Nottingham Forest face Liverpool at the City Ground in key Premier League clash
12:50, 22 Feb 2026Updated 12:53, 22 Feb 2026
Nottingham Forest head coach Vitor Pereira
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Vitor Pereira has named his Nottingham Forest team to face Liverpool for his first home game in charge.
The new Reds head coach got his tenure off to a winning start in midweek with an impressive 3-0 victory over Fenerbahce. Goals from Murillo, Igor Jesus and Morgan Gibbs-White in Istanbul put Forest in the driving seat to make the last 16 of the Europa League.
The Turkish outfit will visit the City Ground for the play-off second leg on Thursday. But before then, Pereira will turn his attention to the Premier League.
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With 12 games of the season to go, the Reds still have work to do to get out of trouble. They have just a two-point buffer over 18th-placed West Ham United.
Sean Dyche was axed after some dismal performances and results in recent weeks, with the 0-0 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers proving to be the final straw. Pereira will now be out to make a difference in the battle for survival after becoming the club’s fourth manager of the campaign.
The Portuguese has named an unchanged line-up for today’s clash as he targets a repeat performance to Thursday night. It is a quick turnaround for the players, but Pereira does have options on the bench if he needs them.
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Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo and Neco Williams will once again make up the back line ahead of goalkeeper Stefen Ortega. Ibrahim Sangare and Elliot Anderson have kept their places in midfield.
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At the top end of the pitch, Omari Hutchinson, Gibbs-White and Callum Hudson-Odoi will provide attacking support for front man Jesus. The bench will be made up of Angus Gunn, Morato, Dan Ndoye, Nicolas Dominguez, Lorenzo Lucca, Ryan Yates, Jair Cunha, James McAtee and Dilane Bakwa.
Forest: Ortega; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus. Subs: Gunn, Morato, Ndoye, Dominguez, Lucca, Yates, Jair, McAtee, Bakwa.
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