Liverpool Host Struggling Nottingham Forest at Anfield

Bookmakers favour the Reds as Forest’s scoring drought and consecutive home defeats put manager Oliver Glasner under early pressure.

Overview

Liverpool will play Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday, August 29, with kickoff at 12:30pm BST.
The Reds salvaged a 2-2 draw at Newcastle last Sunday when Dominik Szoboszlai converted a stoppage-time penalty, a result that exposed defensive and midfield weaknesses for manager Andoni Iraola to fix.
Nottingham Forest have lost to Leeds in both the Premier League opener and the EFL Cup and have failed to score in four of their last six matches, a run that has increased scrutiny on Glasner.
Bookmakers and several betting previews back a Liverpool win and bets such as Liverpool to win with over 1.5 goals have been highlighted while at least one expert preview still predicts both teams will score.
Key variables to watch are late fitness checks and the predicted starting XIs because Liverpool’s defensive lapses and Forest’s lack of attacking fluency will shape whether this becomes a comfortable home win or an open game with goals at both ends.