Nottingham Forest v Liverpool, 22 February 2026

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,737

View Nottingham Forest v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Nottingham Forest won: 5 Drawn: 5 Liverpool won: 8 Nottingham Forest scored: 19 Liverpool scored: 27 . Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in four consecutive meetings in all competitions for the first time since September 1978 (six).

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Vítor Pereira

1 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Goals:

Alexis Mac Allister 90+7 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Hugo Ekitike Forward

Substitutions:

Dan Ndoye for Callum Hudson-Odoi 66
Dilane Bakwa for Omari Hutchinson 66
Nicolás Domínguez for Elliott Anderson 77
Lorenzo Lucca for Igor Jesus 77
James McAtee for Morgan Gibbs-White 90+3

Substitutions:

Federico Chiesa for Cody Gakpo 77
Rio Ngumoha for Mohamed Salah 77
Joe Gomez for Curtis Jones 83
Andy Robertson for Miloš Kerkez 83

Cards:

Morgan Gibbs-White 20 Y
Ola Aina 61 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Morato
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Lorenzo Lucca

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Calvin Ramsay
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Kieran Morrison
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 17th . Following the sacking of Sean Dyche, this was Vítor Pereira's first game in game in charge of Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. They had now become the first team to have four permanent managers within the same season in the competition. . Forest were now without a win in their last six home games in the Premier League (lost three). . They had now failed to score in 11 of their last 22 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 6th . Liverpool had now won consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2025 (two). . Winning goals had now been scored in the 90th minute or later in seven of the Reds' games so far in this Premier League season (for three, against four): the most by any team in a season in the division. . They had now won four of their last 12 away games in the Premier League (lost five). . Florian Wirtz was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Curtis Jones was promoted to the starting XI with Freddie Woodman taking his place on the bench. . Alexis Mac Allister scored in the 89th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a handball decision.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Vítor Pereira

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus

Substitutions:

Dan Ndoye for Callum Hudson-Odoi 66
Dilane Bakwa for Omari Hutchinson 66
Nicolás Domínguez for Elliott Anderson 77
Lorenzo Lucca for Igor Jesus 77
James McAtee for Morgan Gibbs-White 90+3

Cards:

Morgan Gibbs-White 20 Y
Ola Aina 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Morato
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Lorenzo Lucca

Comments:

League position: 17th . Following the sacking of Sean Dyche, this was Vítor Pereira's first game in game in charge of Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. They had now become the first team to have four permanent managers within the same season in the competition. . Forest were now without a win in their last six home games in the Premier League (lost three). . They had now failed to score in 11 of their last 22 games in the Premier League.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Alexis Mac Allister 90+7 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Hugo Ekitike Forward

Substitutions:

Federico Chiesa for Cody Gakpo 77
Rio Ngumoha for Mohamed Salah 77
Joe Gomez for Curtis Jones 83
Andy Robertson for Miloš Kerkez 83

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Calvin Ramsay
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Kieran Morrison
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 6th . Liverpool had now won consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2025 (two). . Winning goals had now been scored in the 90th minute or later in seven of the Reds' games so far in this Premier League season (for three, against four): the most by any team in a season in the division. . They had now won four of their last 12 away games in the Premier League (lost five). . Florian Wirtz was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Curtis Jones was promoted to the starting XI with Freddie Woodman taking his place on the bench. . Alexis Mac Allister scored in the 89th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a handball decision.