English Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Nottingham Forest
    FT
    0 - 1
    Liverpool
    • 90'+7': Alexis Mac Allister

    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.

    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

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    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

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 29 +36 64
    2 Manchester City 28 +32 59
    3 Manchester United 28 +12 51
    4 Aston Villa 28 +8 51
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    27 Stefan Ortega (GK)
    5 Murillo
    31 Nikola Milenkovic
    3 Neco Williams
    34 Ola Aina Yellow Card
    10 Morgan Gibbs-White Yellow Card
    8 Elliot Anderson
    6 Ibrahim Sangaré
    19 Igor Jesus
    7 Callum Hudson-Odoi
    21 Omari Hutchinson
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Dan Ndoye, Morato, Dilane Bakwa, Nicolás Domínguez, Angus Gunn, Jair Paula, James McAtee, Lorenzo Lucca, Ryan Yates.

    LIV 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
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Giorgi Mamardashvili, Federico Chiesa, Rio Ngumoha, Joe Gomez, Kieran Morrison, Trey Nyoni, Calvin Ramsay, Andrew Robertson, Freddie Woodman.

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