Overview
- The Premier League match kicks off at Anfield on Saturday, August 29 at 12:30pm BST and will be shown live on TNT Sports and HBO Max.
- Liverpool drew 2-2 at Newcastle in Andoni Iraola's first game after a stoppage-time penalty by Dominik Szoboszlai rescued a point, leaving questions over the side's defence and set-piece handling.
- Nottingham Forest have lost their first two matches under Oliver Glasner and arrive under early pressure following home defeats to Leeds, though they have won their last two trips to Anfield.
- Both squads carry availability doubts that shape likely lineups: Liverpool remain without Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Joe Gomez, while Forest will miss Nicolo Savona and Ryan Yates and list Morgan Gibbs-White and Neco Williams as doubtful.
- Bookmakers and tipsters make Liverpool clear favourites for the game and market bets focus on goals and attacking returns from players such as Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak, while analysts flag Liverpool's vulnerability to rapid counter-attacks and set pieces as the key tactical story.