Liverpool vs Nottingham ForestPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

The season has just started: Liverpool and Nottingham Forest have played a single Premier League matchday, closed with a 2-2 draw away for the Reds and a 0-1 home defeat for Forest. The league is averaging 3.00 goals per game so far. Looking further back at recent form, Liverpool arrive off the back of that 2-2, preceded by a 0-0, two defeats (2-3 and 2-4) and a 1-0 win. Nottingham Forest lost their last outing 0-1, after two straight wins (2-0 and 2-1) and two consecutive 0-1 defeats. In head-to-head terms recent history favours Forest: in November 2025 Liverpool were beaten 3-0 at home, while in February 2026, at Forest's ground, it was Liverpool who won 1-0. The January 2025 meeting finished 1-1 at Forest, while in the two prior meetings, in September and March 2024, the wins were shared one apiece, both by a single goal. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.