Premier League Quick Preview: Liverpool Vs Nottingham Forest
Liverpool needed an injury time penalty from Dominik Szoboszlai to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw at Newcastle in Andoni Iraola's first game in charge of the Reds.
Fellow new manager Oliver Glasner was unable to guide his Nottingham Forest side to victory at home to Leeds United, who claimed all three points thanks to Anton Stach's late goal.
Liverpool start as overwhelming favourites on betting apps, but any side managed by Glasner should not be underestimated.
Anfield A Favourite Venue For Forest
In his two seasons in charge of Liverpool, Arne Slot lost to Nottingham Forest in both league encounters at Anfield.
A Callum Hudson-Odoi goal was enough to earn Nuno Espirito Santo a 1-0 win in September 2024.
That was followed up with a comprehensive 3-0 win last November with Murillo, Nicolo Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White all finding the back of the net.
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Reds To Continue Shots On Target Streak
Liverpool come into their home league opener with an impressive streak of registering 3+ shots on target, which they have done in their last 18 league contests.
Last weekend at Newcastle, the Reds had seven goal-bound efforts with Alexander Isak registering two of them on his return to St James' Park.
Despite losing to nil in this game last season, Liverpool managed four shots on target and will hope to be more prolific in this contest in front of their own fans.
Hot Streaks & Stats:
- Liverpool's last seven games saw both teams score.
- Six of Liverpool’s last seven domestic home games saw the Reds complete a HT/FT double.
- Four of Forest’s last five competitive matches produced under 2.5 goals.
- Forest have scored in each of their last 10 Premier League away games, the longest ongoing run in the competition.
Continuing Team Streaks:
- Liverpool have scored 1+ goal - 18 games
- Liverpool 3+ shots on target - 18 games
- Liverpool 1+ caught offside - 6 games
- Liverpool conceded 1+ goal - 7 games
- Liverpool 1+ card received - 6 games
- Nottingham Forest 1+ caught offside - 8 games
- Nottingham Forest conceded 1+ goal - 5 games
Continuing Player Streaks
- Dominik Szoboszlai (LIV) 1+ foul committed - 12 games
- Dominik Szoboszlai (LIV) 1+ shot - 11 games
- Dominik Szoboszlai (LIV) 1+ shot on target - 5 games
- Florian Wirtz 1+ shot (LIV) - 5 games
- Ryan Gravenberch 1+ shot (LIV) - 5 games
- Virgil van Dijk 1+ shot (LIV) - 5 games
- Igor Jesus 1+ shot (NFO) - 17 games
Liverpool fans will want to see their side get their first win of the season against a team they have struggled against in recent seasons, especially at Anfield.
Glasner worked wonders at Crystal Palace before taking the Forest job and he will want to put back-to-back league and cup defeats to Leeds behind him.
