By Cole Gallagher / August 18, 2026
Premier League · Aug 29, 2026 · Anfield, Liverpool · 3:00 PM BST / 10:00 AM ET
⚽ Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest ⚽
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Liverpool welcome Nottingham Forest to Anfield for their first home game of the season after a Matchweek 1 opener on the road at Newcastle, while Forest open Oliver Glasner’s tenure with a Matchweek 1 trip to Leeds. Here is the full best betting sites breakdown for the weekend, with every Premier League prediction we have live.
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Team Analysis
Liverpool
Liverpool play their Matchweek 1 opener on the road in Andoni Iraola’s first competitive game in charge, and now get their first look at the Anfield faithful this season. Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz both had quiet campaigns after big-money arrivals last summer, but both looked sharper in pre-season and Iraola will be eager to unlock the £241m forward pairing in front of home support.
Key Storyline: Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz aiming for their first goals of the Iraola era at Anfield
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest head to Merseyside after their own Matchweek 1 opener at Leeds in Oliver Glasner’s first game since replacing Vitor Pereira. Losing Elliot Anderson to Manchester City for a club-record £116m fee leaves a hole in midfield that new arrival Xaver Schlager will be asked to help fill, and Forest will need a similarly disciplined defensive effort to leave Anfield with anything.
Key Storyline: Xaver Schlager tasked with filling the void left by Elliot Anderson’s record-fee exit
Key Betting Angles
Anfield with a full house behind a new manager is a different proposition to an away day at Newcastle, and we expect Liverpool to press the accelerator here with Isak and Wirtz both due a breakthrough. Forest will need real defensive discipline at Leeds in Matchweek 1 to carry any confidence into this one, but this is a considerable step up in quality.
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Our Prediction
Cole’s Pick: Liverpool to Win
Liverpool’s attacking talent looks primed for a big performance now that the Anfield crowd is behind them, and a front line built around Isak and Wirtz is overdue a big afternoon. We’re backing the hosts to get their first win of the season on the board.
Confidence: medium-high, Liverpool’s attacking talent should tell at home against a Forest side still adjusting to a new manager.
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Cole Gallagher covers soccer betting for WorldCupBetting.ca, specialising in match predictions, odds analysis and tournament futures. Based in Toronto, he has followed the Canadian men’s national team since their 2022 qualifying campaign and brings a line-shopping, data-first approach to every pick.