The Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool clash in Gameweek 27 of the 2025/26 Premier League clash is poised to be a thrilling one with implications on different sides of the league table, when the two sides meet at the City Ground on Sunday afternoon.
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool will have a lot of stakes attached to it, as the hosts are determined to get a win to move further away from the relegation zone after the recent sacking of Sean Dyche as their manager.
Liverpool, meanwhile, look to add more consistency to their Premier League form as they scurry for a big away win to revitalise their top-four hopes, making this upcoming clash a highly eventful one.
Match Details
City Ground
Nottingham, England
Sunday, February 22
14:00 GMT
Desperate Nottingham Forest Looking for New Manager Bounce Against Rejuvenated Liverpool
The Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool clash should be a pretty entertaining clash at the City Ground because of how hopeful the home fans will be to see their team shine in their first home game under new head coach, Vitor Pereira.
The Portuguese gaffer will look to shape them up to be defensively strong against the terrorising Liverpool frontline and hit the Reds hard on counter-attacks to be able to clinch a positive result in his first game in charge.
Liverpool, meanwhile, are desperate to avoid the ‘new manager bounce’ curse and keep their positive form going against Nottingham Forest. Having won their last two matches in compelling fashion, the Reds look to produce another gritty away display to get an efficient win and maintain their climb towards the top-4 spot in the Premier League.
Liverpool are winless in their last three games against Nottingham Forest, and they’ll need to produce a gritty performance to be able to get their first win over Forest under Arne Slot.
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Can Morgan Gibbs-White Regain His Stride to Torment Liverpool?
Morgan Gibbs-White has been a driving force for Nottingham Forest in the 2025/26 Premier League campaign, shining through with six goals and two assists in 26 appearances so far.
The Englishman scored in the win over Liverpool at Anfield earlier in the season and will look to keep that good run going with an inspired display in the upcoming Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool clash.
Gibbs-White can be a real unpredictable threat with his off-the-ball movement, being able to link up nicely with his teammates to torment the opposition players.
He’ll look to be smart with his movement to trouble the Liverpool players, but needs to be particularly efficient with his final third passes to create big chances and clinical in finishing off any chances that come his way to be able to guide his side to a win.
Shaky Hugo Ekitike Determined To Regain Goal Form Against Nottingham Forest
Hugo Ekitike has failed to score in his last three appearances for Liverpool, resulting in some frustrating performances as the pressure keeps climbing on him to deliver the goods. The Frenchman has enjoyed a pretty prolific 2025/26 campaign for the Reds, with 10 goals in 23 Premier League appearances so far.
Ekitike just needs to be a bit smarter with his final product to regain his swagger. He has the skills of outwitting defenders with his smart off-the-ball movement, but the Frenchman needs to be more ruthless with his shooting and finishing to be able to guide the Reds to a dominant win.
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Injuries
Nottingham Forest Injuries: Willy Boly, John VIctor, Matz Sels, Chris Wood, Nicolas Savona (doubt), Murrilo (doubt)
Liverpool Injuries: Conor Bradley, Alexander Isak, Giovanni Leoni, Jeremie Frimpong, Wataru Endo, Stefan Bajcetic
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Predicted Lineups
Here are our Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool predicted lineups.
Nottingham Forest Predicted XI: Stefan Ortega (GK), Jair Cunha, Nicolas Milenkovic, Morato, Ola Aina, Ibrahim Sangare, Elliott Anderson, Neco Williams, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus
Liverpool Predicted XI: Alisson (GK), Dominik Szoboszlai, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Mo Salah, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike
Main Photo
Credit: IMAGO / Pro Sports Images
Recording Date: 22.11.2025
