Liverpool will look to continue their superb start to the new season with victory at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Arne Slot’s men are joint-top of the table with defending champions Man City as those two clubs are the only outfits to have won every match so far in 2024/25 with three apiece.
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Liverpool Recent Form
Liverpool haven’t just won every game so far this season, but won them very well.
On the opening day, they dispatched of Ipswich 2-0 and then comfortably defeated Brentford 2-0 at Anfield. Their best performance came last time out as they swept arch-rivals Man Utd aside with a 3-0 win away at Old Trafford.
They’ve scored seven goals and conceded zero so far.
Liverpool Injury News
Unfortunately for the Reds, Harvey Elliott has been ruled out for up to eight weeks after suffering a broken foot.
But, that should open up an opportunity for new signing Federico Chiesa to make the squad for the first time as he continues to build his fitness after his transfer from Juventus.
Curtis Jones and Alexis Mac Allister have had groin and abductor problems recently both should be able to shake off the issues to play.
Last Liverpool Lineup
Here’s how Liverpool lined up in their last game – the 3-0 win against Man Utd.
Nottingham Forest Recent Form
Forest have played four times this season and won one, lost one and drew two.
Two of the draws have come in the Premier League against Bournemouth and Wolves, while they defeated Southampton.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s men were knocked out of the League Cup on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Newcastle.
Nottingham Forest Injury News
Danilo and Willy Boly are both absent due to injury.
However, Santo has been boosted by some recent acquisitions so we could see James Ward-Prowse and Morate make their debuts for the club.
Last Nottingham Forest Lineup
Here’s how Nottingham Forest lined up in their last game – the 1-1 draw against Wolves.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest – who is the referee and VAR?
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Stuart Burt, Dan Cook
Fourth official: Anthony Backhouse
VAR: Graham Scott
Assistant VAR: Craig Taylor
Liverpool – Player To Watch
Mohamed Salah means business at the start of the new season as in his first three games he has already registered three goals and three assists. He played a part in every single goal in the 3-0 win over Man Utd.
Nottingham Forest – Player To Watch
Chris Wood already has two goals to his name this season. Crucially, he hasn’t scored in 11 previous appearances against Liverpool in his career so he’ll be looking to stop the rot there.
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Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest – Prediction
Liverpool will have far too much for Forest here due to the plethora of attacking talent Slot has at his disposal. Even if Forest have a good period, they have struggled to score more than one goal recently, while Liverpool will fancy themselves to get three or four.
Scoreline prediction – Liverpool 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest – Betting Tips
Liverpool to Win
Liverpool sit seven places and four points above Nottingham Forest in the table and have won every Premier League game so far (three out of three).
Liverpool to Win and Both Teams to Score
Liverpool have scored in five and conceded in four of their last six home games, while Nottingham Forest have scored in five and conceded in five of their last six away games.
Mohamed Salah to Score First
You can get average odds of around 10/3 on Mohamed Salah to open the scoring versus Forest.
