Free-falling Liverpool humbled at home by Forest

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Updated / Saturday, 22 Nov 2025 17:31 Virgil van Dijk (L), Alexis Mac Allister (C) and Alexander Isak as Liverpool suffered a second 3-0 defeat in a row Nottingham Forest stunned Anfield for the second successive season with an historic 3-0 win consigning a disjointed and dispirited Liverpool to a sixth league defeat in seven matches. It was Forest’s biggest win at Anfield – and the third in six matches under new manager Sean Dyche – and Liverpool’s heaviest home defeat since losing 4-1 to Manchester City in 2021.

But when Konate’s poor touch needlessly gave away a corner, Murillo fired home after Anderson’s corner flicked off Virgil van Dijk. Slot had plenty to say to the fourth official about an offside Dan Ndoye in front of goalkeeper Alisson Becker, back after two months out, in a situation not too dissimilar to the goal Liverpool had ruled out against Manchester City before the international break with Andy Robertson ducking under Van Dijk’s header.

Goalkeeper Matz Sels saved from Mac Allister and Salah but a minute into the second half Liverpool’s defensive disorganisation – they had midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai playing at right-back due to injuries to Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong – was exposed again. Salah continued to try to drag Liverpool back into the game, poking wide and then being bundled off the ball by Nikola Milenkovic in the penalty area But Alisson parrying Omari Hutchinson’s 78th-minute shot into the path of Gibbs-White not only created Forest history but a personal one for the midfielder, scoring in three consecutive games for the first time in his career.