Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLate 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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré with a through ball.
- 6': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 9': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 9': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 11': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 11': Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 14': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 14': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 14': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 19': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 20': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
- 23': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a headed pass.
- 24': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 25': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 35': Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 39': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 39': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 45': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 0.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Igor Jesus.
- 48': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
- 49': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 53': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 54': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a headed pass.
- 59': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 61': Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai following a set piece situation.
- 65': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
- 66': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 66': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Omari Hutchinson.
- 67': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 69': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 69': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 70': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Handball by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 71': Attempt missed. Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Murillo following a fast break.
- 73': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 77': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Igor Jesus.
- 77': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 79': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest).
- 82': Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest).
- 82': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Curtis Jones.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 87': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
- 88': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Rio Ngumoha.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Lucca.
- 89': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Rio Ngumoha with a cross.
- 89': Handball by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 89': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 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.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,737
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,737
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 28 | +35 | 61 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | +31 | 56 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 27 | +10 | 51 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 27 | +17 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 34 | Ola Aina  |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 19 | Igor Jesus |
| 7 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 21 | Omari Hutchinson |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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