0: 3 loss to Nottingham Forest - 3 years and 3 months later, Liverpool once again had a negative goal difference in the Premier League

After the national team match day, Liverpool still did not change at all, and even became more and more sick. Originally, it was a surprise that Liverpool lost a big score to Nottingham Forest at home and received a zero shutout; but considering Liverpool's decline in recent months, this is not so difficult to accept.

I remember at the beginning of the season, Liverpool fans were watching Manchester United’s jokes. But what now? Suddenly I realized that the joke was on me. After 12 rounds, Liverpool has 6 wins and 6 losses. This result has a sense of symmetry that makes people laugh or cry. In fact, Liverpool's start to this season is still okay, looking like what a defending champion should look like. But then suddenly suffered a losing streak, even a three-tier losing streak, and Slott seemed to lose control of the team. After this 0:3, his life seemed to be even more difficult. Liverpool fans have no time to laugh at Manchester United because their team is now worse than Manchester United. Even neutral fans will be surprised by Liverpool's current situation. This is not their predicament. In fact, earlier, everyone ridiculed Manchester United, on the one hand because of Manchester United's poor performance, and on the other hand, because Manchester United's goal-loss data looked too much like a weak team. To put it simply, Manchester United has been in a negative goal difference situation for a long time. It was especially serious last season and the same is true at the beginning of this season. A traditional strong team should have at least the same style and tone. It's really ugly to score fewer goals than concede. But look at Liverpool, after 0:3, the goal difference was 18:20, and the goal difference suddenly became minus 2. The goal difference they had saved at the start was instantly returned.

Liverpool has always been known for its fierce offense. Even if it concedes a lot of goals, it will not threaten the scoring data. 6 wins and 6 losses seem symmetrical, but the goal difference is negative 2, which means that the balance of 6 wins and 6 losses has actually been negatively tilted. Before facing Nottingham Forest, Liverpool still had a goal difference, but now, they are starting to owe money. How embarrassing is this scene? After checking, the last time Liverpool had a negative goal difference in the Premier League was 3 years and 3 months ago. Let's go back to the start of the 2022-23 season. In the first two games, Liverpool drew with Fulham and Crystal Palace respectively. In the third round, they lost 1:2 to Manchester United, so after three rounds, their goal difference was negative 1. Fortunately, this situation only lasted for one round. In the fourth round, Liverpool completely woke up and beat Bournemouth 9-0, suddenly turning the goal difference into a profit. In fact, Liverpool didn't play well that season and ended up ranking fifth. They went to play in the Europa League the next season. However, starting from the fourth round, Liverpool's goal difference has indeed continued to be high. In the following seasons, Liverpool performed relatively well and had a relatively stable start. In the 23-24 season, they tied with Chelsea 1:1 in the first round, but then started a winning streak. The 2024-25 season started with three consecutive wins. In other words, since the 1:2 loss to Manchester United on August 23, 2022, which resulted in a negative goal difference, Liverpool has never let this data fall below zero. Until, on November 23, 2025, they lost to Nottingham Forest 0:3. But the difference between now and three and three months ago is that at that time the goal difference was ugly and it was just a small episode at the beginning. Now, Liverpool feels a bit defeated. If the losses are not stopped in time, it will be unimaginable. Slott is rapidly burning through the good reputation he built at Anfield last season. Not to mention, on November 30th, Liverpool will play West Ham United away. They need 3 points and as much goal difference as possible. Good luck to the Dutch.