Liverpool — Nottingham Forest, 29 August 2026, 11:30 UTC : score 2:2
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Match events
full timeline D. Ndoye assist: M. Gibbs-White 0-1 24'
Igor Jesus 44'
O. Aina 50'
V. Munoz 54'
F. Wirtz 58'
A. Isak assist: C. Gakpo 1-1 60'
L. Delap for D. Ndoye 66'
Alisson 69'
M. Gibbs-White penalty 1-2 70'
R. Gravenberch for J. Frimpong 71'
R. Ngumoha for C. Gakpo 71'
K. Tsimikas for M. Kerkez 71'
R. Araujo for J. Jacquet 77'
T. Nyoni for A. Mac Allister 77'
R. Araujo 79'
V. Munoz assist: F. Wirtz 2-2 82'
L. Netz for O. Aina 86'
C. Hudson-Odoi for J. McAtee 90+2'
N. Dominguez for Igor Jesus 90+2'
Line-ups
starting eleven and bench
Liverpool 4-2-3-1 · Andoni Iraola 3-4-2-1 · Oliver Glasner Nottingham Forest 
1 Alisson
30 Jeremie Frimpong 5 Jérémy Jacquet 4 Virgil van Dijk 6 Miloš Kerkez
8 Dominik Szoboszlai 10 Alexis Mac Allister
18 Cody Gakpo 7 Florian Wirtz 23 Víctor Muñoz
9 Alexander Isak
11 Igor Jesus
14 Dan Ndoye 10 Morgan Gibbs-White
34 Ola Aina 21 Xaver Schlager 24 James McAtee 3 Neco Williams
23 Jair 31 Nikola Milenković 5 Murillo
26 Matz Sels
Liverpool bench
- 25Giorgi Mamardashvili
- 53James McConnell
- 21Kostas Tsimikas
- 67Lewis Koumas
- 73Rio Ngumoha
- 33Ronald Araújo
- 38Ryan Gravenberch
- 42Trey Nyoni
- 3Wataru Endo
Nottingham Forest bench
- 7Callum Hudson Odoi
- 9Chris Wood
- 12John Victor
- 19Liam Delap
- 25Luca Netz
- 8Nicolás Domínguez
- 2Ousmane Diomande
- 22Ryan Yates
- 44Zach Abbott
Match stats
20 metrics for the full match70%Possession30%
13Shots12
4Shots on target3
5Shots off target3
4Blocked shots6
8Shots inside box11
5Shots outside box1
151Attacks76
79Dangerous attacks28
3Corners5
3Offsides0
13Fouls10
4Yellow cards2
1Saves2
626Passes280
556Accurate passes192
10Free kicks15
20Throw-ins25
6Goal kicks11
0Penalties1
LiverpoolNottingham ForestHow the match went
text generated from our dataLiverpool and Nottingham Forest met on matchday 2 of the Premier League on 29 August at Anfield. Final score — 2:2.
Liverpool sit 13th on 2 points after 5 matches (2 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses), unbeaten in 5 matches, 3 matches without conceding. Nottingham Forest sit 15th on 1 point after 5 matches (1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses).
Of the last 2 meetings Liverpool won 1, Nottingham Forest won 1. Aggregate score — 1:3.
Season form
all competitions of the season Liverpool last five Nottingham Forest WDWDD form LWDDL
5 Matches 5
2 — 3 — 0 Wins — draws — defeats 1 — 2 — 2
7 — 4 Scored — conceded 4 — 5
1.8 Points per game 1
1.4 Goals scored per game 0.8
3 Clean sheets 1
1 Failed to score 3
unbeaten in 5 Current streak winless in 1
Liverpool at home: 2 matches, 0 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses, goals 2—2, 1 points per match.
Nottingham Forest away: 2 matches, 1 win, 1 draw, 0 losses, goals 4—3, 2 points per match.
Head-to-head
2 matches in our database 1 Liverpool win 0 draws 1 Nottingham Forest win
| 22/02/2026 | Ноттингем Форест — Ливерпуль | 0:1 | Английская Премьер-лига |
| 22/11/2025 | Ливерпуль — Ноттингем Форест | 0:3 | Английская Премьер-лига |
League table
after the match| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7—3 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7—4 | 9 |
| 7 |  Everton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6—3 | 9 |
| … | |||||||
| 11 |  Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7—11 | 6 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4—4 | 5 |
| 13 |  Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7—6 | 4 |