Premier League: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest (Aug 29)
Liverpool host Nottingham Forest, hunting their first three points in the Premier League this season.
Nottingham Forest are also looking for three points, or a point at all after losing their opener to Leeds United.
Odds
| Match Result | Odds |
| Liverpool | ½ |
| Nottingham Forest | 23/4 |
| Draw | 15/4 |
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Head-to-Head
| Total | Liverpool | Notts Forest | Draw | |
| Games | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Goals | 20 | 12 | 8 |
In the last 15 years, it is Liverpool who have had the better luck in this fixture, winning five of the last nine meetings.
The last time Nottingham Forest beat Liverpool was last season, in this fixture as Morgan Gibbs-White netted in a 3-0 win for the away side.
Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest the last time the two teams met with Alexis Mac Allister scoring a last gasp winner in stoppage time, straight after he had one effort ruled out by VAR.
Key Stats
- New Liverpool manager Idoni Iraola is unbeaten in his last 20 Premier League matches.
- Nottingham Forest are on their fifth head coach in under a year, after Oliver Glasner took over this summer.
- Liverpool has conceded nine goals in their last five games.
- Nottingham Forest has scored four goals in their last five matches.
Liverpool Team News
Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool are short in a number of areas and will be without at least six players for this game.
Vitezslav Jaros, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Joe Gomez, Stefan Bajcetic and Hugo Ekitike are all out injured.
Possible Lineup
Alisson (GK), Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, Jeremy Jacquet, Jeremie Frimpong, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Rio Ngumoha, Alexander Isak
Nottingham Forest Team News
For Oliver Glasner, the Austrian has almost all of his Nottingham Forest squad available for him.
Just Nicolo Savona and Ryan Yates remain out for the team.
Possible Lineup
Mats Sels (GK), Jair Cunha, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Ola Aina, James McAtee, Ibrahim Sangare, Neco Williams, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye, Igor Jesus
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Picks
Liverpool failed to impress in their opening game against Newcastle United but did manage to come back for a draw. The team need reinforcements but may still be too much for Nottingham Forest.
Oliver Glasner’s team were simply unlucky to lose to Leeds United in their opening game and will be much better in this game. Whether or not they can do enough to beat Liverpool, is yet to be seen.
Other markets include Alexander Isak to have two or more shots on goal, Morgan Gibbs-White to score and Cody Gakpo to complete two or more attacking dribbles.
