Liverpool Vs Nottingham Forest (0 - 1) On 14th September 2024 - European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)

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Liverpool Vs Nottingham Forest (0 - 1) On 14th September 2024 by ogododo(op): 8:41pm On Sep 12, 2024

Two unbeaten Premier League records will be on the line at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, when Liverpool welcome Nottingham Forest to their Merseyside home.

Arne Slot's men eased past bitter foes Manchester United 3-0 before the international break, while the Tricky Trees settled for a point in a 1-1 draw versus Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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Preview: Liverpool vs. Nott'm Forest - prediction, team news, lineups
On a day where the headlines should have been Mohamed Salah's latest Old Trafford masterclass, the Liverpool great instead added fuel to the fire surrounding his contract situation by claiming that he was preparing for the 2024-25 campaign as if it was his last in a Reds jersey.

Should the Egyptian indeed sever ties with Liverpool in nine months' time, he will do so having tormented Man United once again, having laid on a pair of assists for Luis Diaz before bagging his customary Theatre of Dreams goal in a Reds rout two weekends ago.

The three-goal trouncing of Erik ten Hag's side saw Slot achieve something that Jurgen Klopp only did once in his eight full Liverpool seasons - win the opening three games of a league campaign - and the Reds' fast start means that only goals scored is keeping them below Manchester City in top spot.

Having already laid down several markers on Merseyside, Slot could etch his name into the Premier League record books already this weekend, as no manager has ever kept four clean sheets in their first four matches in charge of the competition since 1992.

Furthermore, ex-Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri was the last to win their opening four games - clean sheet or not - in 2018, and it has been a full decade since Liverpool last suffered a home defeat immediately after an international break, being bested by Aston Villa in September 2014.

Preview: Liverpool vs. Nott'm Forest - prediction, team news, lineups
Also yet to experience that sinking feeling of defeat this season - at least not in the top flight - Nuno Espirito Santo's Nottingham Forest entered the international hiatus on the back of two stalemates and one success to kick off the new term, sharing the points with Bournemouth and edging out Southampton before their manager's Wolves reunion.

Towering talisman Chris Wood needed just 10 minutes to flaunt his aerial prowess, rising highest to head home an Elliot Anderson corner, but only a couple of moments later, a Jean-Ricner Bellegarde beauty salvaged a point for Santo's erstwhile employers.

One of only two sides to have drawn two of their opening three matches this term - the other being Bournemouth - Santo's troops occupy ninth position in the embryonic standings, a ranking that their faithful would accept with open arms come the end of the term.

Including their narrow triumph over relegated Burnley on the final day of last season, Forest are now unbeaten in four straight Premier League matches - their best-ever run under Santo - while also winning each of their last three on the road; not since 1995 has that streak stretched to four.

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