Hotels for Everton v Nottingham Forest

A Premier League Saturday fixture between two clubs with a long top-flight history against each other. Kick-off at 3pm means the usual matchday build-up: pubs filling from midday, fans making their way to the ground in the hour before the whistle, and a quick dispersal once the final score is confirmed.

Nothing about this particular weekend marks it out from the rest of the fixture list, but a home league match against established opposition tends to draw a fuller house and a livelier atmosphere than most.

Everton were founded in 1878 as St Domingo's, a church side in the district of Everton, taking the area's name the following year as the club opened up beyond its original congregation. Nicknamed the Toffees after a local sweet shop, Everton are one of English football's most successful old clubs, with nine league titles, five FA Cups and a Cup Winners' Cup.

For 133 years, from 1892, home was Goodison Park, a tightly-packed cathedral of a ground the club left with an emotional send-off in May 2025. Their new home, the Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock on the Mersey waterfront, opened for the 2025-26 season, with Everton beating Brighton 2-0 in the first competitive match played there.

Everton's spectacular new home rises from Bramley-Moore Dock on Liverpool's northern waterfront, a brick-and-glass bowl built into the historic dockland with the Mersey at its back. The regenerated docks setting puts the stadium within a waterfront walk of the Ten Streets district and, further along, the Albert Dock's museums and bars.

Sandhills station and matchday buses link it to the centre in minutes. Staying centrally gives you the full waterfront city — then an easy shuttle or brisk dockside walk to the match.