English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 22, 2026
Liverpool WWLWW 1
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Nottingham Forest WDLDW 0
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Match Report

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Late Alexis Mac Allister goal gives Liverpool win over Nottingham Forest

Liverpool survived one of their worst performances of the season to snatch a last-gasp 1-0 win in a dramatic ending at Nottingham Forest.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
3
52.8
Possession
47.2
10
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
412
Accurate Passes
348
489
Passes
421
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
13
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
52
28
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
8
7
Effective Tackles
14
14
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
10
27
Effective Clearances
35
27
Clearances
35

Highlights

00:57 Hutchison: Mo Salah 'not the same player' for Liverpool Watch on ESPN 01:29 Hutchison: Forest win won't build Liverpool's Champions League confidence Watch on ESPN 01:11 Laurens: Liverpool need to improve if they want a UCL spot Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 5MurilloCD-L
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 3Neco WilliamsLB
  5. 34Ola AinaRB
  6. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteAM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonLM
  8. 6Ibrahim SangaréRM
  9. 19Igor JesusF
  10. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiAM-L
  11. 21Omari HutchinsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Dan NdoyeSUB
  2. 4MoratoSUB
  3. 29Dilane BakwaSUB
  4. 16Nicolás DomínguezSUB
  5. 18Angus GunnSUB
  6. 23Jair PaulaSUB
  7. 24James McAteeSUB
  8. 20Lorenzo LuccaSUB
  9. 22Ryan YatesSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRB
  6. 17Curtis JonesAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliSUB
  2. 14Federico ChiesaSUB
  3. 73Rio NgumohaSUB
  4. 2Joe GomezSUB
  5. 68Kieran MorrisonSUB
  6. 42Trey NyoniSUB
  7. 47Calvin RamsaySUB
  8. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  9. 28Freddie WoodmanSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 61' Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 66' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  4. 66' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Omari Hutchinson.
  5. 77' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Igor Jesus.
  6. 77' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Elliot Anderson.
  7. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Mohamed Salah.
  8. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Cody Gakpo.
  9. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Curtis Jones.
  10. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez.
  11. 90'+3' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
  12. 90'+7' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

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