Arne Slot’s Liverpool look to restart their Premier League campaign on a high as they host Nottingham Forest at Anfield following the international break.
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Arne Slot's Liverpool, sitting in 8th position in the Premier League, will be looking to improve their standing as they host 19th-placed Nottingham Forest at Anfield.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Form and Head to Head
Liverpool suffered a 3-0 defeat away to Man City in their last Premier League match. The Reds have been in poor form recently, losing five of their last six Premier League matches.
Nottingham Forest lost their last match 3-1 at home against Leeds. The Tricky Trees have had mixed results recently, with one win, two draws, and three losses in their last six matches.
Notably, Liverpool have conceded at least two goals in five of their last six Premier League matches, while Nottingham Forest have been struggling to score away from home.
The previous meeting between these two sides ended in a 1-1 draw at the City Ground in January 2025.
Over the last six meetings, Liverpool have won three, Nottingham Forest have won two, and there has been one draw.
Liverpool have seen under 2.5 goals in their last three matches against Nottingham Forest in all competitions.
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Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Mamardashvili; Robertson, Van Dijk, Konaté, Bradley; Gravenberch, Allister; Gakpo, Szoboszlai, Salah; Ekitiké
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Sels; Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Savona; Anderson, Sangaré; Domínguez, Gibbs-White, Ndoye; Jesus
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Team News
Liverpool will be without Bajcetic, Leoni, and Frimpong due to injury. Brazil star Allison Becker is doubtful for the match.
Florian Wirtz and Conor Bradley will both miss out due to 'muscle injuries' picked up over the international break.
Nottingham Forest will miss Luiz, Aina, Wood, and Zinchenko, all sidelined with injuries. Former Chelsea man Callum Hudson-Odoi is doubtful.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Match Prediction
Liverpool looked to be back on track with consecutive wins over Aston Villa and Real Madrid lifting the mood at Anfield, only for them to come crashing down at Manchester City.
The reigning champions are now eight points behind leaders Arsenal down in eighth and must take advantage of an encouraging run of fixtures in the final weeks of 2025 or their title hopes will be over before they've even started.
Nottingham Forest have finally got going under Sean Dyche with four points from their last two Premier League games moving them within one point of safety.
Forest won 1-0 at Anfield last September, but Dyche has only managed three wins from 17 games against Liverpool as a manager.
Score Prediction: Liverpool 2-1 Nottingham Forest
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Who is the betting favourite in Liverpool vs Nottingham?
According to latest odds, Liverpool hold a narrow advantage. Forest may take confidence from last season’s Anfield victory, but their lack of goals this campaign suggests Liverpool should capitalise and secure the win.
| Results | Best Odds | Bookmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 2/5 | Betfred |
| Nottingham | 4/1 | Betfred |
| Draw | 6/1 | Ladbrokes |
Odds last updated on 17:00, Thursday, 20 November
Liverpool vs Nottingham Bet Builder Tips
Our bet builder tip for Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest includes Liverpool to win, Over 2.5 goals in the match, and Morgan Gibbs-White to have a shot on target.
At the time of publishing it is a best price of 7/2 with BetMGM.
With six of Liverpool’s previous seven league fixtures producing more than 2.5 goals, an over 2.5 goals bet feels like a sensible pick for this clash.
Gibbs-White has been hitting the target consistently (9 of his last 11 games) including three in his last outing against Leeds.
