statistics

Nottingham Forest
47%53%
Liverpool
1.19Expected Goals (xG)1.73
18Total Shots10
2Shots on Target4
7Corners2
13Fouls9
1Offsides1
83Pass Accuracy (%)84
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nottingham Forest host Liverpool on Sunday, 22 February 2026 at The City Ground. The kick-off time is 14:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Nottingham Forest go into the match 15th in the table; Liverpool sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nottingham Forest have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Liverpool have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 22 Nov 2025: Nottingham Forest 3-0 Liverpool; 14 Jan 2025: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool; 14 Sept 2024: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 1-0. Liverpool replied with A. Mac Allister 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nottingham Forest held 47% of the ball against 53% for Liverpool. Shots on target finished 2-4. Expected goals read 1.19 for Nottingham Forest, 1.73 for Liverpool.

Verdict

Liverpool take the three points; Nottingham Forest look at a thin night for the home crowd. Nottingham Forest sat 15th and Liverpool 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.