Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Preview: Team News & Prediction
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This one was a top-of-the-table clash when they met last winter at the City Ground but both sides head into the meeting at Anfield desperate for three points this weekend.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – Peacock
Liverpool preview: Struggling champions
The defence of their Premier League title has been a poor one thus far by Liverpool with only one or two really convincing performances and victories, as they slide out of the top seven in the Premier League ahead of this weekend.
Arne Slot’s Reds went into the November international break on the back of undoing some good work against Aston Villa and Real Madrid by suffering a 3-0 hammering at the hands of Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Nottingham Forest preview: Much-needed win
A tumultuous start to the season saw Nuno Espirito Santo depart Nottingham Forest before Ange Postecoglou’s short-lived time at the City Ground and now Sean Dyche’s side have got fighting again as they remain in the bottom three.
A hard-fought but much deserved 3-1 defeat of Leeds United a couple of weeks ago means that Forest have now suffered just one defeat in five matches across all competitions following the appointment of Dyche.
Liverpool team news: Wirtz out
Florian Wirtz has picked up an injury on international duty and he is now sidelined alongside full-back duo Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley, meaning that Dominik Szoboszlai is expected to fill in at right-back.
The Reds will be able to welcome back Alisson between the sticks, ahead of Giorgi Mamardashvili, while Andrew Robertson will train on Friday and so should be available after captaining Scotland to 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Isak
Unavailable: Bradley (Injured), Frimpong (Injured), Wirtz (Injured)
Questionable: Robertson (Fitness)
Nottingham Forest team news: Good news for Hudson-Odoi and Wood
As they make the trip to Anfield, Sean Dyche has confirmed that Chris Wood is being rescanned ahea of the game but there is nothing to untoward and it is generally 'good news' for the New Zealand international striker.
Callum Hudson-Odoi has returned to training on grass this week and could make the squad for the trip to a ground where he famously scored the winning goal for Forest in September last season.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hutchinson; Jesus
Unavailable: Aina (Injured), Zinchenko (Injured), Luiz (Injured), Bakwa (Injured)
Questionable: Hudson-Odoi (Fitness), Wood (Injured)
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest prediction
Despite the fact that Forest have certainly been more competitive and difficult to beat under Dyche, as opposed to their soft centre being regularly exposed under Postecoglou, Sean Dyche teams often tend to be a soft touch for the so-called ‘bigger’ and ‘better’ teams in the top-flight, and Liverpool, needing a win, will be quite content with Nottingham Forest being the latest visitors to Anfield.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest tip: Liverpool to win to nil
