Andoni Iraola's first home game in charge of Liverpool was always going to be a crucial moment in the Spaniard’s start to life as the club’s manager, and the stakes feel even higher now after his side dropped points to Newcastle in their opening game of the season.
Saturday’s early game on the second weekend of the 2026/27 Premier League season brings a Liverpool side reshaped by a chaotic summer to Anfield, facing a Forest team still finding its feet under new boss Oliver Glasner.
Both arrive without a win from their opening fixture, which raises the obvious question: with so much still unsettled at Anfield, can Forest cause an upset?
It's a fixture with extra significance for BOYLE Sports, too, as we were recently confirmed as an Official Betting Partner of Nottingham Forest for the 2026/27 season.
Below you’ll find everything you need to know ahead of the big game.
Match Facts
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest – Match Facts
- Competition: Premier League, Gameweek 2
- Date: Saturday, 29 August, 2026
- Kick-off time: 12:30pm
- Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Betting Odds
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds – Premier League 2026/27
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Liverpool | 1/2 | 66.7% |
Nottingham Forest | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Draw | 10/3 | 23.1% |
Liverpool are match favourites at 1/2, with the draw priced at 10/3 and Nottingham Forest priced up at 9/2.
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How to Watch Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest kicks off at 12:30pm on Saturday 29 August and will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 in Ireland and the UK.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head
This has been a very tightly contested fixture in recent years with both teams earning two wins from the last five meetings and the other match ending in a draw.
Notably, Nottingham Forest have had the advantage in this fixture when it comes to travelling to Anfield. They have beaten Liverpool in both of their last two trips to Merseyside, 1-0 in 2024, and most spectacularly 3-0 last season. That’s proof that this is a venue where they've been able to hurt Liverpool before.
These two also have a habit of producing feisty affairs. The last six meetings have averaged four bookings apiece, and the last three alone have produced seven yellow cards between them. Goals, by contrast, have been harder to come by of late – the last five meetings between these two have averaged just 1.6 goals per game.
Form Guides
Form Guides
Liverpool Form Guide
There's a strange tension running through Liverpool's start to the season. On the one hand, they dominated the underlying numbers in their 2-2 draw at Newcastle – 25 shots, seven shots on target, 3.10 xG to 0.91, and 60% possession. On the other, they only came away with a point, and that draw means Liverpool have taken just three points from their last five matches in the Premier League.
That's after a summer of major upheaval in Merseyside. Mohamed Salah has departed for Trabzonspor, Ibrahima Konaté has joined Real Madrid, and Andy Robertson has moved south to Tottenham.
New arrivals Jérémy Jacquet and Víctor Muñoz will need time to settle, and Iraola – in his first home game since replacing Arne Slot – is still finding the right shape. Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike, Joe Gomez, Vitězslav Jaroš, Stefan Bajčetić and Giovanni Leoni are all unavailable.
The one constant, however, has been the goals column: Liverpool have scored in each of their last 18 matches, the longest current streak in the Premier League, with Cody Gakpo's six shots on the opening weekend the most of any player in the division.
Nottingham Forest Form Guide
It's a fresh start for Forest under Oliver Glasner, who brings his side on the road for the first time after a narrow 0-1 opening-day defeat to Leeds United. The underlying numbers were modest — 0.91 xG and two shots on target — but there were signs of a team still finding its identity under a new coach rather than one short of ideas.
New signings Ousmane Diomande and Xaver Schlager add some quality to the squad, though Ryan Yates and Nicolò Savona are both sidelined. The main source of hope going forward remains Igor Jesus, who scored six goals for Forest last season and is the team’s likeliest source of a goal at Anfield.
Betting Tips
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips
Igor Jesus Anytime Goalscorer @ 3/1
Forest's top attacking outlet, he wasn’t afraid to shoot against Leeds in the opening round either, with three shots attempted and one of those on target.
Over 3.5 Total Bookings @ 20/21
This fixture rarely passes quietly – the last six meetings have averaged four bookings, and the last three alone produced seven yellow cards between them.
Cody Gakpo Anytime Goalscorer @ 13/8
Gakpo's six shots on the opening weekend were the most of any player in the Premier League, and he looks set for a heavier attacking workload following Salah's exit.
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