Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest predictions: Reds defence may be hard to breach

Ian Wilkerson

Spotlight

Arne Slot has managed a seamless start to his tenure as Liverpool boss, with three Premier League wins from three

- Liverpool have yet to concede a goal in three games this season
- Three of Liverpool’s last four league games have had fewer than three goals
- Recommended bet: Under 2.5 goals

New Liverpool manager Arne Slot has big boots to fill following Jurgen Klopp’s Anfield departure, but the Dutchman will be delighted that his team have started with three straight Premier League wins.

Nottingham Forest are the latest team hoping to end the Reds’ 100 per-cent record on Saturday and they themselves are unbeaten after a win at Southampton and home draws against Bournemouth and Wolves.

Team news

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister faces a late fitness test after being substituted in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Chile and Curtis Jones hopes to shake off a muscle injury, but the game is set to come too early for new signing Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott has been ruled out for a months with a broken foot.

Forest defender Willy Boly suffered a calf injury while away with Ivory Coast, while midfielder Danilo has been ruled out until the New Year with an ankle problem.

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The stats

Three of Liverpool’s last four league games have had fewer than three goals.

Liverpool have yet to concede a goal in three games this season.

The Reds have won five of their last six Premier League games.

Nottingham Forest have lost on just one of their last six league outings.

Liverpool have lost just one home league game since October 2022.

Prediction

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo is bidding for a fourth successive Premier League away win

Nottingham Forest have won their last three Premier League away games and while that statistic will give them a degree of confidence this week, it is plainly much tougher to win at Anfield - something the club have not done since 1969 - than triumphing at Sheffield United, Burnley and Southampton.

However, there is a strong chance that Nuno Espirito Santo’s side will not be blown away, even though their hosts should be full of themselves after heading into the international break having won 3-0 at Manchester United.

Forest ground out their win at St Mary’s by restricting their opponents to just one shot on target and while this will be a much more difficult task, the approach seems highly likely to be the same.

This is what Liverpool experienced when they faced Brentford in their last home game, a team who showed little endeavour in the final third but defended pretty well.

A fourth successive clean sheet looks a strong possibility for the home side and there looks a strong chance that just a couple of goals might be enough, just as they were in the Reds’ first two games against Ipswich and the Bees.

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