Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Predictions

Match info: Premier League

Venue: City Ground, Nottinghamshire

Date: Sunday, 22^nd February 2026

Time: 3 pm Nigerian time

Both buoyed by 3-0 victories in their most recent clashes, Nottingham Forest and Liverpool reconvene at the City Ground for Sunday's Premier League showdown.

The Tricky Trees kicked off the Vitor Pereira era with a convincing victory over Fenerbahce in the Europa League, a few days after the Reds' dominant FA Cup success over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Head-to-head:

• Nottingham Forest have won five of the 17 Premier League meetings between the two teams.

• Liverpool recorded seven victories.

• The remaining five clashes ended in draws.

• Liverpool have won four of their last five matches.

• Nottingham Forest have won two of their last five games.

• The Reds have failed to secure a win in their last five fixtures against the Garibaldis.

• Only three of their last 10 encounters produced more than two goals.

Form:

• Nottingham Forest in the league: D-W-D-L-D

• Nottingham Forest in all competitions: W-D-L-D-W

• Liverpool in the league: D-L-W-L-W

• Liverpool in all competitions: W-W-L-W-W

Team News:

• Nottingham Forest will miss out on the services of Chris Wood, Willy Boly, Matz Sels and John Victor. They are injured. Nicolo Savona might also miss out due to his fitness issues.

• Jeremie Frimpong, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Stefan Bajcetic, Wataru Endo and Alexander Isak are not going to be in action for Liverpool. They are not match fit.

Player(s) to watch:

• Morgan Gibbs-White will be looking to step up his game so that he can help Nottingham Forest secure another win against the Reds this season. He can control the midfield well and is capable of scoring goals. He is coming in after scoring an important goal for the Garibaldis in their previous Europa League game.

• Dominik Szoboszlai has been one of the most consistent performers for Liverpool in their last few matches. He will be gearing up to help his side both in the midfield and the attacking front. Even though he is not playing in his usual position, Szoboszlai is doing well.