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Liverpool host Nottingham Forest at Anfield as both teams seek first Premier League win
Liverpool opened their league campaign with a draw, while Nottingham Forest have suffered back-to-back defeats.
The short version
- Liverpool will face Nottingham Forest at Anfield on August 29, 2026, with both clubs seeking their first Premier League victory of the season.
- Liverpool began their season with a 2-2 draw against Newcastle, while Nottingham Forest lost their opening league match and a League Cup tie to Leeds.
- Both managers, Liverpool's Andoni Iraola and Forest's Oliver Glasner, expressed a need for roster additions amid active transfer market moves.
- The Opta supercomputer assigns Liverpool a 61.1 percent chance of winning, compared to 18.2 percent for Nottingham Forest and 20.7 percent for a draw.
Key facts
- Liverpool opened their Premier League season with a 2-2 draw at Newcastle under manager Andoni Iraola.[Al Jazeera]
- Nottingham Forest dropped their first two matches of the season under coach Oliver Glasner, losing 1-0 in the Premier League and 2-0 in the League Cup, both against Leeds.[Al Jazeera]
- Nottingham Forest signed forward Liam Delap from Chelsea for a reported £45 million ($61 million).[Al Jazeera]
- Liverpool are managing injuries to Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, and Joe Gomez.[Al Jazeera]
- Nottingham Forest will be without injured players Nicolo Savona and Ryan Yates, while Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White remain questionable.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- Whether Liverpool will complete rumoured transfer deals for wingers such as Bradley Barcola, Yankuba Minteh, or Ismaila Sarr.[Al Jazeera]
- Whether Cody Gakpo will remain at Liverpool before the close of the transfer window.[Al Jazeera]
- Whether Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White will recover in time to play for Forest.[Al Jazeera]