Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool: Matchday 21 Preview and Prediction

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Preview

Forest are simply flying right now and has won six straight Premier League matches. A win against Slot’s charges would see them equal their longest-ever winning league run of seven, a feat they have achieved on four previous occasions (February 1893, December 1906, October 1921, and September 1979).

With five wins from their past six home top-flight matches (L1), Forest have bettered their tally from the previous 21 at the City Ground (W4, D7, L10). Another victory here would see them rack up four straight home league triumphs within the same top-flight season for the first time since January 1996.

Liverpool have scored at least twice in each of their past 12 Premier League games, their second-longest such run having tallied 15 consecutively between March and September 2019.

Forest welcomed back Danilo from injury in the FA Cup victory over Luton Town, while Ibrahim Sangaré is also close to a return. Liverpool are still without the injured Joe Gomez, while Darwin Núñez is suspended for the trip to Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Head-to-Head

Any notion that this is a foregone conclusion should be swept directly under the carpet, especially considering Forest won the reverse fixture 1-0 at Anfield back in September.

That means the Tricky Trees can complete the league double over Liverpool for the first time since the 1962-63 campaign should they emerge victorious.

Liverpool did come away with the victory in a 1-0 triumph of their own in this exact same fixture last season.

However, before that, they had endured a 13-game winless away run in the league against Forest (D7, L6).

PREDICTION: Nottingham Forest 1 vs 2 Liverpool