Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest LIVE
Liverpool host Forest at Anfield today in their first home game of the Premier League season. Some eyebrows will have been raised as the Reds scrapped a point away at Newcastle last weekend, thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai’s 98th-minute penalty, and Andoni Iraola will be hoping for a less stressful day at the office this afternoon.
The new manager is unlikely to make too many changes to his team, though summer signing Victor Munoz could come in for Rio Ngumoha as reward for winning the equalising spot kick. Forest also have injury concerns, with Neco Williams a doubt after picking up a knock against Leeds on Tuesday but Morgan Gibbs-White has been passed fit after a knee problem.
Liam Delap could make his debut following his £45million move from Chelsea, while Liverpool will be looking for more from their frontman Alexander Isak, who struggled last Sunday in a very heated atmosphere at his former club. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest latest news
- GOAL! Munoz scores first for Liverpool
- GOAL! Gibbs-White fires home a penalty
- GOAL! Isak levels it up!
- NO GOAL! Wirtz equaliser ruled out by VAR
- GOAL! Ndoye gives Forest a deserved lead
Full-time!
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96min: Liverpool come from behind to rescue a 2-2 draw for the second weekend running.
Nottingham Forest are denied a famous win at Anfield.
Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest
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93min: Liverpool pushing but Forest are not holding on for a point either.
Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest
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91min: Five minutes added on.
Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest
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86min: Szoboszlai flashes a free kick about a foot wide.
Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest
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84min: There’s definitely another goal in this. End to end.
GOAL!
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82min: My word, what a goal! And his first for the club!
Munoz drills home a stunning effort inside the area after being fed by Wirtz. In off the bar, via Murillo’s toe.
Liverpool 1-2 Nottingham Forest
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74min: Liverpool have not reacted to going back behind in the same manner as they did in the first half: and that’s not a good sign.
GOAL!
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70min: Gibbs-White makes no mistake from 12 yards!
Forest back in front.
PENALTY TO NOTTINGHAM FOREST!
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68min: Oh wow, Alisson wipes out Williams after a quick throw in from debutant Delap!
Liverpool 1-1 Nottingham Forest
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63min: Iraola has, for now, cancelled his planned subs of Gravenberch and others.
Liverpool can go on and win this now.
GOAL!
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60min: All square!
Isak slots home at the back post, but this is all about Gakpo’s strength to create a space and then put it on a plate for the striker.
Superb.
Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest
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55min: Oh, another great chance for Forest!
Ndoye gets the better of Jacquet, not for the first time, and puts a brilliant ball across the face of goal... but Gibbs-White has predicted the pass and is nowhere to be seen!
Had to be a tap-in, that.
Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest
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49min: Munoz with an awful header at goal, which flies miles wide.
Gakpo was offside in the build-up, though, so his blushes are somewhat spared.
Second half
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46min: Back underway. No changes.
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Forest are very good value for their lead. Liverpool have been a frustrating watch, but did start to click more in attack as the half wore on.
Their defence on the other hand...
Half-time!
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49min: Forest get two corners but can do little with it. They lead at the break.
WHAT A SAVE!
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48min: Forest should be going in two goals to the good as Jesus looks to sweep home from inside the area, but Alisson pulls off what will surely be the save of the weekend to tip the shot onto the bar.
Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest
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45min: Munoz bends a shot wide of the top corner as he enter added time. The ball did not fall to Isak, and the summer signing got a bit excited and lent back when shooting.
He needed to hit the target.
Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest
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42min: Forest not giving Liverpool an inch in the face of quite a lot of pressure.
SAVE!
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38min: Wirtz almost makes amends with a superb header about 10 yards out, which Sels tips over the bar.
NO GOAL!
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34min: Wait, he’s offside in the build-up... and by quite a distance!
VAR rules out the goal. As you were.
GOAL!
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32min: All square, and it’s Wirtz who slots home!
He sends a shot across the keeper after a smart turn inside the box.
Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest
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31min: Isak picks the ball up in the area, and his speed attempting to create space was eye-openingly slow.
Chance gone.
Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest
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29min: Liverpool have stepped things up since going behind, pushing Forest back, but not yet created a clear-cut chance.
GOAL!
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24min: It’s been coming!
Ndoye gets his first league goal in over a year, and it’s so well taken.
A big ball over the top is taken down by Jesus on the edge of the area, who touches it back to Gibbs-White who slips in Ndoye to slot home!
CHANCE!
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18min: Inches away from a Forest opener!
Ndoye gets above Frimpong, thanks to a little push, and nods a header narrowly wide of the far post.
The closest either team has come.
BLOCK!
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11min: Now it’s Jacquet’s time to produce a great block as Jesus is denied three yards out with Alisson struggling to get down!
Entertaining start.
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
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7min: Brilliant tackle from Williams to deny Gakpo in the area after Mac Allister has spotted the space.
Great pass, even better tackle.
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
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4min: Forest have the opportunity to send a ball into the Liverpool box, through Williams, but they opt against and the hosts mop up.
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
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2min: Gakpo has started on the right, with Munoz on the left.
Kick-off!
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1min: Here we go!
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A minute’s applause for Kevin Keegan, who passed away last month, before kick-off.
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Here come the teams.
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The teams are back in their dressing rooms. Not long to go now.
Will Delap make his Nottingham Forest debut today?
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The £45m striker starts on the bench at Anfield.
"I don't know how the game is going [to go], he has just one training session with us,” Oliver Glasner has explained.
“It is great that he is in the squad and let's see how the game is going but there are good chances to see him."
Andoni Iraola on his Anfield debut
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"It is going to be emotional. It is a special place. I had to fight a lot to arrive to this place and I hope everything goes well and I can enjoy the game.
"Everything is going to be magnified, for the good and the bad.
"I think I am starting to understand everything that happens. It is a matter of myself and my coaching staff, the players, how we can maximise the potential."
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It’s a bit wet at Anfield.
Team news
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Victor Munoz makes his first Liverpool start as Andoni Iraola makes two changes to the side that drew 2-2 with Newcastle last weekend.
Alexis Mac Allister also comes into the starting XI, with Ryan Gravenberch and Rio Ngumoha dropping to the bench.
Nottingham Forest make one change from the team beaten 1-0 by Leeds last weekend.
Summer signing Xaver Schlager comes into midfield in place of the injured Ibrahim Sangare.
New £45million striker Liam Delap, who joined from Chelsea earlier this week, starts on the bench.
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New Liverpool vice-chairman Amit Bhatia is here.
Confirmed team news in full
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Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Van Dijk, Jacquet, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Munoz, Wirtz, Gakpo, Isak
Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Tsimikas, Araujo, Gravenberch, Nyoni, McConnell, Koumas, Ngumoha
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Cunha, Murillo, Milenković, Aina, Schlager, McAtee, Williams, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Igor Jesus
Subs: Victor, Diomande, Netz, Abbott, Domínguez, Yates, Hudson-Odoi, Wood, Delap
Nottingham Forest XI
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...and the visitors!
Lining up at Liverpool. 📋 pic.twitter.com/1gtQ7BQz5J
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) August 29, 2026
Liverpool XI
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Here’s how the hosts look!
Team news is IN! 🔴 #LIVNFO pic.twitter.com/3avoOQOPrM
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 29, 2026
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Teams to be announced in 10 minutes.
Nottingham Forest not done in transfer market
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Oliver Glasner expects more signings at Nottingham Forest following the arrival of striker Liam Delap.
Glasner would not comment on a reported £22million Forest offer for his former Crystal Palace wing-back Daniel Munoz, and today the club have been linked with a £40m deal for Everton midfielder Harrison Armstrong.
“I think we will add two players,” Glasner said.
“One we have added, that means we will have at least one more signing. Close deals, quite close to be done, but now from today our focus is on the Liverpool match.
“That is the most important thing in the next 30 hours and then we have three more days to get the deals over the line.”
Liverpool closing in on Bradley Barcola signing
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As the current squad prepares for today's game, off the pitch Liverpool are finalising a £123million deal for Bradley Barcola.
The France star is set to arrive on Merseyside this weekend before signing a five-year contract.
Andoni Iraola said this week: "I hope we can have good news soon but we are still not there.
"I don’t know what is going to happen, we have to be patient – even myself – for another four or five days and then we will know. I will be comfortable on September 2 when they tell me ‘This is who we are, these are the options we have’ and then we can start thinking about players in the positions.
“I have in my head what I want, we have been talking since the beginning and they know also what we want, and then it is a matter of closing the deals ... if there is an opportunity on the last day, let’s take it.
“Ideally is the magic word. I am sure if we can improve other areas we will but I don’t know how the market is going to finish.”
Score prediction
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Liverpool were below their best against Newcastle last time out, but should have enough quality to overcome Nottingham Forest in Andoni Iraola’s first Premier League home game in charge.
Liverpool’s defensive vulnerabilities will offer Forest opportunities, but a strong start from the hosts will be the basis of a comfortable afternoon.
Predicted XIs
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Liverpool predicted XI: Alisson; Frimpong, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch; Munoz, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak
Nottingham Forest predicted XI: Sels; Cunha, Milenkovic, Murillo; Aina, McAtee, Sangare, Netz; Gibbs-White, Ndoye; Jesus
Teams will be confirmed at 11.15am.
Early Nottingham Forest team news
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Nottingham Forest also have injury concerns.
Most notably, Neco Williams is a doubt after picking up a knock against Leeds on Tuesday and Morgan Gibbs-White a doubt with a knee complaint.
Liam Delap could make his debut following his £45million move from Chelsea.
Early Liverpool team news
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Liverpool are unlikely to make many changes today.
One could see Victor Munoz come in for Rio Ngumoha, starting alongside Cody Gakpo amid ongoing uncertainty over the latter’s future. Tottenham are interested in the Dutchman.
Hugo Ekitike is continuing his rehabilitation after suffering an Achilles injury in April.
Young centre-back Jeremy Jacquet should keep his place in defence, with loanee Ronald Araujo on the bench.
Joe Gomez remains sidelined with a muscle problem, while centre-back Giovanni Leoni and right-back Conor Bradley continuing their recoveries from knee injuries.
How to watch Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest
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TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports. Coverage starts at 11am BST on TNT Sports 1 ahead of kick-off at 12.30pm.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the HBO Max app and website.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest LIVE
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Good morning and welcome to the London Standard’s LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
It is the first home game of the league season for the Reds, who last week earned a point at Newcastle thanks for a last-gasp penalty.
Forest, meanwhile, lost at home to Leeds on the opening weekend.
Kick-off is at 12.30pm. Stick with us.
