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Subs: Miguel, Morato, Awoniyi, Dominguez, Ward-Prowse, Moreno, Jota, Sosa, Boly.
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Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szooboszlai, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.
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Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Quansah, Bradley.
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The only team to beat Liverpool in the league so far this season, Nottingham Forest host Arne Slot’s league leaders this evening hoping to repeat the feat and in the process establish their credentials as the most unlikely title contenders since Leicester City in 2016.
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Among the favourites for relegation before a ball was kicked in August, Nuno Espirito Santo’s Forest have been a revelation this season and tonight’s game is something of a call-back to the classic encounters contested between these two clubs in the 1970s and 80s.
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In third place in the table, six points behind Liverpool having played one match more, Forest are already being spoken of as potential Champions League qualifiers but a second win this season over Liverpool will almost certainly have their fans daring to dream of so much more. Kick-off at the City Ground is at 8pm GMT but stay tuned in the meantime for team news and build-up.
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main events
tonight's match official
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Referee: chris kavanagh
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assistant: Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring
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Fourth official: John Busby
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VAR: John Brooks
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Assistant VAR: Derek Eaton
Those teams: Curtis Jones was dropped to the bench and Dominik Szoboszlai, who started in the last Premier League game against Manchester United, was brought on as the only substitute for the Liverpool side.
Forest also made one change from their most recent league match away to Wolves, which they won 3-0. Nicolas Dominguez started on the bench in place of Ryan Yates.
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool line-up
Nottingham Forest: Sells, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Anderson, Yates, Gibbs-White, Elanga, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.
Sub: Miguel, Morato, Awonyi, Dominguez, Ward-Prowse, Moreno, Jota, Sosa, Boly.
liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson, Grabenbirch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Salah, Gakpo, Dias.
Sub: Kelleher, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Quansah, Bradley.
early team news
Liverpool are without striker Darwin Nunez, who will have to sit out the game after being suspended after receiving his fifth booking of the season in the most recent league game against Manchester United. . Defender Joe Gomez will also be out with a hamstring injury.
Danilo started on the bench after sustaining an ankle injury in Saturday's FA Cup tie against Luton and could start tonight at Nottingham Forest. Ivory Coast defensive midfielder Ibrahim Sangare was absent with a hamstring injury. Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Miguel is likely to return to the Forest bench despite his excellent performance against Luton, with first-choice goalkeeper Mats Sells also likely to return between the sticks Highly sexual.
Premier League: Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
Nottingham Forest, the only team to beat Liverpool in the league so far this season, will host league leaders Arne Slott tonight and repeat that feat, becoming the first since Leicester City in 2016 in the process. He wants to establish himself as the least likely title contender.
Among the relegation candidates even before a ball was kicked in August, Nuno Espirito Santo's Mori has been a revelation this season, with tonight's match marking the center of a rivalry between these two clubs in the 1970s and 80s. It's like bringing back some of the classic matchups.
Forest are in third place, six points behind Liverpool with one more game to play, and there is already talk of them qualifying for the Champions League, but they need their second win of the season against Liverpool. If so, fans are almost certain to dream of more than that. Kick-off at the City Ground is at 8pm GMT, but stay tuned until then for all the team news and updates.
