PREVIEW | Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 29/08)

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·27 August 2026

PREVIEW | Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 29/08)

Liverpool and Nottingham Forest face off this Saturday at the Anfield in Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on TNT Sports 1.

Liverpool have 1 point to their name this season and occupy 10th position in the table. Last time out, Andoni Iraola's team drew 2-2 against Newcastle (Premier League 2026/27).

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Nottingham Forest have 0 points to their name this season and occupy 13th position in the table. In their last game, Oliver Glasner's team lost 0-2 against Leeds United (Carabao Cup 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Liverpool winning 1-0.

Predicted lineups

Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Jeremie Frimpong, Jérémy Jacquet, Virgil Van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch, Rio Ngumoha, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Alexander Isak

Nottingham Forest: Matz Sels, Jair Cunha, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Ola Aina, James McAtee, Ibrahim Sangaré, Neco Williams, Morgan Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus, Dan Ndoye

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Liverpool

Joe Gomez - Injury
Conor Bradley - Injury
Hugo Ekitiké - Injury
Giovanni Leoni - Injury

Nottingham Forest

Ryan Yates - Injury
Nicolò Savona - Injury

Last starting XIs

Liverpool ( vs Newcastle 2026-08-23): Alisson Becker, Jeremie Frimpong, Virgil Van Dijk, Jérémy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Rio Ngumoha, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Alexander Isak

Nottingham Forest ( vs Leeds United 2026-08-25): Matz Sels, Ousmane Diomande, Nikola Milenkovic, Jair Cunha, Ola Aina, Xaver Schlager, Nicolás Domínguez, Neco Williams, Igor Jesus, Chris Wood, Arnaud Kalimuendo

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MANAGERS

Andoni Iraola has faced Oliver Glasner on five occasions, recording two wins and three draws.
Oliver Glasner has faced Liverpool on seven occasions, recording three wins, two draws and two defeats.
Andoni Iraola has faced Nottingham Forest on six occasions, recording three wins and three draws.

TEAMS

Nottingham Forest are coming off two consecutive games without a win.
Nottingham Forest are coming off two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Liverpool and Nottingham Forest have already met 125 times, with Liverpool holding the advantage: 62 wins, against 33 Nottingham Forest victories.
At Anfield, Liverpool has the edge in matches against Nottingham Forest: 41 wins in 62 games. Nottingham Forest has 10 victories.
In the English league, the two teams have played 102 matches, with 50 Liverpool wins, 25 draws and 27 Nottingham Forest victories.