Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest: Match officials, VAR team, and referee record revealed

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Yet, Forest have won on their last two visits to Anfield, a record Iraola will be desperate to extinguish. The refereeing appointment Sam Barrott will take charge of his first Liverpool fixture of the campaign on Saturday.

Barrott’s Liverpool record Barrott is no stranger to the Reds, though his allocation last term was notably quiet. Intriguingly, he did not referee a single Liverpool match last season despite taking charge of four the previous year.

His full record officiating Liverpool reads: Date Match Result Yellow Cards (Liverpool Bookings) 2 April 2025 Liverpool vs Everton 1-0 4 (Diogo Jota, Darwin Núñez) 9 February 2025 Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool 1-0 (FA Cup) 6 (Isaac Mabaya, Trey Nyoni) 22 December 2024 Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool 3-6 3 (Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo) 24 November 2024 Southampton vs Liverpool 2-3 7 (Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konaté, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah) 28 January 2024 Liverpool vs Norwich City 5-2 0 In five previous matches under Barrott’s whistle, Liverpool have won four. His low card average and reluctance to issue red cards will suit a Liverpool team looking to establish quick, fluid rhythms in front of a home crowd.