Preview, team news, how to watch and prediction

Liverpool went into the international break after three consecutive wins against Ipswich Town, Brentford and Manchester United.

The biggest victory came against arch-rivals Man Utd, who crushed Erik ten Hag's team. 3-0 at Old TraffordThis makes the Merseyside club the only club in the Premier League that has not conceded a single goal this season.

They are currently joint top with Man City on nine points and both teams currently have a goal difference of +7. Following the international break, the Reds will now resume their Premier League campaign when they face Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday.

Arne Slot has made a brilliant start as Liverpool's new manager and will be hoping to continue his winning streak in this game.

Nottingham Forest, on the other hand, has made a promising start to the new season after avoiding relegation last season and has not lost a single game in the Premier League so far, winning one and drawing the other two.

Therefore, Nuno Espirito Santo will be hoping to continue his winning streak this Saturday, but coming home from Anfield with a positive result would be an extremely difficult task.

Previous encounters

Liverpool have dominated their Saturday opponents recently, winning five games in a row, and Slot's team will be looking to score their sixth win in six matches.

How to watch

The match kicks off at 3pm UK time and will not be broadcast live on TV in the UK due to the lockdown. Fans who are lucky enough to Tickets for Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest you can experience all the action live at Anfield.

About the team

Liverpool have been relatively injury free in the first few weeks of this season, but unfortunately Harvey Elliott has picked up an injury and is expected to be out until October, meaning he has no chance of playing in this match.

In addition, Alexis Mac Allister sustained an injury during an international match with Argentina, but it is not expected to be serious and should enable him to return to action at the weekend.

In addition, Curtis Jones could be fit enough to be included in the team for this game, but Federico Chiesa might not be ready to play yet as he joined the club from Juventus this summer.

Forest do not have many injury problems at the moment, but Danilo broke his ankle in the opening Premier League game against AFC Bournemouth and is expected to be out for the rest of the season.

Expected lineups

Liverpool have performed excellently so far this season and Slot is unlikely to make any changes to the squad that faced Man Utd earlier this month.

This would mean that Alisson would keep his place between the posts, while Caoimhim Kelleher is expected to remain on the bench.

Virgil van Dijk has started the season brightly and will likely continue to be the heart of Liverpool's defence as Ibrahima Konate will partner the Dutchman, leaving Jarell Quansah and Joe Gomez to settle for a place on the bench.

Trent Alexander-Arnold put in an impressive performance during the international break and is expected to start at right-back for Liverpool this weekend, while Andrew Robertson is likely to start on the other flank.

Therefore, Conor Bradley and Konstantinos Tsimikas will have to settle for a place on the bench. Slot has continued to use Bradley in the first few games by replacing Trent in the second half and that could happen again this weekend.

Mac Allister is likely to start alongside Ryan Gravenberch in midfield, while Dominik Szoboszlai is likely to play in attacking midfield. Wataru Endo could therefore be on the bench again on Saturday.

The Merseyside club's attacking line has been outstanding so far this season, with Luis Diaz scoring a brace against Man Utd last time out, while Mohamed Salah has scored a single goal and provided both assists for the Colombian's goals in this game.

The duo would therefore continue to play on the flanks, with Diogo Jota likely to take the lead, so Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo could start from the bench in this match.

Expected Liverpool line-up against Nottingham Forest:

Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Diaz, Jota, Salah

As for Forest, Nuno is likely to line up his side in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Matz Sels expected to start in goal.

Nikola Milenkovic could play the centre-back position alongside Murillo, while Neco Williams and Ola Aina could be the two full-backs.

Elliot Anderson is likely to be in the engine room and could partner with Ibrahim Sangare to push Morgan Gibbs-White into the number ten position.

Anthony Elanga is expected to start on the right wing, while Callum Hudson-Odoi will be on the opposite flank. Chris Wood could take the lead for Forest in this game.

Expected line-up for Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool:

Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina; Sangare, Andersen, Gibbs-White; Hudson-Odoi, Wood, Elanga

Key players

Van Dijk will have to stay focused in this match as Nottingham Forest have a quick attacking game and this could hurt the Reds in counter-attack situations.

Salah has already scored three goals and provided three assists in the Premier League this season and it is now up to him to lead his team to victory in this match by getting his name on the scoresheet.

Diaz has been excellent in the early stages of this season, scoring three goals already, and Forest's defence will have to find a way to stop the Colombian in this encounter.

As for Forest, their defence and goalkeeper will have to be at their best to prevent the hosts from scoring at Anfield.

Wood has already scored two goals in three Premier League games this season and the visitors will be hoping that the New Zealand international can score this weekend and help his side to a positive result.

Elanga's pace is likely to be the visitors' main weapon in troubling Liverpool's defence and the Swedish international will need to remain composed in front of goal.

forecast

Liverpool have been extremely dominant at Anfield in recent years and are clear favourites to take all three points from this game, so it would be a huge surprise if the visitors could pull off a positive result this weekend.

Nuno will hope that his team will stay close and compact and can attack the Merseyside club's defence with pace.

Therefore, it will be interesting to see whether a surprise is possible in this game or not. Liverpool 3:0 Nottingham Forest