Latest Nottingham Forest news as Sean Dyche's Reds celebrate memorable 3-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield
14:46, 23 Nov 2025Updated 14:48, 23 Nov 2025
Murillo celebrates scoring for Nottingham Forest against Liverpool
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Murillo celebrates scoring for Nottingham Forest against Liverpool(Image: Getty)
Nottingham Forest made it back-to-back wins in the Premier League as they notched a stunning 3-0 triumph over Liverpool on Saturday.
Sean Dyche’s side headed to Anfield looking to build on their victory over Leeds United prior to the international break. And they duly did just that courtesy of goals from Murillo, Nicolo Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White.
The three points lifted the Reds out of the relegation zone and continued their good start to life under Dyche. Since replacing Ange Postecoglou as head coach last month he has overseen just one defeat in all competitions.
Success on Merseyside matched the feat Forest had achieved under Nuno Espirito Santo last season. With the result and performance against Arne Slot’s reigning champions attracting plenty of plaudits, NottinghamshireLive takes a look at how the national media reported on the game.
BBC
“Dyche has wiped the 39-day nightmare of Ange Postecoglou's reign at Nottingham Forest from the memory banks of those fans who celebrated ecstatically at Anfield.
“This was the Forest who were in Champions League contention for so long last season under Nuno Espirito Santo, and eventually secured a place in the Europa League - uncompromising and physical, but also laced with real talent and attacking danger that makes them such a threat.
“Dyche was typically animated on the sidelines, but he was also clearly delighted with what he was seeing in front of him as Forest overpowered Liverpool to such an extent that there was never any hint of one of the comebacks that is an Anfield trademark.”
Daily Mail
“Naturally, we will see this result through the prism of Slot and a side that has badly lost its way. But we should also talk about Sean Dyche and the quality of his work. Where Ange Postecoglou could only misplace his resources, Dyche has resurrected Forest by enabling his players to operate to their strengths.
“It was best shown by Murillo, who was immense for reasons beyond a scoring contribution. He defended exceptionally, as did Nikola Milenkovic, which is not unrelated to the fact that they have been freed from a mindless requirement to keep to Postecoglou’s high line. Dyche’s genius has been in his embrace of simplicity.”
Sky Sports
“Nottingham Forest's 3-0 win against Liverpool at Anfield marked one of the finest days in the club's recent history. Just weeks ago, under Ange Postecoglou, a win like this would have felt impossible.
“Forest suit Dyche's football perfectly. Led by their towering centre-back tandem of Murillo and Nicola Milenkovic, Forest's defence felt impenetrable throughout, as they racked up 66 total clearances and dealt easily with each of Liverpool's eight corners.”
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The Telegraph
“This was a first-class Nottingham Forest performance, tailored perfectly for the occasion by Sean Dyche – but even so, what a crisis now for the champions.
“There were some fine individual performances, not least Forest’s Brazilian centre-half Murillo, scorer of his side’s first goal and the game’s dominant player. Both he and Nikola Milenkovic blocked, barged and cleared their way to a famous win. Elliot Anderson starred in midfield. The second-half goals from Nicolò Savona and then Morgan Gibbs-White were testament to Forest’s razor-sharp edge when the opportunity presented itself.”
The Times
“It had been Forest who inflicted the first league defeat upon Slot in English football back in September 2024, something Liverpool would suffer only one more time before winning the title. This was his 50th league game in charge and no manager in the club’s history has won more (31) in their first 50 games.
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“Yet he seems a very different coach from the one who had the Midas touch. His substitutions and in-play tweaks no longer pay off and, seconds after he had gone to a 3-3-4 formation, Forest scored again.
“Forest’s jubilant players lined up in front of the away fans after the final whistle. They had the pitch to themselves by then, Liverpool having slunk back to the dressing room and left to mull over whether this campaign could yet get worse.”
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