Liverpool host Nottingham Forest as Andoni Iraola takes charge of his first Premier League game at Anfield.
Iraola’s side required a late Dominik Szoboszlai penalty to rescue a 2-2 draw at Newcastle last time out, while Oliver Glasner’s reign at Forest has started with back-to-back defeats to Leeds United in the Premier League and Carabao Cup.
Iraola has warned that Liverpool need to smarten up defensively but changes could be coming in attack with the Reds agreeing a £120m deal for Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola and pushing to sign Ismaila Sarr from Crystal Palace.
It has thrown doubt on Cody Gakpo’s future, however, with the Dutch forward also attracting interest from Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Gakpo is set to be involved today, but Iraola has refused to guarantee that he will stay.
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Liverpool v Nottingham Forest LIVE: Latest Premier League updates
- Liverpool host Nottingham Forest in Premier League | Live on TNT Sports
- Andoni Iraola takes charge of first competitive Liverpool game at Anfield
- Oliver Glasner searches for first win as Forest boss after defeats to Leeds
- Team news: Gakpo starts despite doughts over Liverpool future
- Liverpool XI: Alisson; Frimpong, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Munoz, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak
- Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Cunha, Murillo, Milenkovic; Aina, Schlager, McAtee, Williams; Gibbs-White, Jesus, Ndoye
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
12:49 , Flo Clifford‘18: Szoboszlai goes through Schlager’s legs and grins at his own cheek, releasing Isak, but the Swede is offside and nothing comes of it anyway. Ironic cheers from the away end.
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
12:48 , Flo Clifford‘16: Forest look lively in the box. Igor Jesus goes for a side-footed effort but Kerkez and Jacquet close him down; the Frenchman in particular has been industrious so far.
McAtee delivers the corner... nothing doing.
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
12:46 , Flo Clifford‘15: This is pretty scrappy at the moment. Schlager plays a sloppy pass but Munoz, intercepting, runs into a wall.
CLOSE! Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
12:43 , Flo Clifford‘12: Aina flies down the right hand side and crosses to Ndoye at the far post, who knocks it down into the path of Igor Jesus, but Jacquet makes a superb last-ditch challenge to deny him!
Corner to Forest... it doesn’t reach target man Milenkovic.
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
12:41 , Flo Clifford‘9: McAtee thinks he’s been fouled by Szoboszlai as he races forward but play continues. End-to-end now: Isak sprints away but Jair Cunha tracks back to intercept in the box.
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
12:39 , Flo Clifford‘7: Some tackle by Williams! Gakpo is through on goal and spins in the centre of the box onto Wirtz’ pass, but Williams slides in and makes the crucial block before he can shoot.
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
12:38 , Flo Clifford‘7: Forest have started with some intention, going long to Igor Jesus and that looks promising - although Frimpong crowds out Ndoye before Jesus’ pass forward can reach him.
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
12:37 , Richard Jolly at AnfieldIt's notable that Victor Munoz has started on the left and Cody Gakpo on the right, a role he has rarely played for Liverpool- though, of course, one Mohamed Salah usually did
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
12:36 , Flo Clifford‘4: Frimpong runs down the right flank and goes for the cross but the ball bobbles awkwardly before he can get there, and Munoz runs out of room on the opposite side as it runs out of play.
Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
12:33 , Flo Clifford‘2: Gakpo is on the right today, amid speculation over his place at Liverpool, with Munoz on the left.
Wirtz boots the ball up the pitch with van Dijk beating Igor Jesus to the header. Some probing in these early stages.
KICK-OFF: Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
12:32 , Flo CliffordAway we go at Anfield.
Tributes to Kevin Keegan
12:32 , Richard JollyA mosaic in the Kop to remember Kevin Keegan, who helped Liverpool win the first of back-to-back European Cups in the 1970s. And then the next two were won by Nottingham Forest.
Tributes to Kevin Keegan
12:30 , Flo CliffordBefore kick-off there’s a minute’s applause to remember the late, great Kevin Keegan, who died aged 75 last month.
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
12:28 , Flo Clifford
Team news reminder
12:25 , Flo CliffordLiverpool XI: Alisson; Frimpong, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Munoz, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Cunha, Murillo, Milenkovic; Aina, Schlager, McAtee, Williams; Gibbs-White, Jesus, Ndoye
Andoni Iraola tells TNT Sports:
12:20 , Flo Clifford“The biggest improvement is we need a goal to win the game, this is what we want to do. Of course Liverpool, always playing at Anfield is very challenging, but maybe a new manager with new ideas, all is not settled 100 percent. That is similar to us.”
On Liam Delap: “He had one training session with the team but it’s great to have him here. L et’s see how the game is going but there is a good chance to see him.”
Andoni Iraola tells TNT Sports:
12:14 , Flo Clifford“Emotional in my case, obviously it’s a game we want to win. You are focusing on the pitch, but for me it’s a special game, definitely, yes.
“It has to be difficult for me to choose a starting XI. What changes we can make in the second half, what the subs can provide, they were important against Newcastle and I hope today they are also important.”
Inside the Premier League’s wild spending spree: ‘£100m is the new baseline’
12:07 , Flo CliffordIt’s an experience shared by more than a few Premier League clubs this summer. When one set out their budget at the end of May, they had very specific plans for a busy window, only to realise they were immediately out of date.
Their shortlist hadn’t catered for how prices and wages had very much lengthened. Managers, executives and entire clubs have been stunned at the inflation this summer. As one football chief said, “£100m is the new baseline”.
Miguel Delaney reports:
Inside the Premier League’s wild spending spree: ‘£100m is the new baseline’
Why Bradley Barcola should be the ‘perfect’ fit for Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool
11:58 , Flo CliffordThey were separated by 264 days. December brought the outburst that ought to have accelerated Liverpool’s search for a winger. Almost nine months later came the news they had reached an agreement in principle to buy Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.
Perhaps replacing Mohamed Salah was always going to be hard. Liverpool’s summer in the transfer market has certainly made it look so; the advance warning they had from the moment at Leeds when the Egyptian said he had been “thrown under the bus” and accused the club of breaking their promises to him should have given them a headstart. The subsequent rapprochement only had a temporary feel; it gave Liverpool months to find a successor.
And perhaps they still have not, and not merely because Barcola has yet to complete a medical. He is more of a left winger. But at an initial cost of just over £100m, potentially rising to £120m, he will be the flagship recruit on the flanks.
Why Bradley Barcola should be the ‘perfect’ fit for Liverpool
Bradley Barcola set for big-money move to Liverpool as deal agreed
11:50 , Flo CliffordThere’s some good news for Liverpool, though... Bradley Barcola is set to join after they reached a final agreement with Paris Saint-Germain for his big-money transfer.
Liverpool will pay an initial £106m for the France winger, which could rise to £123m, including add-ons, and he is expected to sign a five-year deal at Anfield.
They had reached an outline agreement with Paris Saint-Germain earlier this week after a breakthrough in negotiations.
Bradley Barcola set for big-money move to Liverpool as deal agreed
How to watch Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
11:42 , Flo CliffordViewers in the UK can watch the game live on TNT Sports and streaming service HBO Max, with kick-off at 12.30pm.
Nottingham Forest team news
11:37 , Flo CliffordOliver Glasner makes one change to the side that lost to Leeds in their first Premier League game of the new season.
The injured Ibrahim Sangare is swapped out for Xaver Schlager.
£50m summer signing Liam Delap is on the bench.
Liverpool’s alarming weakness is clear and signing a new winger won’t solve it
11:30 , Flo CliffordThe Reds drew 2-2 at Newcastle on Sunday, but Andoni Iraola is struggling for midfield balance, with Ryan Gravenberch’s role uncertain after a mixed performance at St James’ Park. Richard Jolly broke down their Premier League opener:
Liverpool’s alarming weakness is clear and signing a new winger won’t solve it
Liverpool team news
11:24 , Flo CliffordAndoni Iraola marks his first game at Anfield by making two changes. Victor Munoz gets his full debut on the right wing, with Rio Ngumoha dropping out, while Alexis Mac Allister starts in midfield.
As Ryan Gravenberch lost the ball for both Newcastle goals on Sunday, and was caught too far upfield for both, his omission is interesting.
Both Nottingham Forest and Oliver Glasner won at Anfield last season so a Glasner-managed Forest could be dangerous opponents.
Nottingham Forest team news
11:22 , Flo CliffordNottingham Forest XI: Sels; Cunha, Murillo, Milenkovic; Aina, Schlager, McAtee, Williams; Gibbs-White, Jesus, Ndoye.
Substitutes: Victor, Diomande, Hudson-Odoi, Dominguez, Wood, Delap, Yates, Netz, Abbott.
Lining up at Liverpool. 📋 pic.twitter.com/1gtQ7BQz5J
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) August 29, 2026
Liverpool team news
11:19 , Flo CliffordLiverpool XI: Alisson; Frimpong, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Munoz, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak.
Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Endo, Tsimikas, Araujo, Gravenberch, Nyoni, McConnell, Koumas, Ngumoha.
Team news is IN! 🔴 #LIVNFO pic.twitter.com/3avoOQOPrM
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 29, 2026
Results so far
11:10 , Flo CliffordLiverpool drew 2-2 with Newcastle in their opener, having to come from behind as their defensive frailties were again exposed.
Nottingham Forest meanwhile lost 1-0 to Leeds in their Premier League opener at home before another 2-0 home defeat in the Carabao Cup.
Not the start either team would have been after...
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
11:03 , Flo CliffordAndoni Iraola takes charge of his first Premier League clash at Anfield after the Reds began their season with a 2-2 draw at Newcastle, needing a late penalty from Dominik Szoboszlai to rescue a point.
Forest meanwhile have suffered two straight defeats to Leeds, in the top flight and in the Carabao Cup, in a poor start to Oliver Glasner’s time at the helm.
But Forest have only lost one of their last four meetings with Liverpool, so this could be the game to end that losing streak....
Welcome
10:57 , Flo CliffordHello and welcome to live coverage of Liverpool v Nottingham Forest!
After Manchester City put four past Crystal Palace last night, the bank holiday weekend of Premier League action continues as Forest travel to Anfield.
