Premier League 26/27 · 29 Aug 2026

Liverpool FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest

Picked for matchday: Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 20% · Chances everywhere: 3.9 xG · Standout: Ronald Araújo scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Liverpool FC favourites at 65%.

Nottingham Forest deserved more from the draw, creating 2.3 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ronald Araújo, 100.0 in 13′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Ronald Araújo Defender	13	0	0	–	100.0
Jérémy Jacquet Defender	77	0	0	–	80.8
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder	90	0	0	0.12	68.2
Trey Nyoni Midfielder	13	0	0	–	67.7
Miloš Kerkez Defender	71	0	0	–	66.0
Virgil van Dijk Defender	90	0	0	–	63.1
Cody Gakpo Midfielder	71	0	1	–	59.2
Víctor Muñoz Midfielder	90	1	0	0.24	59.1
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder	77	0	0	–	57.8
Alexander Isak Forward	90	1	0	0.99	57.4
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder	19	0	0	–	49.8
Rio Ngumoha Forward	19	0	0	–	49.5
Jeremie Frimpong Defender	71	0	0	–	44.4
Florian Wirtz Midfielder	90	0	1	0.23	43.7
Alisson Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	43.5
Kostas Tsimikas Defender	19	0	0	0.04	37.4

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Dan Ndoye Midfielder	66	1	0	0.33	93.4
Neco Williams Defender	90	0	0	0.06	71.9
Igor Jesus Forward	89	0	0	0.81	62.9
Liam Delap Forward	24	0	0	0.07	60.4
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder	90	1	1	0.79	60.0
Xaver Schlager Midfielder	90	0	0	0.07	52.2
Matz Sels Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.9
James McAtee Midfielder	89	0	0	–	49.3
Nikola Milenković Defender	90	0	0	–	47.7
Luca Netz Defender	10	0	0	–	47.7
Murillo Defender	90	0	0	0.18	47.2
Jair Defender	90	0	0	–	46.7
Ola Aina Defender	86	0	0	–	46.2
Callum Hudson Odoi Midfielder	1	0	0	–	34.0
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder	1	0	0	–	0.0