Liverpool aim to maintain their perfect start to the 2024/25 Premier League season this Saturday when they host Nottingham Forest.
The Reds produced their most impressive performance of the slot era to date before the international break, traveling to Old Trafford and putting rivals Manchester United to the sword in a beautiful game. Victory 3-0. It was an encouraging display, building on 2-0 wins over Ipswich Town and Brentford, and the Merseyside club are the only side yet to concede in the English top flight.
Nottingham Forest have enjoyed an impressive start to the 2024/25 season, taking five points from a possible nine from Nuno Espirito Santo. The 1-0 win over Southampton saw Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers draw 1-1.
Liverpool have not found life easy against Forest since the East Midlands club returned to the Premier League. Both of their trips to the City Ground have been hard-fought, although they did convince with a 3-0 Anfield win in that fixture last season.
here it is 90 minutes guide to Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool – 01/09/24 |
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Wolves – 31/08/24 |
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Liverpool 2-0 Brentford – 25/08/24 |
Nottingham Forest 1-1 (3-4p) Newcastle – 28/08/24 |
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Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool – 17/08/24 |
Southampton – Nottingham Forest 0-1 – 24/08/24 |
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Liverpool 0-0 Las Palmas – 11/08/24 |
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bournemouth – 17/08/24 |
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Liverpool 4-1 Sevilla – 08/11/24 |
Nottingham Forest 4-3 Olympiacos – 08/24/08 |
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united kingdom |
BBC Radio 5 Live (audio only) |
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united states |
peacock |
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canada |
fuboTV Canada |
Harvey Elliott suffered a devastating wound during the international period. The youngster, who stood out in pre-season, fractured his foot while playing for England Under-21s and is not expected to return until the end of October.
Alexis McAllister too suffered a stroke as an international and was sent off in Argentina’s clash with Chile after scoring, but took part in his last outing against Luis DÃaz’s Colombia.
Curtis Jones has missed the opening weeks of the season with a minor fitness problem but could also feature this weekend, while Federico Chiesa could be named on the bench for the first time after signing late in the window. However, Liverpool do not want to rush the Italian winger.
Liverpool predicted line-up against Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota
Nottingham Forest’s only major injury problem is midfielder Danilo, who broke his ankle on the opening day of the season. He will be out until 2025 and has been replaced by £35m summer signing Elliot Anderson in recent games.
Neco Williams is in line to start at Anfield against his former side, scoring there for Forest in a 3-2 defeat in April 2023. Taiwo Awoniyi was on Liverpool’s books for many years without playing for the club and could be used from the bench. . He scored the winner against the Reds in a 1-0 win in October 2022.
Nottingham Forest predicted line-up against Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Salts; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina; Sangare, Anderson; Field, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; wood
Any early problems at the start of Slot’s reign have been non-existent so far and three encouraging displays point to another routine win for Liverpool at the weekend. The Reds haven’t been as chaotic as they were under Jurgen Klopp, but a more measured approach has served them well.
Forest have been in impressive form and have made life difficult for their opponents this season, proving difficult to break down and tricky in the final third. However, Espirito Santo’s side have not faced a side of Liverpool’s caliber so far and may prove too big a challenge for the Midlands side.
