Match report

Liverpool Defeats Nottingham Forest 1-0 in Premier League Clash

Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
0–1
FT
Liverpool
Liverpool
Feb 22, 2026

Liverpool edged out Nottingham Forest in an intense encounter at the City Ground, thanks to a last-minute goal from substitute A. Mac Allister. The game saw both sides fighting for control but it was Liverpool who emerged victorious with their late strike.

Key Facts

  • • Final score: Nottingham Forest 0–1 Liverpool
  • • A. Mac Allister scored the winning goal in the 97th minute of extra time for Liverpool
  • • Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White and Ola Aina both received yellow cards
  • • Liverpool made multiple substitutions towards the end, including Mohamed Salah and C. Gakpo

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 27 Stefan Ortega (G)
  • 34 Ola Aina (D)
  • 31 Nikola Milenković (D)
  • 5 Murillo (D)
  • 3 Neco Williams (D)
  • 6 Ibrahim Sangaré (M)
  • 8 Elliot Anderson (M)
  • 21 Omari Hutchinson (M)
  • 10 Morgan Gibbs-White (M)
  • 7 Callum Hudson-Odoi (M)
  • 19 Igor Jesus (F)

Substitutes

  • 14 Dan Ndoye
  • 29 Dilane Bakwa
  • 16 Nicolás Domínguez
  • 20 Lorenzo Lucca
  • 24 James McAtee
  • 18 Angus Gunn
  • 4 Morato
  • 23 Jair
  • 22 Ryan Yates

Liverpool

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Alisson (G)
  • 8 Dominik Szoboszlai (D)
  • 5 Ibrahima Konaté (D)
  • 4 Virgil van Dijk (D)
  • 6 Miloš Kerkez (D)
  • 38 Ryan Gravenberch (M)
  • 10 Alexis Mac Allister (M)
  • 11 Mohamed Salah (M)
  • 17 Curtis Jones (M)
  • 18 Cody Gakpo (M)
  • 22 Hugo Ekitiké (F)

Substitutes

  • 14 Federico Chiesa
  • 73 Rio Ngumoha
  • 2 Joe Gomez
  • 26 Andrew Robertson
  • 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili
  • 28 Freddie Woodman
  • 47 Calvin Ramsay
  • 42 Trey Nyoni
  • 68 Kieran Morrison

Timeline

  1. Nottingham Forest
    20' Nottingham Forest Card · Yellow Card
    Morgan Gibbs-White

    Delay of game

  2. Nottingham Forest
    61' Nottingham Forest Card · Yellow Card
    Ola Aina

    Holding

  3. Nottingham Forest
    66' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Hudson-Odoi · On: D. Ndoye
  4. Nottingham Forest
    66' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 2
    Off: O. Hutchinson · On: D. Bakwa
  5. Nottingham Forest
    77' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Igor Jesus · On: L. Lucca
  6. Nottingham Forest
    77' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 4
    Off: E. Anderson · On: N. Dominguez
  7. Liverpool
    77' Liverpool subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Mohamed Salah · On: R. Ngumoha
  8. Liverpool
    77' Liverpool subst · Substitution 2
    Off: C. Gakpo · On: F. Chiesa
  9. Liverpool
    83' Liverpool subst · Substitution 3
    Off: C. Jones · On: J. Gomez
  10. Liverpool
    83' Liverpool subst · Substitution 4
    Off: M. Kerkez · On: A. Robertson
  11. Nottingham Forest
    90'+3 Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Morgan Gibbs-White · On: J. McAtee
  12. Liverpool
    90'+7 Liverpool Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Mac Allister
  13. Liverpool
    90' Liverpool Var · Goal Disallowed - handball
    A. Mac Allister

Match Stats

Stat Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Fouls 13 9
Pass Accuracy 83% 84%
Offsides 1 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 18 10
Corners 7 2
Total Passes 420 487
Yellow Cards 2 0
Blocked Shots 8 4
Shots on Target 2 4
xG 1.26 1.76
Shots off Target 8 2
Possession 47% 53%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 348 408
Shots Inside Box 7 8
Saves 2 2
Shots Outside Box 11 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The turning point came in the 97th minute when A. Mac Allister scored for Liverpool after a controversial goal disallowed by VAR earlier in extra time due to handball.
  • ▸ Nottingham Forest struggled with two yellow cards early on, which affected their momentum and defensive stability.