Liverpool fight back twice to draw 2-2 with Nottingham Forest as Iraola waits for first win
Liverpool came from behind twice to rescue a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest at Anfield, leaving new manager Andoni Iraola still searching for his first Premier League win (BBC Sport).
The Saturday lunchtime kick-off marked Iraola's first competitive home fixture in charge of Liverpool, and it produced a finish that kept the crowd in their seats until the end (Liverpoolfc.com). Neither side could hold a lead. Forest struck first, Liverpool replied, Forest went ahead again, and the home side equalised a second time to take a point.
Dan Ndoye opened the scoring for the visitors with a low strike from inside the penalty area (Liverpoolfc.com). Alexander Isak pulled Liverpool level before Morgan Gibbs-White restored Forest's lead from the penalty spot (Liverpoolfc.com; Liverpoolfc.com). A penalty, for those newer to the game, is a free shot from twelve yards, awarded for a foul inside the box — one of the clearest chances a team can get.
Victor Munoz then scored in his home debut to make it 2-2, rescuing a point for Liverpool (ESPN). For a new signing to mark a first appearance at Anfield with a goal is the kind of moment fans remember — the crowd erupted, and the noise carried through the final whistle.
Forest, though, will feel they came close to repeating a feat from last season, when they beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield while holding just 26 per cent of possession (Premier League). That result was one of the shocks of the campaign. This time, the visitors could not quite hold on for all three points, but taking a draw at Anfield is no small achievement.
For Iraola, the wait for a first league win continues. He is not alone in that position: Oliver Glasner, in the other dugout, also remained winless in the Premier League following the draw (The Independent). Two managers, two different setups, and neither able to settle the match.
The 2026/27 Premier League season is only a couple of matchweeks old, so there is no cause for alarm on either bench yet. But both Iraola and Glasner will want that first victory sooner rather than later — not because the table demands it in August, but because a win settles a dressing room and gives a manager's ideas room to breathe.
