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Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool – Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 20/03/22, Team News and Lineups
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Prediction for FA Cup match – Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool
Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Liverpool -1.0 Goal Handicap – 1.67
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Liverpool to Win to Nil – 2.0
Liverpool -1.0 Goal Handicap
Liverpool are gunning for glory in several competitions and the rampant Reds have won 14 of their last 15 matches in league, cup and continental tournament. Jurgen Klopp’s high-class operators covered the -1.0 goal handicap in ten of those fixtures and Liverpool possess the quality to repeat the trick against Championship side Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool to Win to Nil
While they are probably less exhilarating to watch, Jurgen Klopp has transformed Liverpool into efficiency monsters this season and the Reds’ watertight defending has helped them to win plenty of games. Indeed, each of Liverpool’s last three victories were accompanied by clean sheets and the Premier League title contenders should have little trouble keeping Forest at arm’s length on Sunday.
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Preliminary review and match prediction for Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool
Liverpool continued their relentless march towards honours on Wednesday evening when they powered their way to a 2-0 win at Arsenal that pushed them to within a point of Premier League leaders Manchester City.
With the Carabao Cup trophy already banked and a place in the quarter finals of the Champions League secured with comfort, silverware-hungry Liverpool turn their attentions to the FA Cup on Sunday where a winnable tie with Nottingham Forest awaits.
The Tricky Trees edged out Arsenal and made light work of Leicester in the competition’s earlier rounds, though their performances levels on Sunday will have to reach new heights if they are to give Jurgen Klopp’s Reds a wobble.
Remarkably, Liverpool have won 14 of their last 15 fixtures in all competitions and they are setting a searing pace across multiple fronts.
In Diogo Jota, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah, Liverpool have five of the most potent forward players in English football and with the competition for places intense up front, the Reds’ attackers are playing with maximum intensity and productivity.
With just one defeat in 14 games, promotion-chasing Forest are in fine fettle themselves, though their task on Sunday could hardly be more intimidating.
Liverpool will travel to the City Ground as one of world football’s best teams and having conceded just four times in their last 12 matches combined, they look a great option in the -1.0 handicap stakes.
The Merseysiders have kept clean sheets in ten of their last 15 matches, while scoring at least twice at the other end ten games more and Jurgen Klopp’s red winning machine are robust enough at both ends of the pitch to make light of the single goal handicap again on Sunday.
Safe Bets
Liverpool have routinely been fast starters this season and the Reds are a safe bet to rattle the net in the first half of Sunday’s quarter final at 1.44. Liverpool have notched in the first half in five of their last six domestic fixtures and they have the firepower to blow some early holes in Nottingham Forest’s defence.
Get Quick Rich
2-0 on the road is a scoreline Liverpool have shown a preference for over the past few months and the Reds have won by that margin in three of their last four away assignments. A repeat of that final score on Sunday doesn’t feel like an outlandish prospect and it could be worth a small flutter at 6.5 odds.
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool first goalscorer
Diogo Jota put Liverpool in front in the last round of the FA Cup against Cardiff and the diminutive Portuguese attacker also grabbed the Reds’ opening effort against Arsenal on Wednesday evening. Jota’s knack for chipping in when it counts could be taken advantage in the first goalscorer market at 3.8 on Sunday.
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Team News
Lewis Grabban, Max Lowe and Steve Cook are all out injured for Nottingham Forest, though Philip Zinckernagel made a welcome return to the fold in the clubs’ 3-1 win over QPR in midweek.
James Milner and Konstantinos Tsimikas are both expected to recover from illness ahead of Sundays’ tie. Mohamed Salah came off the bench against Arsenal in midweek and the Egyptian attacker should be fit enough to start this weekend.
Starting Lineups
Nottingham Forest: Horvath – Worrall, Tobias Figueiredo, McKenna – Spence, Yates, Garner, Colback – Zinckernagel, Johnson, Davis
Liverpool: Kelleher – Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson – Fabinho, Jones, Keita – Salah, Firmino, Diaz
Highlighted Player
James Garner
James Garner – who is on loan with Forest from Manchester United – has been earning rave reviews for his performances, though the 21-year-old can really impress his parent club with a strong display against Liverpool. Garner shone brightly when Notts Forest beat Leicester City and Arsenal earlier in the competition and another good showing should aid his chances of staking a place in the first team squad at Old Trafford for next season.
Most popular FAQ for Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Nottingham Forest and Liverpool haven’t met since 1999. On that occasion, they shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw in the Premier League.
Where will this fixture be played?
Sunday’s game will be played at the City Ground in Nottingham.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds at William Hill for Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool.
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