Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool
Ref: Anthony Taylor, EnglandThe City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · 30,576 cap
Match recap
Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Mac Allister scored for Liverpool. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.19 for Nottingham Forest versus 1.73 for Liverpool. Nottingham Forest sit 16th in the Premier League table while Liverpool are 5th.
First Half
Gibbs-White
Yellow Card
Second Half
Aina
Yellow Card
⇄
Hutchinson
⇄
Hudson-Odoi
⇄
Anderson
77'
⇄
Gakpo
77'
⇄
Salah
⇄
Igor Jesus
83'
⇄
Kerkez
83'
⇄
Jones
90+2'
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Gibbs-White
90'
⚽
Mac Allister
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 |  Tottenham | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Nottingham ForestLiverpool
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.19VS1.73
Attack4 · 2 won
18
Shots
10
2
Shots on target
4
7
Shots in the box
8
11
Shots outside box
2
8
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
421
Total passes
489
348
Accurate passes
412
83%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
0
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
8
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 5MurilloD
- 6I. SangaréM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 21O. HutchinsonM
- 27S. OrtegaG
- 31N. MilenkovićD
- 34O. AinaD
Substitutes
- 4MoratoD
- 14D. NdoyeF
- 16N. DomínguezM
- 18A. GunnG
- 20L. LuccaF
- 22R. YatesM
- 23JairD
- 24J. McAteeM
- 29D. BakwaF
Liverpool
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Alisson BeckerG
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 8D. SzoboszlaiD
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 11Mohamed SalahM
- 17C. JonesM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 38R. GravenberchM
Substitutes
- 2J. GomezD
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 42T. NyoniM
- 47C. RamsayD
- 68K. MorrisonM
- 73R. NgumohaF
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Ortega | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elliot Anderson | M | 77 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | M | 66 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Murillo | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Nikola Milenković | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Morgan Gibbs-White(C) | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Ola Aina | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Neco Williams | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Omari Hutchinson | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Igor Jesus | F | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Yates | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jair | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McAtee | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angus Gunn | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morato | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Ndoye | F | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Domínguez | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dilane Bakwa | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Lucca | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Szoboszlai | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0/1 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alisson | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Gakpo | M | 77 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Mohamed Salah | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3/3 |
| Curtis Jones | M | 83 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kieran Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Ramsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Nyoni | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freddie Woodman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Ngumoha | F | 13 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Andrew Robertson | D | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gomez | D | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Federico Chiesa | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |