PREVIEW | Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool - team news, lineups, predictions

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·20 February 2026

PREVIEW | Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool - team news, lineups, predictions

Nottingham Forest host Liverpool this Sunday at the The City Ground for round 27 of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 14:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Nottingham Forest have picked up 27 points and currently lie in 17th position. Last time out, Vítor Pereira's team triumphed 0-3 against Fenerbahçe (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

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Liverpool have 42 points to their name this season and occupy 6th position in the table. In their last fixture, Arne Slot's team won 3-0 against Brighton & Hove Albion (The Emirates FA Cup 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Nottingham Forest winning 3-0.

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Nottingham Forest

Willy Boly - Injury
Chris Wood - Injury
Matz Sels - Injury
John Victor - Knee Surgery
Nicolò Savona - Knee Injury

Liverpool

Jeremie Frimpong - Injury
Conor Bradley - Knee Surgery
Wataru Endo - Injury
Stefan Bajcetic - Surgery
Giovanni Leoni - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Alexander Isak - Broken Fibula

Last starting XIs

Nottingham Forest ( vs Fenerbahçe 2026-02-19): Stefan Ortega, Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams, Ibrahim Sangaré, Elliot Anderson, Omari Hutchinson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Igor Jesus

Liverpool ( vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2026-02-14): Alisson Becker, Curtis Jones, Virgil Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa

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MANAGERS

Vítor Pereira faced Arne Slot on one occasion, recording a loss.
Arne Slot faced Nottingham Forest on three occasions, recording a draw and two losses
Vítor Pereira faced Liverpool on one occasion, recording a loss.

TEAMS

Away from home, Liverpool currently has one loss in the last nine games.
Away from home, Liverpool has scored in three consecutive games.
Liverpool currently has two losses in the last 19 games.
Liverpool has scored in nine consecutive games.
Liverpool is coming off two consecutive games without a loss.
Liverpool is coming off two consecutive victories.
At home, Nottingham Forest currently has one loss in the last five games.
At home, Nottingham Forest currently has one win in the last six games.
At home, Nottingham Forest is coming off two consecutive games without a win.
At home, Nottingham Forest is coming off four consecutive games without a loss.
Nottingham Forest currently has one loss in the last six games.
Nottingham Forest is coming off two consecutive games without a loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

Nottingham Forest and Liverpool have faced each other 124 times, with Liverpool having the advantage: 61 wins, against 33 victories for Nottingham Forest.
At The City Ground, Nottingham Forest has an advantage in duels against Liverpool: 23 wins in 61 games. Liverpool has 19 victories.
In the English League, 101 games have been played between the two teams, with Nottingham Forest winning 27, 25 draws, and 49 victories for Liverpool.