Premier League · Sun, 22 Feb 2026 ·
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool — 0 - 1
City Ground · Referee: A. Taylor
Match report
A. Mac Allister’s 90' winner gives Liverpool 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest were beaten 1-0 by Liverpool at City Ground on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in Premier League matchday 27. A. Mac Allister scored the only goal of the game for Liverpool in the 90th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Nottingham Forest had 47% of the ball and 18 shots (2 on target) against Liverpool’s 10 (4 on target). Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) was the top-rated player with 7.7. The result leaves Nottingham Forest 13th in the Premier League table on 5 points and Liverpool 6th on 9.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Leeds | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 29 Aug 2026, Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest
Match events
- 20'yellow cardMorgan Gibbs-WhiteYellow Card
- 61'yellow cardOla AinaYellow Card
- 66'substitutionO. HutchinsonOff: D. Bakwa
- 66'substitutionC. Hudson-OdoiOff: D. Ndoye
- 77'substitutionE. AndersonOff: N. Dominguez
- 77'substitutionIgor JesusOff: L. Lucca
- 77'substitutionC. GakpoOff: F. Chiesa
- 77'substitutionM. SalahOff: R. Ngumoha
- 83'substitutionM. KerkezOff: A. Robertson
- 83'substitutionC. JonesOff: J. Gomez
- 90'goalA. Mac AllisterNormal Goal
- 90+2'VAR decisionAlexis Mac AllisterGoal cancelled
- 90+3'substitutionM. Gibbs-WhiteOff: J. McAtee
Lineups
Nottingham Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 27S. OrtegaG
- 34O. AinaD
- 31N. MilenkovicD
- 5MurilloD
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 6I. SangareM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 21O. HutchinsonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiM
- 19Igor JesusF
Substitutes
Liverpool
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Arne Slot
Starting XI
- 1AlissonG
- 8D. SzoboszlaiD
- 5I. KonateD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 38R. GravenberchM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 11M. SalahM
- 17C. JonesM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
Substitutes
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 68K. MorrisonM
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 2J. GomezD
- 47C. RamsayD
- 42T. NyoniM
- 73R. NgumohaF
Match statistics
- 47%Possession53%
- 1.19Expected goals (xG)1.73
- 18Total shots10
- 2Shots on target4
- 8Shots off target2
- 8Blocked shots4
- 7Shots inside the box8
- 11Shots outside the box2
- 7Corners2
- 1Offsides1
- 13Fouls9
- 2Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 421Passes489
- 348Accurate passes412
- 83%Pass accuracy84%
- 0.65Goals prevented0.65
Player statistics
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Stefan OrtegaG | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 5MurilloD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 34Ola AinaD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Ibrahim SangaréM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Callum Hudson-OdoiM | 66 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Elliot AndersonM | 77 | 7.3 | ||
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Omari HutchinsonM | 66 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Igor JesusF | 77 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Angus GunnG | – | – | ||
| 4MoratoD | – | – | ||
| 23JairD | – | – | ||
| 16Nicolás DomínguezM | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Ryan YatesM | – | – | ||
| 24James McAteeM | 1 | – | ||
| 14Dan NdoyeF | 24 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Lorenzo LuccaF | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Dilane BakwaF | 24 | 6.5 |
Liverpool
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AlissonG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Virgil van DijkD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Ibrahima KonatéD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 6Miloš KerkezD | 83 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Dominik SzoboszlaiDTop rated | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 10Alexis Mac AllisterM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 11Mohamed SalahM | 77 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Curtis JonesM | 83 | 5.9 | ||
| 18Cody GakpoM | 77 | 7.0 | ||
| 38Ryan GravenberchM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Hugo EkitikéF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Giorgi MamardashviliG | – | – | ||
| 28Freddie WoodmanG | – | – | ||
| 2Joe GomezD | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Andrew RobertsonD | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 47Calvin RamsayD | – | – | ||
| 42Trey NyoniM | – | – | ||
| 68Kieran MorrisonM | – | – | ||
| 14Federico ChiesaF | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| 73Rio NgumohaF | 13 | 7.2 |