Nottingham Forest will host Liverpool on Sunday, twenty second February 2025, in a fixture carrying main penalties at each ends of the desk.
Softfootball gathered that Forest surprised Liverpool 3–0 at Anfield within the first leg earlier this season. Of their final three conferences, Forest have overwhelmed Liverpool twice and drawn as soon as. Nonetheless, throughout the final 10 conferences total, Liverpool maintain the sting with 5 wins, in comparison with Forest’s three, alongside two attracts.
Forest presently sit seventeenth with 27 factors, combating desperately to flee relegation. Their season has been marked by instability. The membership has already employed 4 everlasting managers in the course of the 2025/26 marketing campaign — a Premier League first.
Nuno Espírito Santo was dismissed in September 2025 following tensions with proprietor Evangelos Marinakis whereas Ange Postecoglou adopted however lasted simply 39 days with no win. Sean Dyche was then sacked in February after leaving the membership hovering simply above the drop zone. The present head coach, Vítor Pereira, was appointed on 15 February 2026 on an 18-month contract and now carries the duty of steering Forest to security.
For Liverpool, the stakes are equally excessive. They’re pushing for Champions League qualification and can’t afford dropped factors, particularly with rivals like Manchester United and Chelsea additionally in competition. Failure to win might considerably dent their top-four hopes.
Apparently, Liverpool have proven resilience in latest weeks, defeating Sunderland A.F.C. residence and away, outcomes that shocked many given Sunderland’s robust type this season. There seems to be renewed combating spirit inside the squad at this significant stage.
If Forest fail to safe factors, they danger slipping deeper into relegation hazard. If Liverpool stumble, their Champions League ambitions might endure a significant setback.
