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What Is Happening to Liverpool? Shock Home Defeat Raises Big Questions

23. 11. 2025

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Liverpool Collapse Again as Forest Deliver Historic Win at Anfield

Liverpool’s season dropped into deeper trouble after a brutal 3–0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest. It was Forest’s biggest-ever win at Anfield — and another painful chapter in Liverpool’s recent freefall. Arne Slot’s team have now lost eight of their last 11 matches and remain stuck in the bottom half of the Premier League.

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Forest Execute Their Plan Perfectly

Sean Dyche set up his Forest team with discipline, intensity and smart counterattacks. They earned their first clean sheet in 20 league games and punished Liverpool’s mistakes in key moments.
Murillo opened the scoring with a powerful finish after Liverpool failed to clear a corner. Nicolò Savona added the second after Neco Williams sliced through a weak defence. Morgan Gibbs-White wrapped up the win late on after another fast counter.

Forest fully deserved their victory — calm, dangerous, and confident from start to finish.

Liverpool Struggle Everywhere

For Liverpool, it was a worrying performance in every area.
They were poor from set pieces again. They were slow in attack. They were fragile at the back. Alexander Isak, expected to be a key goal threat, was substituted after an anonymous 68 minutes. Konaté had a nightmare match, and the team completely lost shape when Slot threw on extra forwards.

Liverpool created almost nothing after the opening 30 minutes. When Gibbs-White scored the third, thousands of fans headed for the exits early — frustration and disbelief in the air.

VAR Drama but No Excuses

There was VAR confusion as Forest had a second goal ruled out for a possible handball, but it changed nothing. Liverpool continued to collapse defensively and the visitors took full advantage.

After the match, Slot admitted he has “no excuses” and must quickly find a way to rebuild belief. With confidence low and defensive problems growing, the pressure on the Liverpool head coach is now heavier than ever.