Liverpool welcome Nottingham Forest to Anfield for the GW2 lunchtime kick-off on Saturday 29 August 2026 (12:30 BST). Forest lost 0–1 to Leeds at the City Ground in GW1; Liverpool's rebuilt attack featuring Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike targets three points at a ground where Forest have historically struggled.
Liverpool: form after GW1
Arne Slot's Liverpool keep Alisson, van Dijk and Isak as certainties at Anfield. Wirtz links midfield to Ekitike and Gakpo; Mac Allister and Szoboszlai supply set-piece threat. The lunchtime kick-off suits template captain Isak.
Liverpool Predicted Starting XI & Lineup · 4-3-3
Official lineups confirmed 1 hour before kick-off.
Nottingham Forest: form after GW1
Oliver Glasner's Forest were beaten by Leeds in GW1 and travel to Anfield without much clean-sheet form away from home. Murillo and Sels remain fantasy defensive staples on paper, but the fixture difficulty is the toughest of GW2.
Where this one gets decided
Liverpool's high line and full-back width (Bradley, Kerkez) will pin Forest back. Forest need Gibbs-White and Ndoye on the break; expect Liverpool dominance of xG.
How these two have met before
Liverpool have won the last five home league meetings against Forest, scoring 3+ in three of those games.
Fantasy picks for this match
- Alexander Isak (Liverpool, FWD): consensus GW2 captain at home.
- Florian Wirtz (Liverpool, MID): creative differential behind Isak.
- Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, DEF): clean-sheet and DefCon potential.
- Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool, MID): budget enabler in midfield.
- Predictor: Liverpool 3–0 or 3–1 Nottingham Forest.
My prediction
Liverpool should control from the first whistle. Prediction: Liverpool 3–0 Nottingham Forest.