US EditionFree-Falling Liverpool Humbled at Home by Forest
Nottingham Forest's 3-0 win at Anfield featured key VAR decisions that upheld Murillo's goal and disallowed Igor Jesus' handball, impacting the match outcome.
- On November 22, 2025, Nottingham Forest beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield, marking one of their biggest wins and Liverpool's heaviest home defeat since 2021.
- The VAR team and referee reviewed Murillo's 33-minute goal, confirming Dan Ndoye did not block Alisson Becker's vision, but disallowed Igor Jesus's 35-minute strike for handball.
- At 33 minutes, Murillo scored Nottingham Forest's opener from a corner after a Liverpool defensive error, while around the 35th minute, Igor Jesus had a goal disallowed for handball following Ibrahima Konaté's contact.
- The loss leaves Liverpool facing a sixth league defeat in seven matches, with critics blaming the �450m summer spending and Alexander Isak's difficult start.
- The result renewed debate over VAR protocol, with PGMOL reviewing messaging since the Liverpool vs Manchester City earlier this month match and Andy Davies urging scrutiny of refereeing procedures.
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Liverpool plunged into crisis as thumping Anfield defeat leaves boss Arne Slot with big questions to answer
Nottingham Forest stunned Anfield for the second successive season with an historic 3-0 win consigning a disjointed and dispirited Liverpool to a sixth league defeat in seven matches.
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Arne Slot Takes Responsibility as Liverpool Collapse Again
Arne Slot walked into his post-match press conference looking like a man carrying too many things at once. And honestly, who could blame him? Liverpool’s 3–0 loss to Nottingham Forest at Anfield wasn’t just another bad day; it felt like the sort of defeat that sticks to a season. It was somewhat unexpected; even Softfootball expected the Reds to turn a new leaf and get the victory as predicted in the pregame report due to the international break…
Liverpool's woes continue. The reigning Premier League champions failed to secure a victory at home against Nottingham Forest, who came into this matchday second-to-last in the league standings, and are falling further behind the top of the table. Three goals from the visitors (Murillo, Savona, and Gibbs-White) dealt a crushing blow to Arne Slot's side. Read more
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