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Premier LeagueSaturday 29 August 2026 ·

Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest result and stats

57%
pre-match home win
2–2
full time
23%
draw
20%
pre-match away win
Win probability: home 57%, draw 23%, away 20%

Match report

GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Liverpool and Nottingham Forest drew 2–2 in the Premier League on Saturday 29 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Liverpool 57%, the draw 23% and Nottingham Forest 20%, so a draw had a 23% chance. It was an upset by GossipBall's numbers.

On expected goals it finished Liverpool 1.75, Nottingham Forest 2.30, so Nottingham Forest created the better chances. Liverpool had 13 shots (4 on target) to Nottingham Forest's 12 (3 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

LINF
1.75
Expected goals
2.30
13
Shots
12
4
On target
3
3
Corners
5
13
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
0
Half-time goals
1

Referee: S Barrott

Recent form

Liverpool
D @ Newcastle United2–2 · 23 Aug
D v Brentford1–1 · 24 May
L @ Aston Villa2–4 · 15 May
D v Chelsea1–1 · 9 May
L @ Manchester United2–3 · 3 May
Nottingham Forest
L v Leeds0–1 · 22 Aug
D v Bournemouth1–1 · 24 May
L @ Manchester United2–3 · 17 May
D v Newcastle United1–1 · 10 May
W @ Chelsea3–1 · 4 May

Head to head

In 8 league meetings since 2022, Liverpool won 4, Nottingham Forest won 3 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 22 Feb 2026, finished Nottingham Forest 0–1 Liverpool, a win for Liverpool.

Nottingham Forest 0–1 Liverpool22 Feb 2026
Liverpool 0–3 Nottingham Forest22 Nov 2025
Nottingham Forest 1–1 Liverpool14 Jan 2025
Liverpool 0–1 Nottingham Forest14 Sep 2024
Nottingham Forest 0–1 Liverpool2 Mar 2024
Liverpool 3–0 Nottingham Forest29 Oct 2023

Season averages per game

LINF
1.38
Goals
0.75
1.00
Conceded
1.25
1.51
xG
1.73
1.20
xG against
1.10
15.4
Shots
17.1
4.9
On target
3.8
4.8
Corners
4.8
2.38
Yellow cards
2.12
50%
Clean sheets
12%
38%
Both score
50%
50%
3+ goals
38%

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