Nottm Forest 0-1 Liverpool (Feb 22, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW Olympics Olympics NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Nottm Forest v Liverpool 2025-26 English Premier League Nottingham Forest Nottm Forest NFO 7-6-14 , 27 PTS 0 7-6-14 , 27 PTS FT Liverpool Liverpool LIV 13-6-8 , 45 PTS 1 13-6-8 , 45 PTS Alexis Mac Allister – 90'+7' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Videos Late Alexis Mac Allister goal gives Liverpool win over Nottingham Forest By PA Updated: Feb 22, 2026, 11:27 am Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Liverpool survived one of their worst performances of the season to snatch a last-gasp 1-0 win in a dramatic ending at Nottingham Forest . Arne Slot’s men were woefully out of sorts at the City Ground, with former captain Jamie Carragher describing their first-half performance as a “horror show.” Yet they left with the three points after Alexis Mac Allister pounced deep into stoppage time, minutes after he had a goal controversially ruled out by VAR. Liverpool were fuming after that decision, but the bigger injustice is the result after they were thoroughly outplayed by a resurgent Forest, who are enjoying a bounce following Vitor Pereira’s appointment. But they found a way to win and strengthened their hopes of earning Champions League qualification, moving level on points with Chelsea and Manchester United . Defeat will sting for Forest, but they will take heart from their performance as they remain deep in a relegation battle. All that was missing for the hosts was a goal, with Callum Hudson-Odoi missing their best chance when he was through inside the opening five minutes. Alexis Mac Allister's late winner came minutes after VAR had ruled out an earlier 'goal' from the Argentine. Carl Recine/Getty Images Liverpool were forced into a change after Florian Wirtz picked up an injury in the warm-up, with Curtis Jones coming into the side. And that late alteration may have contributed to an unsettled start for the visitors, who could have been a goal down inside the opening five minutes. The Reds sloppily gave possession away in their own half, allowing Ibrahim Sangaré to pick out Hudson-Odoi, who got the wrong side of Dominik Szoboszlai and raced in on goal, but saw his shot blocked by Alisson Becker . You would not have known that Forest were in Europa League action at Fenerbahce less than 72 hours earlier and this was a performance unrecognisable from what was served up under Sean Dyche as they outplayed Slot’s side, winning every duel and harassing their opponents into error after error. Liverpool needed a vintage piece of defending from Virgil van Dijk to deny Igor Jesus shortly before the break as the centre-half got a crucial toe to the ball as the Brazilian was about to pull the trigger. Elliot Anderson then curled just over after Forest had again swamped Liverpool and won the ball back. Forest almost got the goal they deserved four minutes after the restart but Nikola Milenkovic flashed a header just wide. It was inevitable that Liverpool could not continue to play as poorly as they had done and they enjoyed a decent spell. They forced their first shot on target in the 54th minute when Jones turned Mohamed Salah ‘s header goalwards but Forest goalkeeper Stefan Ortega blocked the shot. That spell did not develop into any serious pressure and it was Forest who were pushing for a winner. Yet, there was incredible drama at the end as Liverpool turned the match in their favour. They thought they had won it in the 89th minute when Mac Allister scored without knowing anything about it. Ortega saved Hugo Ekitike ‘s header and as Ola Aina tried to clear the rebound, it crashed off Mac Allister and into the net. However, VAR ruled that it hit his elbow and the goal was chalked off. Liverpool, to their credit, kept going and were rewarded in the sixth minute of time added on when Mac Allister slammed home from close range after Van Dijk’s header down. Game Information The City Ground 9:00 AM , February 22, 2026 Coverage : NBCSN/Peacock Nottingham , England Attendance : 30,737 Referees : Anthony Taylor English Premier League Standings Team GP W D L GD P Arsenal 27 17 7 3 +32 58 Manchester City 27 17 5 5 +31 56 Aston Villa 27 15 6 6 +10 51 Chelsea 27 12 9 6 +17 45 Manchester United 26 12 9 5 +10 45 Liverpool 27 13 6 8 +7 45 Brentford 27 12 4 11 +3 40 AFC Bournemouth 27 9 11 7 -2 38 Everton 26 10 7 9 -1 37 Fulham 27 11 4 12 -3 37 Newcastle United 27 10 6 11 -1 36 Sunderland 27 9 9 9 -5 36 Crystal Palace 27 9 8 10 -3 35 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 8 10 9 +2 34 Leeds United 27 7 10 10 -9 31 Tottenham Hotspur 26 7 8 11 -1 29 Nottingham Forest 27 7 6 14 -14 27 West Ham United 27 6 7 14 -17 25 Burnley 27 4 7 16 -23 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 1 7 20 -33 10 Full Table Premier League News European soccer live updates: Arsenal face must-win derby vs. Spurs Hutchison: Mo Salah 'not the same player' for Liverpool Don Hutchison reflects on Mohamed Salah's performance during Liverpool's late 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. 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