Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd February 2026

Liverpool go up against Nottingham Forest on Sunday for a Premier League meeting at City Ground, Nottingham.

Liverpool have been a surprise package so far this season and a win against Nottingham Forest will serve to strengthen their position.

Nottingham Forest scored eight times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded 13 and managed three clean sheets.

Liverpool are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 11 goals, and while Liverpool claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.1 goals per match.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Nottingham Forest came away with a 0-3 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at City Ground, Nottingham, but face stern opposition, of course.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest lost 3-1 against Leeds, drew 0-0 against Wolverhampton, before winning 0-3 against Fenerbahce. Nottingham Forest claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored five and conceded five goals.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 1-2 against Manchester City, before beating Sunderland 0-1. Another win followed, this time by 3-0 against Brighton. Liverpool won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and ten scored.

Both sides seem very focused on keeping things tight and, we believe a low scoring match is on the menu, as Liverpool travel to City Ground, Nottingham to face Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest fought their way to one wins and five points from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in 13 goals. Liverpool recorded four wins from their last eight games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 15 points. They scored 11 goals while conceding nine. Nottingham Forest are looking at a record of seven wins, six draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League this season. Liverpool enjoy a record of 12 wins, six draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 57-year-old coach of the home team, Vitor Pereira, will select the lineup against Liverpool from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Angus Gunn (0/0), John Victor (0/5), Matz Sels (0/20), Stefan Ortega (0/2), Jair Cunha (0/1), Jimmy Sinclair (0/0), Luca Netz (0/0), Morato (0/14), Murillo (1/18), Neco Williams (1/25), Nicolo Savona (2/14), Nikola Milenkovic (0/26), Ola Aina (0/10), Willy Boly (0/0), Zach Abbott (0/2), Elliot Anderson (1/26), Ibrahim Sangare (2/18), James McAtee (0/7), Morgan Gibbs-White (6/26), Nicolas Dominguez (1/16), Omari Hutchinson (1/20), Ryan Yates (0/13), Callum Hudson-Odoi (3/24), Chris Wood (2/8), Dan Ndoye (1/19), Dilane Bakwa (0/8), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/0), Igor Jesus (2/25), Lorenzo Lucca (1/2), Taiwo Awoniyi (1/8).

Liverpool Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Liverpool players that the manager Arne Slot will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alisson Becker (0/21), Armin Pecsi (0/0), Freddie Woodman (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/5), Andrew Robertson (0/15), Calvin Ramsay (0/0), Conor Bradley (0/15), Giovanni Leoni (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (1/25), Jeremie Frimpong (0/11), Joseph Gomez (0/12), Milos Kerkez (1/24), Rhys Williams (0/0), Virgil van Dijk (2/26), Alexis Mac Allister (0/25), Curtis Jones (0/23), Dominik Szoboszlai (4/24), Federico Chiesa (2/19), Florian Wirtz (4/25), Ryan Gravenberch (4/24), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Trey Nyoni (0/2), Wataru Endo (0/8), Alexander Isak (2/10), Cody Gakpo (5/24), Hugo Ekitike (10/23), Mohamed Salah (4/18), Rio Ngumoha (1/8).

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Team News

Nottingham Forest seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Sunday. Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White can't be called up by the Nottingham Forest-manager, with both serving a ban.

Liverpool are juggling with three absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Nottingham Forest. Alexis Mac Allister and Andrew Robertson can't be called upon by Liverpool, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Mohamed Salah won't be travelling with Liverpool this time, as he nurses an injury.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Nottingham Forest came away with a 0-3 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at City Ground, Nottingham, but face stern opposition, of course. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last eight matches finished all square. Nottingham Forest came out on top in three games, whereas Liverpool ran away with three points four times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 31/10 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 4/5.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out two times in the last seven matches between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Morgan Gibbs-White, who is performing well for Nottingham Forest. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Liverpool.The visitors will be looking to Virgil van Dijk to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Liverpool in recent matches.

Nottingham Forest won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at City Ground, Nottingham. They drew three and lost three as well, while Liverpool won five of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost two. Nottingham Forest kept visitors at City Ground, Nottingham from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Liverpool have been able to keep a clean sheet in five of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past seven encounters between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, with Nottingham Forest scoring 1.14 goals on average per game. Liverpool averaged 1.14 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Liverpool, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.5 times goals per game.