{"id":829505,"date":"2026-08-29T06:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T06:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/829505\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T06:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T06:48:17","slug":"liverpool-vs-nottingham-forest-preview-predictions-and-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/829505\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest: Preview, Predictions and Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool\u2019s first competitive home fixture under Andoni Iraola is staged on Saturday, with Nottingham Forest the visitors to Anfield. <\/p>\n

The Reds began the Spaniard\u2019s reign with a dramatic 99th-minute equalizer in a 2\u20132 draw away at Newcastle United, but their performance left much to be desired. Dominik Szoboszlai\u2019s penalty kick spared their blushes at the death of an unconvincing display, with Iraola still awaiting his first proper win. <\/p>\n

Oliver Glasner is in a similar position after taking charge at Forest<\/a>, who have lost their first two matches under the Austrian to Leeds United. A late 1\u20130 defeat in the Premier League<\/a> last weekend was followed by a 2\u20130 loss in the Carabao Cup second round, both of which came on home soil at the City Ground. <\/p>\n

Revenge will also fuel Liverpool<\/a>\u2019s desire for three points this weekend. They have lost their last two home matches with the Tricky Trees, including last season\u2019s humiliating 3\u20130 defeat<\/a>. They did, however, win away at Forest later in the term, courtesy of Alexis Mac Allister\u2019s 97th-minute winner. <\/p>\n

Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest Score PredictionAnfield Delight for Returning Reds\"Liverpool\"<\/p>\n

Liverpool should secure their first win of the season. | Robbie Jay Barratt\/AMA\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Familiar issues reared their head during Liverpool\u2019s frenetic draw at St James\u2019 Park<\/a>. As was the case last season, they were sliced through far too easily in central midfield, while there was an alarming lack of attacking threat\u2014exacerbated by weak performances from record signings Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz. <\/p>\n

Iraola will demand improvements against Forest and, with the backing of the home crowd, he should see them against a team still adapting to Glasner\u2019s system. <\/p>\n

Crystal Palace were hardly prolific scorers under Glasner and Forest have produced just 1.52 xG (expected goals) across their two competitive matches under him. Liverpool\u2019s defense will offer them encouragement, but they might not boast the attacking finesse to take full advantage. <\/p>\n

Both sides are finding their feet under new regimes, but it\u2019s Liverpool who should sneak victory. <\/p>\n

Iraola\u2019s record vs. Forest: A positive omen for Liverpool ahead of Saturday\u2019s match is that Iraola has never been beaten by Forest, winning three and drawing three of his meetings with the Midlands side during his Bournemouth days. Liverpool\u2019s August delight: The Reds have often started seasons brightly at Anfield, avoiding defeat on their own patch in the month of August since a loss to West Ham United in 2015\u2014winning 13 and drawing two of their 15 games since. Attacking firepower: Liverpool have been defensively suspect under Iraola, but their attacking record is encouraging. Including friendlies, they have scored two or more in five of their seven matches since he took charge. Prediction: Liverpool 2\u20131 Nottingham Forest\"Liverpool\u2019s<\/p>\n

Liverpool could name an unchanged XI. <\/p>\n

Hugo Ekitik\u00e9 has been sorely missed since rupturing his Achilles in April and the Frenchman has recently been joined in the treatment room by fellow forward Federico Chiesa. The winger suffered a back injury in the preseason friendly with Como and is ruled out of the upcoming game. <\/p>\n

Chiesa\u2019s compatriot Giovanni Leoni is still absent as he works his way back from an ACL injury, while Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley are also missing from the defensive line. <\/p>\n

Iraola could name the same lineup that faced Newcastle, although he has an awkward decision to make on the right wing. Rio Ngumoha started there last weekend in lieu of any orthodox options, but Victor Mu\u00f1oz is pushing for a start after impressing from the bench on his debut. <\/p>\n

J\u00e9r\u00e9my Jacquet will start again, but might be replaced by Ronald Ara\u00fajo during the match\u2014as he was on Tyneside. Alexis Mac Allister, however, is only likely to make the bench, with Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch featuring in the double pivot. <\/p>\n

Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs. Forest (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Frimpong, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Ngumoha, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak. <\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup vs. Liverpool\"Nott\u2019m<\/p>\n

Glasner continues to implement his 3-4-2-1 system. <\/p>\n

The positive news for Forest is the return of Morgan Gibbs-White and Ryan Yates. The former sustained an injury on the opening weekend and subsequently missed the Carabao Cup match midweek, while the latter sat out both games against Leeds. <\/p>\n

Ibrahim Sangar\u00e9 won\u2019t be available, however, with the midfielder sustaining a calf injury in training this week. He joins Nicol\u00f2 Savona, who scored in this fixture last season, on the sidelines. <\/p>\n

Ousmane Diomande should make his Premier League debut in place of Jair Cunha, while new $60.9 million signing Liam Delap<\/a> could make an impact from the bench. <\/p>\n

Forest Predicted Lineup vs. Liverpool (3-4-2-1): Sels; Diomande, Milenkovi\u0107, Murillo; Aina, Schlager, Dom\u00ednguez, Williams; Gibbs-White, Ndoye; Jesus. <\/p>\n

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What Time Does Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest Kick Off?Location:\u00a0Liverpool, EnglandStadium: AnfieldDate:\u00a0Saturday, Aug. 29Kickoff Time:\u00a012:30 p.m. BST \/ 7:30 a.m. ET \/ 3:30 a.m. PTReferee: Sam BarrottVAR: Michael OliverHow to Watch Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest on TV, Live Stream<\/p>\n

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TV Channel\/Live Stream<\/p>\n

United States<\/p>\n

fuboTV, USA Network, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW<\/p>\n

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DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada<\/p>\n

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TNT Sports, Max Mexico<\/p>\n

United Kingdom<\/p>\n

TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, HBO Max<\/p>\n

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