Date: November 22nd, 2025
Venue: Anfield, Merseyside, Liverpool
Attendance: 60,419
Result: Liverpool 0-3 Nottingham Forest
Match Overview
What a night at Anfield. Nottingham Forest walked away with all 3 points after a stunning 3-0 win that nobody saw coming.
This was Liverpool’s 6th defeat in 7 league games, and honestly, it is getting hard to watch.
Arne Slot’s side has dropped to 11th place, and the title defense that looked so promising at the start of the season now feels like ancient history.
First Half: How It All Went Wrong
The first half actually started pretty well for Liverpool. Alisson was back between the posts after missing games since late September, and the energy could be felt around Anfield. The Reds were pressing hard, keeping the ball, and doing all the right things.
Gakpo danced through a couple of challenges and set up Mac Allister, whose chip was somehow cleared off the line by Elliot Anderson.
Then Milos Kerkez got on the end of a Salah cross but couldn’t keep his shot on target. It felt like one of those nights where Liverpool would eventually break through.
Except they didn’t. In the 33rd minute, Anderson whipped in a corner, Van Dijk got a head to it, and Murillo absolutely smashed it past Alisson.
The goal stood despite Dan Ndoye being in what looked like an offside position right in front of the keeper. VAR had a look but decided it was fine.
Things got even more controversial a few minutes later when Igor Jesus slotted home after Konate made a mess of clearing the ball.
The ref blew for handball, and VAR agreed, though the replays were… let’s just say debatable.
Second Half: Collapse
Forest came out flying after the break. Just 39 seconds in, Neco Williams found space down the left and cut the ball back for Nicolo Savona to tap in; 2-nil, and Anfield went quiet.
Slot tried to change things up.
Konate, who’d been having a shocker, came off for striker Hugo Ekitike in the 55th minute. Liverpool switched to a back 4 with Gravenberch dropping into defense and 4 forwards ahead of him. Desperate times, desperate measures.
But Forest wasn’t done.
In the 78th minute, substitute Omari Hutchinson had a go, Alisson parried it, and Morgan Gibbs-White was there to slam home the rebound; 3-nil. Game Over.
Key Individual Performances
- Alexander Isak had an absolute nightmare. Just 14 touches all game—fewer than anyone else on the pitch. He was hauled off after 68 minutes without coming close to scoring. You have to wonder if he was rushed back from injury too soon.
- Konate’s struggles continue. His form has been all over the place, and with contract talks reportedly not going well, you wonder if his head’s elsewhere. His mistake led directly to Forest’s opener.
•Salah tried his utmost. He really did. There were moments where we saw flashes of the player who’s terrorized defenses for years, but he couldn’t drag his teammates up to his level.
- For Forest, Murillo was immense. Scored the opener and was rock-solid at the back all night. Man of the Match honors were awarded to him without question. Anderson ran the midfield brilliantly, and Sean Dyche’s game plan worked to perfection.
Tactical Analysis and the Bigger Picture
According to ESPN, Forest barely got out of their own half for the first half hour but defended brilliantly—throwing bodies in the way, making last-ditch blocks, and flooding the box with numbers. When they did break forward, they made it count.
The same ESPN report pointed out that Slot’s £450 million spending spree this summer isn’t looking great right now. Isak in particular looks short of both fitness and confidence.
Historical Context
Forest have now won at Anfield in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1962-63 and 1963-64, according to Sports Mole.
Liverpool have lost back-to-back league games by 3 goals or more for the first time since April 1965 under Bill Shankly. That is 60 years of history, and not the good kind.
Sean Dyche joins a small club of managers who have won at Anfield with two different Premier League clubs. He did it with Burnley in January 2021 and now with Forest.
Standings Impact
Forest climbed out of the relegation zone, with Leeds dropping in to replace them.
For Liverpool, the table makes for grim reading. The reigning champions are in the bottom half of the league standings, and the gap to the top looks bigger with each passing week.
Where they go from here is anyone’s guess.
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