Liverpool FC - Nottingham Forest live - Football

Liverpool FC host Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday, 29 August 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 12:30 BST in Matchday 2 of the Premier League 2026-27. Andoni Iraola's Reds rescued a 2-2 draw against Newcastle United in their season opener, while Oliver Glasner's Forest fell to a last-minute 0-1 defeat at the hands of Leeds United. Across 124 all-time meetings, Liverpool lead the head-to-head with 61 wins to Forest's 33, though the Tricky Trees memorably beat the Reds at Anfield twice during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons.

Match Info: Liverpool FC vs Nottingham Forest

Liverpool FC take on Nottingham Forest on Saturday, 29 August 2026, at 12:30 BST at the iconic Anfield stadium in Liverpool, in what is the second matchday of the 2026-27 Premier League season.

Where to Watch Liverpool FC vs Nottingham Forest?

Viewers in England can watch the clash between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on HBO Max for the online stream, while the match is also broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate on television - both well-established homes of Premier League football for UK audiences.

Fans in Ireland also have access via HBO Max online, alongside TNT Sports 1 on television. In Germany, the game is available on Sky Go Deutschland and WOW for streaming, with Sky Sport Premier League HD carrying it on TV. Spanish supporters can choose between DAZN España or Movistar+ online and DAZN1 on television, while French viewers can tune in via myCanal or Canal+ France and Canal+ Foot on the linear side.

Coverage extends across the globe: Australian fans can watch on Stan Sport, the United States is served by Fubo TV and USA Network on TV, Canada by DAZN and fuboTV Canada, and Latin American audiences across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and beyond can access the match through Disney+ or HBO Max. India is covered by JioHotstar, Japan by U-Next, and South Korea by Coupang Play.

Match between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest - Preview

The meeting of Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Anfield promises an early-season battle between two managers still finding their footing in new roles - Iraola looking to build on his opening-day point, Glasner desperate to recover from a disappointing debut defeat.

Liverpool enter this fixture with a single point from their first outing - a dramatic 2-2 draw at Newcastle United in which Dominik Szoboszlai's 99th-minute penalty salvaged a draw after the Reds twice fell behind. The departure of Mohamed Salah on a free transfer leaves a significant creative void, but Iraola's squad still boasts considerable quality: Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, and Alexander Isak provide attacking threat, while Virgil van Dijk remains captain despite scrutiny of his form in recent seasons.

Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, suffered an inauspicious start under Oliver Glasner, who replaced Vitor Pereira after the previous campaign ended in a Europa League place. Leeds United ended a 14-game unbeaten City Ground run with a stoppage-time free-kick from Anton Stach, and Glasner made eyebrow-raising selection choices - big-money summer signing Ousmane Diomande was not named in the starting eleven. The trip to Anfield, always one of English football's sternest tests, comes at the worst possible time for a manager still settling in.

Head-to-Head: Liverpool FC vs Nottingham Forest

Liverpool's commanding overall record - 61 wins in 124 meetings - disguises a more complicated recent picture, with Forest having discovered a formula to win at Anfield that had eluded them for over half a century before the 2024-25 season.

Here are the most recent meetings between the two clubs:

• 22 February 2026 - Premier League - Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool
• 22 November 2025 - Premier League - Liverpool 0-3 Nottingham Forest
• 14 January 2025 - Premier League - Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool
• 14 September 2024 - Premier League - Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest
• 2 March 2024 - Premier League - Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool
• 29 October 2023 - Premier League - Liverpool 3-0 Nottingham Forest
• 22 April 2023 - Premier League - Liverpool 3-2 Nottingham Forest
• 22 October 2022 - Premier League - Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool

Liverpool FC - Recent Form

Liverpool opened the 2026-27 campaign with a point at St. James' Park, where Szoboszlai's 99th-minute penalty sparked wild scenes and extended Andoni Iraola's unbeaten Premier League managerial run to 19 games.

The 2025-26 season was a difficult one at Anfield - 17 wins in 38 league games, a disappointing fifth-place finish that barely secured Champions League qualification, and the departure of Arne Slot after two seasons in charge. The summer has brought sweeping change: Salah, Robertson, and Konaté have all left, while Wirtz, Frimpong, and Isak have been joined by full-back Víctor Muñoz and defender Jérémy Jacquet. The squad retains genuine quality, but Iraola's high-intensity system will need time to fully bed in.

Nottingham Forest - Recent Form

Nottingham Forest began the new Premier League season with a 0-1 home loss to Leeds United on Matchday 1, conceding Anton Stach's 88th-minute free-kick as the only goal in an otherwise closely-contested encounter at the City Ground.

Last season, Forest finished in the Europa League places and produced one of the Premier League's most remarkable results - a 7-0 thrashing of Brighton at the City Ground in February 2025. Oliver Glasner takes over a squad with genuine quality: Morgan Gibbs-White continues to pull the creative strings, and the arrival of Ousmane Diomande signals ambition in defence. However, the opening-day defeat showed Forest are not yet firing on all cylinders under their new boss, and the visit to Anfield for a second straight league away game is a formidable test.

Facts and Statistics

Liverpool and Nottingham Forest share one of English football's most historically resonant rivalries - two clubs that each won the European Cup in the late 1970s and shaped an era of English dominance in continental football. Their 124 meetings span over a century of competition and encompass some of the game's most memorable moments.

• Liverpool have won 61 of 124 all-time meetings with Nottingham Forest, with 33 victories for Forest and 30 draws.
• Roger Hunt and Ian Rush are the highest documented scorers for Liverpool in this fixture, with 10 goals each.
• Nottingham Forest won at Anfield in both 2024-25 and 2025-26 - back-to-back league wins at that ground for the first time since before the Premier League era; their last league win at Anfield prior to September 2024 came in February 1969.
• Alexis Mac Allister's winner in the 97th minute on 22 February 2026 secured Liverpool's 1-0 victory - after his initial effort had been ruled out by VAR for handball moments earlier.
• Forest's 3-0 victory at Anfield in November 2025 was Liverpool's heaviest home league defeat in years, arriving during the club's worst run of form in over 70 years.