English Premier League---Liverpool VS Nottingham Forest Prediction

Liverpool VS Nottingham Forest    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:22-11-2025 23:00 Saturday
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Liverpool fans could rightly point the finger at the nonsensical decision to disallow Virgil van Dijk's goal at the Etihad, but not a single Reds supporter should have been under the illusion that their side did not deserve to be beaten 3-0 by a dominant Manchester City.

Dogged displays against Aston Villa and Real Madrid in the days prior meant little in Manchester, where Jeremy Doku almost single-handedly devastated the Liverpool backline and capped off the scoring with a tremendous curler after Erling Haaland and Nico Gonzalez's efforts.

There was an element of fortune about City's opening two strikes - both of which were deflected - but there was nothing fortuitous about the Sky Blues' phenomenal performance and warranted victory, one which also broke Liverpool's 44-game scoring streak in the top flight.

The Tricky Trees may find themselves 11 places and nine points worse off than Liverpool in the Premier League table, but the green shoots of recovery are evident for Dyche's side, who have gone unbeaten in three and lost just one of their last five in all tournaments.

Gameweek 11 brought just a second Premier League success of the season for the Garibaldi, who took down Leeds United 3-1 at the City Ground thanks to goals from Ibrahim Sangare, Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson to move to within one point of safety.

For all the Dyche defensive narrative, Forest are averaging more shots (13) and Expected Goals (1.6) per game under the ex-Burnley boss than they managed under either Ange Postecoglou or Nuno Espirito Santo this season, but only time will tell whether that is just the famed new manager bounce working its magic.

Nevertheless, Forest worked their magic against Liverpool last season to take four points from their two fixtures, and the Garibaldi could now go unbeaten in three league games against the Reds for the first time since 1993, when only three members of their current squad were alive.

Match Prediction: Liverpool 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Regardless of Wood's availability, Forest's direct football and low-block tactics under Dyche have the potential to unsettle Liverpool to no end, and the Tricky Trees have made noticeable improvements on the attacking front too.

The international break came at a better time for the champions-in-crisis, but we still cannot back the Reds with any real conviction and have belief in the visitors' ability to nick a point from Anfield.