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

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).

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

UnavailableLiverpool

• 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

Did you know...by playmaker statsMANAGERS

• 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.