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Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest tickets are on sale now for an early-season lunchtime clash at Anfield, one of the most famous grounds in world football. It’s a new era on Merseyside — a new head coach in the dugout, a summer of change, and the first home games of the post-Salah chapter — against a Forest side that has become a genuine bogey team here. Demand for Anfield is always high, so secure your seats through the button above, then read on for the match preview, how to reach the stadium, where to sit, and how to plan the rest of your trip.
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| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Fixture | Liverpool FC vs Nottingham Forest FC |
| Competition | Premier League 2026/27 |
| Date & time | Saturday 29 August 2026, 12:30 BST |
| Venue | Anfield, Liverpool (capacity ~61,276) |
| Home end | The Kop (Liverpool’s famous singing end) |
| Tickets | Buy on Ticombo → |
The Match: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Preview
This is a fixture that has taken on a real edge in recent seasons, and it arrives early in a 2026/27 campaign of huge change at Anfield. Liverpool are rebuilding under a new head coach and without their talisman of the past decade, while Nottingham Forest — remarkably — turn up as recent conquerors of this ground. Add a 12:30 Saturday kick-off under the television spotlight and you have all the ingredients of a compelling early-season watch.
A new era for Liverpool: Iraola in, Salah out
The summer of 2026 reshaped Liverpool. Having won the title in 2024/25, the club endured a disappointing follow-up and parted with Arne Slot after a fifth-place finish, turning to Andoni Iraola — the highly-rated Basque coach who earned admirers with his fearless, high-pressing Bournemouth side. His task is a delicate one: refresh the squad while managing the end of an era, because this is also Liverpool’s first season without Mohamed Salah, who left on a free transfer after nine glittering years, more than 200 goals and a place among the club’s all-time greats. How quickly Iraola’s Liverpool gel — and who fills the enormous void on the right — will define their season, and it starts with results in front of the Kop.
Glasner’s Forest arrive as Anfield’s bogey team
Nottingham Forest, now in their fifth straight Premier League season, begin a new chapter of their own under Oliver Glasner, the Austrian who won the FA Cup, Community Shield and a European trophy at Crystal Palace before taking the City Ground job in July 2026. Forest had a turbulent 2025/26 but backed their new manager in the market, spending around £34m on centre-back Ousmane Diomande from Sporting and adding midfielder Xaver Schlager — though the club-record £116m sale of Elliot Anderson to Manchester City left a hole to fill. What Forest fans will point to, though, is their extraordinary recent record at Anfield: they won here 1–0 in September 2024 (handing Slot his first Liverpool defeat) and again 3–0 in November 2025 during a torrid Reds run of form. Liverpool did gain revenge with a 1–0 win at the City Ground last February, but Forest will travel north believing they can spring another surprise.
The head-to-head
Over the longer view, Liverpool hold a clear historical edge in this fixture — but recent meetings tell a more even, and at Anfield distinctly Forest-flavoured, story. That recent history gives the game a needle it hasn’t always had, and a home crowd desperate to reassert Anfield as a fortress. Expect a disciplined, counter-attacking Forest against a Liverpool side under pressure to start the new era with a statement.
For any travelling fan, this is a bucket-list watch: Anfield in full voice, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” ringing around the Kop, and a Liverpool team turning a page in its history. Get there early to soak up the build-up around the ground — the atmosphere is half the experience.
Getting to Anfield
Anfield sits in a residential area of north Liverpool with no train station right beside it, so plan your last leg in advance and leave the car at home — matchday parking is very limited and streets around the ground are restricted. The most reliable rail option is Merseyrail to Sandhills station (Northern line), where the free Soccerbus shuttle runs direct to Anfield from around two hours before kick-off. Liverpool Lime Street is the main national rail hub, about two miles away, from where frequent buses (such as the 26 and 27) and taxis run up to the ground. From the city centre it’s roughly a 40-minute walk if you’d rather stretch your legs.
Where to Sit: Stadium Sector Plan
Anfield is a classic four-stand ground that has been modernised on all sides while keeping its intimidating, close-to-the-pitch feel. The Kop (the Spion Kop) is the celebrated home end — a huge single tier that generates Anfield’s famous wall of sound and leads the singing, including the pre-match “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” The towering Main Stand, one of the largest of its kind in the country, runs down one side and houses the majority of hospitality. Opposite it is the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand, while the redeveloped Anfield Road Stand sits opposite the Kop and is where the away allocation (Nottingham Forest) is housed in one corner. For first-timers chasing atmosphere, the lower tiers nearer the Kop are hard to beat; for the best all-round view of the play, the side stands deliver.
Where to Stay in Liverpool
Most visiting fans base themselves in the city centre and travel up to Anfield on matchday, and it’s the smart choice for a football-and-sightseeing weekend. The Waterfront & Albert Dock area is the most scenic base, packed with bars, restaurants and museums right on the Mersey. Around Lime Street & the city centre you’re steps from the main station, the shops and the nightlife, with easy transport links up to the ground. For a livelier night out, the Ropewalks district is the heart of Liverpool’s bar and music scene.
Use the interactive map below to compare hotels and apartments across these areas:
Getting Around & Sightseeing
Liverpool is a compact, walkable city, and the fastest way to see the highlights around your matchday is a hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus. It loops the big sights — the Waterfront and Royal Albert Dock, the two cathedrals, the Beatles landmarks and, of course, up towards Anfield — so you can jump off wherever you fancy and back on when you’re ready. It’s an easy, low-stress way to tick off the city if you’re only in town for the weekend:
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Things to Do Around the Game
In town for the match? Make a weekend of it. Liverpool is one of the UK’s great city breaks — the Beatles heritage, the UNESCO waterfront, world-class museums and a legendary nightlife. Pre-booked, skip-the-line tickets save you queueing time. Three of our favourite experiences to build your non-football hours around:
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By Ben Farr