Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest – Match preview and team news
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Liverpool’s first home Premier League game of the season pits Andoni Iraola’s side against a Nottingham Forest team also still searching for its opening win, with both clubs sitting without a victory after one round of fixtures.
Liverpool drew 2-2 at Newcastle courtesy of a stoppage-time Dominik Szoboszlai penalty, while Forest were beaten 1-0 at home by Leeds United under new head coach Oliver Glasner, a result they then repeated in the Carabao Cup rematch days later.
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Both managers are still shaping squads in transition. Iraola has overseen several players depart and several incomings, while Glasner is just a few weeks into his own project at the City Ground.
Forest have won on their last two visits to Anfield, scoring three and one respectively, giving Glasner’s side some recent history to draw on despite their difficult start domestically.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest – Match preview and team news
Date: Saturday, 29 August 2026Kick-off: 12:30 BSTVenue: AnfieldReferee: Samuel BarrottLast meeting: Liverpool 1-0 Nottingham Forest, Premier League, February 2026
Team news
Liverpool
Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitiké, Joe Gomez, Jayden Danns and Giovanni Leoni are all unavailable through injury, and Curtis Jones is a doubt with a groin issue. New £120 million signing Bradley Barcola is set to complete his move but is considered unlikely to be involved this weekend, with his debut more likely to come against Ipswich Town next week. Victor Muñoz, whose cameo appearance won the injury-time penalty against Newcastle, is pushing for a starting role.
Nottingham Forest
Nicolo Savona and Ryan Yates remain sidelined through injury. Summer signings Ousmane Diomande and Xaver Schlager both made their full debuts in the Carabao Cup in midweek and are hoping to keep their places. Glasner has options across his back three and midfield after using the cup tie to test out different combinations.
Form
Liverpool
Iraola’s first competitive game in charge required a late rescue act, Cody Gakpo’s opener cancelled out before Szoboszlai’s penalty salvaged a point deep into stoppage time. Liverpool have not lost their first home league game of a season since 2003, winning 17 and drawing five of the 22 fixtures since. The Reds’ vulnerability on the counter-attack was a clear theme against Newcastle, something Iraola has been working to address in training.
Nottingham Forest
Glasner’s first two competitive results brought back-to-back defeats to Leeds, in the league and then in the cup, leaving Forest with no points and a goal difference of minus one from their Premier League opener. The head coach has been candid that his group needs time to develop the cohesion Leeds have built over several transfer windows. Forest have shown in the past they are capable of springing a surprise at Anfield, having taken maximum points from their last two visits.
Predicted lineups
Liverpool predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Frimpong, Van Dijk, Jacquet, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Muñoz, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak
Nottingham Forest predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Sels; Murillo, Milenković, Diomande; Aina, Sangaré, Schlager, Williams; Gibbs-White, Ndoye; Igor Jesus
How to watch Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest?
The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
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