CITY GROUND, NOTTINGHAM — Liverpool are the first of the Premier League title chasers in action this weekend when they travel to relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
Manchester City host Manchester United in the derby at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, while Arsenal must wait until Monday for a visit to Sheffield United, meaning Jurgen Klopp’s team have the opportunity to put a marker down.
The Reds are on 60 points, with City and Arsenal on 59 and 58 respectively. All three have won 18 of 26 Premier League games this term.
It’s a different story for Forest. Nuno Espirito Santo’s team beat West Ham 2-0 in their previous home league game for a first three-point haul of 2024.
The Sporting News is following Nottingham Forest vs. Liverpool live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool live score
| 1st Half | Goalscorers | |
| Forest | — | |
| Liverpool | — |
Lineups:
Nottingham Forest (formation, right to left): TBC
Liverpool (formation, right to left): TBC
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Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool live updates, highlights, and commentary
1 hr 20 mins before kickoff: Before Forest fans get too carried away about having the weight of history on their side, Nuno Espirito Santo has faced Liverpool six times in his Premier League career and lost every time. So there’ll be a streak ended and a streak continued today, one way or the other. Also, expect goals. Forest have scored in each of Nuno’s nine Premier League games at the helm but have not kept a clean sheet since Steve Cooper’s departure.
1 hr 40 mins before kickoff: Liverpool with a trophy for safekeeping already, on form and on a mission on Klopp’s farewell tour, and with the title in their nostrils. Straightforward away win then? Well, perhaps, but strange things happen in this fixture on this ground. Remarkably, you have to go back to 1984 for the last time Liverpool claimed three points at the City Ground. In the 13 league meetings since then, they have drawn seven and lost six. In last season’s corresponding match-up, Taiwo Awoniyi scored the only goal to sink his former employers.
2 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Nottingham Forest vs. Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp’s team are aiming to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League but still have a weighty injury list to contend with.
Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai may be available for #NFOLIV, but Mohamed Salah will not return from injury at the City Ground:
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 1, 2024
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool kick off time
This Premier League clash takes place at the City Ground in Nottingham, UK and kicks off on Saturday, March 2 at 3:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Sat, Mar. 2 | 10:00 a.m. ET |
| Canada | Sat, Mar. 2 | 10:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Sat, Mar. 2 | 3:00 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Sun, Mar. 3 | 2:00 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Sat, Mar. 2 | 8:30 p.m. IST |
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool lineups, team news
Santo is still without five players through injury with Ola Aina, Ibrahim Sangare and Willy Boly among those absent for the home side following their Africa Cup of Nations returns.
Nottingham Forest projected XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Sels (GK) — Williams, Murillo, Monteiro, Toffolo — Danilo, Kouyate — Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi — Awoniyi.
Nottingham Forest subs (9): TBC
Klopp will assess his squad options ahead of the trip to Nottingham with a host of players still on the sidelines including Diogo Jota, Alisson and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The reason for Klopp naming so many young players against Southampton was to protect returning stars. Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai resumed training on Thursday and Andy Robertson is expected to shake off a sickness bug. However, Mohamed Salah (hamstring) remains absent.
Liverpool projected XI (4-3-3 right to left): Kelleher (GK) — Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson — Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Clark — Elliott, Nunez, Diaz.
Liverpool subs (9): TBC
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | — | Peacock |
| Canada | — |
Fubo Canada |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | JioTV, Hotstar |
USA: This game is available on the Peacock Network.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live-streaming exclusively via Fubo.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on-demand on Optus Sport.
UK: This game is not available via live broadcast due to the Saturday 3 p.m. embargo. BBC Radio 5 Live will provide radio commentary.
