Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Matchday Stats Preview

Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Matchday Stats Preview 

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 25 home league games against Nottingham Forest (W20 D5), winning the last six in a row. Their last such defeat was in February 1969 under Bill Shankly (0-2).

Nottingham Forest have lost their last three Premier League games against Liverpool, their longest run of league defeats against the Reds since a run of five between 1983 and 1985.

Liverpool have won all three of their Premier League games under new manager Arne Slot without conceding a single goal. No manager in the competition’s history has kept a clean sheet in each of their first four matches in charge, while only six have won each of their first four, most recently Maurizio Sarri in 2018.

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in four Premier League matches (W2 D2), their longest such run under Nuno Espírito Santo, while not since February 2023 have they enjoyed a longer unbeaten streak in the division (5 games).

Liverpool have only lost once in their last 24 Premier League matches that have immediately followed an international break (W18 D5), going down 4-1 at Manchester City in April 2023. When playing at Anfield in the league straight after an international break, the Reds haven’t lost since September 2014 against Aston Villa (0-1).

Nottingham Forest have registered more direct attacks (10) than any other side in the Premier League this season, while only Bournemouth (2.14) average a higher direct speed (metres per second progressed upfield in open play sequences) than the Tricky Trees (2.12) in the competition this term.

Liverpool have won all three of their Premier League games this season while keeping a clean sheet each time. They could be only the fifth side in English top-flight history to win each of their opening four in a season without conceding, after Aston Villa in 1900-01, Ipswich Town in 1974-75, Chelsea in 2005-06, and Manchester City in 2015-16.

Mohamed Salah has scored in each of his three Premier League games this season, and could be only the second player to score in each of Liverpool's first four in a season in the competition, after Daniel Sturridge in 2013-14. He could also be the third player to score in a manager’s first four matches in charge of a Premier League club, after Matt Le Tissier under Alan Ball (Southampton) and Fabrizio Ravanelli under Colin Todd (Derby County).

Chris Wood has scored four of Nottingham Forest’s last five Premier League goals, including two of their three so far this season. However, Wood has never scored in 11 league appearances against Liverpool, only facing Chelsea (12) more times in the Premier League without scoring.

Diogo Jota has scored six goals in five appearances against Nottingham Forest in all competitions, netting in all three of his games against the Tricky Trees for current side Liverpool (4 goals). It’s his longest scoring run against a single opponent in his English club career.