Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

Nottingham Forest

0 - 1

Liverpool

🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 16 · Liverpool 5

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

31 matches · 3.39 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.39
Reds avg	0.03
Penalties avg	0.26
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	45%
Draws	23%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (18-10).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Liverpool had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23

Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Liverpool (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

29 / 33

Avg: 1.53 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.05

PPG

1.26

1.05

1.53

1.21

1.74

42%

O2.5

74%

47%

BTTS

68%

32%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank16th

Liverpool rank5th

Nottingham Forest points44

Liverpool points60

Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3

34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Liverpool: #5 · 60 pts · GD +10

18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

D D W D D

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-4

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Liverpool last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals8-12

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.568%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home53%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home21%

Liverpool score away89%

Liverpool clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first32%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first33%

Liverpool score first37%

Liverpool win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Liverpool 20%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 26.3' · Liverpool 62.9'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.05 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest concede at home1.21 vs 1.22

Liverpool score away1.53 vs 1.22

Liverpool concede away1.74 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest score 31% below league average, while Liverpool score 25% above league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 1% below league average at home, and Liverpool are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Liverpool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

46-60 9

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

0-15 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

420

487

Passes Accurate

348

408

Passes %

83%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20'

20' M. Gibbs-White

61'

61' O. Aina

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ C. Hudson-Odoi

1st substitution · For: D. Ndoye

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ O. Hutchinson

2nd substitution · For: D. Bakwa

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. Anderson

3rd substitution · For: N. Domínguez

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Igor Jesus

4th substitution · For: L. Lucca

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Gakpo

1st substitution · For: F. Chiesa

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Mohamed Salah

2nd substitution · For: R. Ngumoha

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Jones

3rd substitution · For: J. Gomez

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Kerkez

4th substitution · For: A. Robertson

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Mac Allister

Normal Goal

90+2' ⚽

⚽

90+2' ⚽ VAR

A. Mac Allister

Goal cancelled

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ M. Gibbs-White

5th substitution · For: J. McAtee

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Gibbs-White received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 20'.

Second half: O. Aina received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 61'. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 66', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing D. Ndoye. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 66', with O. Hutchinson replacing D. Bakwa. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 77', with E. Anderson replacing N. Domínguez. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 77', with Igor Jesus replacing L. Lucca. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 77', with C. Gakpo replacing F. Chiesa. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Mohamed Salah replacing R. Ngumoha. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 83', with C. Jones replacing J. Gomez. Liverpool made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Kerkez replacing A. Robertson. Liverpool took the lead at 90' when A. Mac Allister scored, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 90+2' for Liverpool (Goal cancelled). Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with M. Gibbs-White replacing J. McAtee.

Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions while Liverpool used 4 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 2 yellow cards.