Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

One of the most highly anticipated fixtures in this season’s Premier League calendar pits surprise package Nottingham Forest and leaders Liverpool against each other at the City Ground. 

Nottingham Forest’s remarkable Premier League campaign faces the most formidable challenge in the shape of pacesetters Liverpool, whom they famously defeated 1-0 in September’s reverse fixture at Anfield. As a result, Forest could rewrite the club’s modern history by pulling off their first league double over the Merseyside powerhouse since 1962/63. Achieving that feat would see the Tricky Trees not only stay in the title picture but also equal the club’s longest-ever winning streak in top-flight action. Indeed, Nuno Espirito Santo’s men had won six consecutive league matches before putting Luton Town to the sword in the FA Cup third round last weekend to draw level on points with second-placed Arsenal whilst bridging the gap on Liverpool to six! As if that’s not encouraging enough, they’ve won six of their last seven home matches (L1), including five ‘to nil.’

In the meantime, Liverpool atoned for a frustrating 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final tie with a 4-0 demolition of fourth-tier Accrington Stanley at the start of their FA Cup journey. Back to the Premier League, Arne Slot’s charges seek redemption for a 2-2 home draw against Manchester United in their first match of 2025, which knocked them down from a three-game winning league streak. Leaving Anfield shouldn’t faze the Reds much, considering they’ve racked up an eye-catching seven wins from nine Premier League road trips this season (D2) while bagging a league-high 27 goals! However, that record is under imminent threat as they’ve failed to beat Forest in 13 of their last 14 away league H2Hs (D7, L6).