Nottingham Forest Humiliate Liverpool 3–0, Deepen Crisis for EPL Champions

Liverpool’s turbulent season descended further into disarray on Saturday as Nottingham Forest stunned the champions with a comprehensive 3–0 victory at Anfield, intensifying pressure on manager Arne Slot.

The defeat Liverpool’s sixth in seven Premier League matches leaves them 11th on the table, eight points behind leaders Arsenal, and in the midst of their worst league run in decades.

Forest Strike First Amid VAR Frustration

Murillo broke the deadlock in the 33rd minute, drilling home after Liverpool failed to clear Elliot Anderson’s corner.
Slot protested that Forest forward Dan Ndoye impeded goalkeeper Alisson Becker an infringement similar to the one that saw Virgil van Dijk’s equaliser ruled out in their 3–0 loss to Manchester City before the international break.

Defensive Meltdown Continues

Forest doubled their advantage barely a minute into the second half when Nicolo Savona converted Neco Williams’ cut-back.
Liverpool’s collapse deepened in the 78th minute as Morgan Gibbs-White pounced on a rebound after Omari Hutchinson’s shot was saved.

The back-to-back three-goal defeats mark the first time since 1965 that Liverpool have suffered consecutive league losses by such a margin.

Reds in Freefall

Forest’s win was their second straight victory at Anfield, while Liverpool have now lost eight of their past 11 games in all competitions, despite a summer transfer spend of more than £400 million.

Slot recently admitted the squad is still reeling from the tragic July death of Diogo Jota in a car crash in Spain.
On Saturday, the team again looked drained and directionless.

Record signing Alexander Isak was withdrawn in the second half after another ineffective outing. The Sweden striker remains without a Premier League goal for Liverpool.

The Reds now face mounting pressure to arrest a slump that is rapidly turning their title defence into a crisis.

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