Liverpool will continue their quest for an unlikely top-four finish this Saturday when they welcome struggling Nottingham Forest to Anfield.
The Reds are looking to make it two league wins in a row for the first time since early March after ending a run of five games without a win (D2, L3) with an emphatic 6-1 win over Leeds United at Elland Road last time out.
They looked very much like the Liverpool of old in that game, and the remainder of their Premier League season will have to follow suit if they’re to salvage anything tangible, considering they still trail the European spots by six points.
They return to Anfield, where they have enjoyed most of their success this season, looking for another huge win. While they have not enjoyed much success this season, Jurgen Klopp’s men remain solid at home, losing only one of their last 37 home league matches (W27, D9).
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They will be confident of recording another win here, given that they are unbeaten in the last 25 home head-to-head meetings with Forest (W18, D7). But, given they lost the reverse fixture 1-0 in October shows, nothing can be taken for granted, while a return of just one clean sheet in their last six games shows their defence can’t be trusted.
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest will be keen for another upset against the Reds, having beaten them at City Ground earlier this season. However, the visitors travel to Anfield in terrible shape, having failed to win any of their last ten matches (D3, L7).
They’ve conceded in every one of those games, meaning manager Steve Cooper has only celebrated a league win this season when his side has kept a clean sheet.
The chances of manager Steve Cooper masterminding one of those resilient defensive performances here are slim, given that only two promoted teams have ever claimed a PL double over Liverpool.
Also, Forest’s haul of six points and five goals scored on their PL travels this season (both being league-lows) makes the possibility of a win here unlikely.
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