Liverpool narrowly defeated Nottingham Forest in added time, matching points with Manchester United and Chelsea in the Premier League.
On 22 Feb 2026 GMT+7, in the 27th match of the 2025-26 English Premier League season, 17th-placed Nottingham Forest with 27 points hosted 6th-placed Liverpool who had 42 points at City Ground.
In the 3rd minute of the first half, "The Reds" almost conceded early as Callum Hudson-Odoi broke into the penalty area for a shot, but Alisson Becker made a timely save blocking the angle.
Nottingham Forest maintained dominance over Liverpool. In the 45th minute, Elliot Anderson curled a shot from the penalty area, but the ball went high over the crossbar. The first half ended 0-0.
In the second half, the 54th minute saw Liverpool nearly score when Mohamed Salah headed back to Curtis Jones, who fired a close-range shot, but it was narrowly saved by Stefan Ortega.
In the 89th minute, Liverpool appeared to score as Alexis Mac Allister blocked Ola Aina's attempted clearance, and the ball bounced into the net. However, after VAR review, the goal was disallowed for handball.
In injury time at 90+7 minutes, Liverpool secured the winning goal 1-0 as Alexis Mac Allister followed up on Virgil van Dijk's header, which was initially saved. The referee confirmed the goal after VAR ruled no offside.
The match ended with Liverpool remaining 6th, increasing their points to 45, equal to Chelsea and Manchester United. Nottingham Forest stayed 17th with 27 points.
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1 formation) Stefan Ortega (goalkeeper), Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams, Elliot Anderson, Ibrahim Sangare, Omari Hutchinson, Morgan Gibbs-White (captain), Callum Hudson-Odoi, Igor Jesus
Liverpool (4-2-3-1 formation)Alisson Becker (goalkeeper), Curtis Jones, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk (captain), Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike