Nottingham Forest 0:1 Liverpool

Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 1:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 27 at The City Ground on 22 February 2026, with the half time score at 0:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Nottingham Forest

0 : 1

HT 0 : 0

Liverpool

22 February 2026
Kickoff: 14:00 UTC
Venue: The City Ground | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Referee: A. Taylor

Form and Table

Nottingham Forest 16th 44 pts DrawLossDrawWinWin
Liverpool 5th 60 pts DrawLossDrawLossWin

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Nottingham Forest

S. Ortega Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
Murillo Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
M. Sels Questionable | Groin Injury
John Victor Questionable | Injury
D. Ndoye Questionable | Injury
T. Awoniyi Questionable | Muscle Injury

Liverpool

J. Gomez Questionable | Injury
F. Chiesa Questionable | Injury
J. Gomez Questionable | Injury
J. Frimpong Questionable | Hamstring Injury
R. Gravenberch Questionable | Ankle Injury
A. Isak Questionable | Groin Injury
W. Endo Questionable | Inactive

Match Events

Nottingham Forest: Morgan Gibbs-WhiteYellow Card
20'
Nottingham Forest: Ola AinaYellow Card | Foul
61'
Nottingham Forest: D. BakwaSubstitution | Off: O. Hutchinson
66'
Nottingham Forest: D. NdoyeSubstitution | Off: C. Hudson-Odoi
66'
Nottingham Forest: N. DominguezSubstitution | Off: E. Anderson
77'
Nottingham Forest: L. LuccaSubstitution | Off: Igor Jesus
77'
77'
Liverpool: F. ChiesaSubstitution | Off: C. Gakpo
77'
Liverpool: R. NgumohaSubstitution | Off: M. Salah
83'
Liverpool: A. RobertsonSubstitution | Off: M. Kerkez
83'
Liverpool: J. GomezSubstitution | Off: C. Jones
90'
Liverpool: A. Mac AllisterGoal
90+2'
Liverpool: Alexis Mac AllisterVAR | Goal cancelled
Nottingham Forest: J. McAteeSubstitution | Off: M. Gibbs-White
90+3'

Match Stats

Nottingham Forest
Liverpool

47% Ball Possession 53%

1.19 Expected Goals 1.73

18 Total Shots 10

2 Shots on Goal 4

8 Shots off Goal 2

8 Blocked Shots 4

7 Shots Inside Box 8

11 Shots Outside Box 2

7 Corner Kicks 2

1 Offsides 1

13 Fouls 9

2 Yellow Cards 0

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 2

421 Total Passes 489

348 Accurate Passes 412

83% Pass Accuracy 84%

0.65 Goals Prevented 0.65

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

S. Ortega

N. Williams Murillo N. Milenkovic O. Aina

E. Anderson I. Sangare

C. Hudson-Odoi M. Gibbs-White O. Hutchinson

Igor Jesus

Substitutes

18 | A. Gunn | G
22 | R. Yates | M
29 | D. Bakwa | F
24 | J. McAtee | M
23 | Cunha | D
16 | N. Dominguez | M
20 | L. Lucca | F
14 | D. Ndoye | F
4 | Morato | D

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Liverpool

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Alisson

M. Kerkez V. van Dijk I. Konate D. Szoboszlai

A. Mac Allister R. Gravenberch

C. Gakpo C. Jones M. Salah

H. Ekitike

Substitutes

28 | F. Woodman | G
25 | G. Mamardashvili | G
14 | F. Chiesa | F
68 | K. Morrison | M
26 | A. Robertson | D
2 | J. Gomez | D
47 | C. Ramsay | D
42 | T. Nyoni | M
73 | R. Ngumoha | F

Coach: Arne Slot

Player Ratings: Top 5

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Stefan Ortega	90	7.6
Elliot Anderson	77	7.3
Callum Hudson-Odoi	66	7.3
Murillo	90	7.2
Ibrahim Sangaré	90	7.0

Liverpool
Player	Minutes	Rating
Dominik Szoboszlai	90	7.7
Virgil van Dijk	90	7.3
Ibrahima Konaté	90	7.3
Alisson	90	7.2
Rio Ngumoha	13	7.2

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC