Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest hands Oliver Glasner his first away day of the Premier League season on Saturday, and the Reds travel to Anfield still hunting a first goal of the campaign — but with a club-record striker suddenly on the books.
Forest sit 15th after a 0-1 opening-day defeat to Leeds United, and were beaten 0-2 by the same opponents in the EFL Cup second round three days later. Thursday brought the lift: Liam Delap’s club-record move from Chelsea was completed, and the 23-year-old is expected to be involved on Merseyside. “We can build something really strong,” he told BBC Sport on signing.
Nottingham Forest team news
Morgan Gibbs-White is the chief concern after the knee problem that ruled him out of the cup tie, and Glasner has not yet confirmed whether his talisman is available. Ryan Yates, Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Nicolò Savona have all carried knocks this month. nottinghamforest.news argue Delap should go straight into the XI; ESPN and Sports Mole have both published predicted line-ups.
What Andoni Iraola has said
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola confirmed at his pre-match press conference that one of his forwards will miss the game, as reported by the Nottingham Post and carried on Liverpool’s own channels. Iraola also went out of his way to flag the impact Glasner has already had on Forest’s shape — a nod, presumably, to the 3-4-2-1 that has made the Reds awkward to break down even in defeat.
How to watch Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest
Kick-off time, TV channel and live commentary details are listed in Liverpool’s official broadcast guide. Whatever the score, a Forest side still waiting on its first goal of the season will at least have a No 9 worth building around.
