Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool LIVE: Result and reaction as Forest ...

Substitute Diogo Jota’s second-half header earned Liverpool a battling 1-1 draw with surprise title rivals Nottingham Forest, keeping the Premier League leaders six points clear at the top of the standings.

High-flying Forest, who are enjoying a remarkable season after just avoiding relegation last term, raced into the lead in an electric City Ground atmosphere through striker Chris Wood with eight minutes on the clock.

Liverpool, whose only league defeat this season prior to their trip to the East Midlands came against Forest in September, looked to be heading for another humbling before Jota headed home a 66th-minute equaliser from a corner.

Jota and Mohamed Salah went close to securing victory for Liverpool late on but found home goalkeeper Matz Sels in inspired form. Instead, the draw ensured Arne Slot’s team sit six points above second-placed Forest, who have played a game more.

Relive all the action from the City Ground with our live blog below:

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool LIVE

• Nottingham Forest draw 1-1 with Liverpool in the Premier League

• Forest climb to second in the table but Liverpool stay six points ahead

• REPORT: Diogo Jota leaves valiant Nottingham Forest to wonder what might have been

• 66’ - GOAL! Jota heads in Tsimikas’s corner just seconds after both men come on as subs (NFO 1-1 LIV)

• 8’ - GOAL! Wood produces superb finish into the far corner (NFO 1-0 LIV)

REPORT: Diogo Jota leaves valiant Nottingham Forest to wonder what might have been

22:32 , Luke Baker

Diogo Jota, it turns out, does not like fairytales. Nottingham Forest were closing in on a club record-equalling seventh successive league win and a first double over Liverpool since 1963 in a raucous East Midlands atmosphere.

More pertinently, had Chris Wood’s early strike at a jubilant City Ground steered Forest to a famous success, they would, without fear of ridicule, be able to call themselves credible title contenders, despite having only secured their survival on the final day of last season.

Alas, Leicester’s incredible feat nine years ago may well continue to be a one-off, after Jota, with his first touch after stepping off the bench, earned Liverpool a valuable draw to preserve his side’s six-point advantage atop the Premier League.

Read Pete Hall’s full report from the City Ground:

Diogo Jota leaves valiant Nottingham Forest to wonder what might have been

Diogo Jota reacts to Liverpool draw

22:13 , Luke Baker

Diogo Jota was disappointed to only get a draw with Nottingham Forest. Here’s his reaction

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool

22:04 , Luke Baker

What a great spectacle that was and Forest have proved once again that they’re legit this season. Here were the two goals

FULL-TIME! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool

21:56 , Luke Baker

And that’s it! What a cracking game. Forest, and goalkeeper Matz Sels especially, did brilliantly to hold on in the second half and repel the Liverpool onslaught.

Chris Wood’s early goal had Forest ahead before Jota came off the bench to equalise. Liverpool could’ve won it but Forest deserved a draw. I think both sides will be happy enough with that draw.

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 90+5 mins

21:53 , Luke Baker

Tsimikas curls in a free-kick but Murillo rises highest to head clear. Forest try to counter but Awoniyi’s touch is heavy and the chance slips away.

SAVE! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 90+3 mins

21:50 , Luke Baker

Another brillaint save by Sels! He’s been class in this second half. Gakpo shoots, the shot takes a slight deflection but Sels at fullstretch to his left tips the ball wide. Superb.

Forest clear the corner.

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 90+2 mins

21:50 , Luke Baker

The City Ground haven’t stopped singing this evening - it really is one of the best atmospheres in the Premier League.

Menawhile, Liverpool have shown why they’re sucha good second-half side but Forest clinging on successfully at the moment.

OFF THE LINE! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 90 mins

21:48 , Luke Baker

Forest holding on now! Superb corner curled in and it’s only half-flapped by Sels, straight to Salah who smashes the ball at goal but Aina is on the post to brilliantly stick out a right leg and block it clear. That looked in!

The ball then comes to Salah again in the box but it’s over the bar! Great drama.

Triple sub by Forest and they go to a back three. Taiwo Awoniyi, Alex Moreno and Morato on for Wood, Gibbs-White and Williams.

SEVEN minutes of added time

SAVE! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 88 mins

21:45 , Luke Baker

Liverpool pressing around the edge of the Forest box but the blocks stop any sort of ball going in. Williams then blocks a Jones ball out for a corner.

Tsimikas takes it but Murillo heads it clear. Worked back in and Salah curls a shot with his left foot but Sels tips it over the bar. Good save.

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 86 mins

21:43 , Luke Baker

Sels busy again as Alexander-Arnold slides a ball through for Salah who bears down on goal but his touch is heavy and Sels is out quickly to smother and stop the shot coming.

Then at the other end it’s close for Forest! Aina fizzes a ball across the face of goal, it onyl needs a touch to turn it in but no one there. A couple of long throw=ins follow but Liverpool’s defence deal with it.

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 84 mins

21:41 , Luke Baker

Salah opens his body up and shoots first time with his left foot from the right side of the box but it’s well over.

Another Forest sub as Jota Silva comes on for Hudson-Odoi. Six minutes plus injury time left in this one.

SAVE! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 82 mins

21:40 , Luke Baker

Another stop by Sels as Szoboszlai shoots from 20 yards and the keeper gets down to his left and fingertips the ball wide. Decent save.

Just before that, Liverpool appeal for a penalty as Salah drives into the box, gets sandwiched by Anderson and Williams but VAR checks it and no penalty. The Forest players had to be careful there as they were dangling a leg in as well but they get away with it.

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 80 mins

21:37 , Luke Baker

This is desperate defending from Forest now. Bodies on the line for the block as Milenkovic makes hismelf big. Forest then counter and Gibbs-White looks clear over the top but Gravenberch reads the bounce of he ball well and muscles it away from the England international.

Liverpool then immediately attack again! Can’t take your eyes off this.

SAVE! Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 78 mins

21:36 , Luke Baker

Nicolas Dominguez on for Yates as Forest’s first sub. And then it’s an unbelievable save by Sels!

Alexander-Arnold flashes a ball across the face of goal, it’s deflected out to Jota 10 yards out and he hammers it a goal but Sels throws himself outwards, makes himself big and pulls off the save before Aina deflects it further away. Superb by Sels to put his body on the line

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 75 mins

21:32 , Luke Baker

And indeed Jones comes on for Diaz. Liverpool patiently building here and they would seem the more likely to grab a winner.

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 73 mins

21:31 , Luke Baker

Does Nuno stick or twist here? He’d probably take 1-1 right now. Murillo with yet another block as Szoboszlai gets to the byline.

Meanwhile, Liverpool are preparing Curtis Jones to come on.

WATCH: Liverpool subs makes instant impact

21:29 , Luke Baker

You can’t get more of an instant impact. Seconds after they come on, Tsimikas crosses for Jota to head the Liverpool equaliser. Forest stunned

SAVE! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool, 69 mins

21:28 , Luke Baker

This game is opening up now! Jota almost has a second goal as Murillo gets beaten, the ball slipped to Jota and his shot is well saved by Sels making himself big.

Luis Diaz then yellow carded for a foul shortly after.

GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool (Diogo Jota, 66 mins)

21:25 , Luke Baker

OH MY WORD! Talk about immediate impact - this is unbelievable! Literally, the first play after coming on, Tsimikas takes the corner, crosses it for fellow sub Jota who heads home. Unreal!

Jota not the tallest man but Murillo mistimes his jump and he nods home as Sels tries to punch it but can’t get there. Sub to sub and it’s an equaliser! Mad.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 65 mins

21:23 , Luke Baker

Energetic pressing from Gibbs-White forcing Liverpool to goal back to Alisson. But they quickly go forward and Williams takes no chances by heading behind.

Two changes for Liverpool and they’re attacking ones! Jota comes on for centre-back Konate, meanwhile Tsimikas is on for Robertson. Van Dijk will be on his own at centre-back now

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 63 mins

21:21 , Luke Baker

Intricate play by Forest on the left edge of the box and eventually Gibbs-White’s surge is ended by a trip from MacAllister. Free-kick in a dangerous position.

Forest are also claiming Anderson has been punched by Alexander-Arnold as he hits the deck. Truthfully, Alexander-Arnold punched the ball (after the fre-kick was awarded) and maybe brushed Anderson. Nothing in that.

Elanga goes for goal form the free-kick, trying to catch Alisson out but the goalkeeper does well to punch clear. It’s been compelling stuff

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 60 mins

21:17 , Luke Baker

Liverpool may just be turning the screw. Salah plays a brilliantly clever ball into Szoboszlai, who has made a good run but Murillo - who has been superb today - blocks the ball across the face of goal.

Out for a corner but again, it comes to nothing. Salah then gets his first sight of goal this evening as he flashes a left boot at it but it flies well wide. The momentum is just swinging to the visitors now though.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 58 mins

21:15 , Luke Baker

Half a chance for Diaz there? Gravenberch slides a ball through but Diaz’s touch on the stretch is too heavy and it runs through to Sels. The Colombian looks frustrated with himself.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 57 mins

21:14 , Luke Baker

Alexander-Arnold’s passing radar has been off today and his attempted ball up tto Diaz is easily cut out by Murillo. Liverpool then win a corner as Anderson clears behind.

Robertson across to take, goes short but his cross is then too deep. It’s worked back in but Alexander-Arnold’s dink over the top for Robertson isn’t accurate enough.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 54 mins

21:11 , Luke Baker

Gibbs-White gets to the by-line but his cross is too deep for Aina. Liverpool counter and Yates is booked for cynically slowing down Robertson.

Liverpool preparing a couple of subs here.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 50 mins

21:07 , Luke Baker

The crunching tackles have continued in this second half. Murillo slides in on Gakpo and Mac Allister then goes through Yates. The latter is a foul and Forest can clear their lines.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 47 mins

21:04 , Luke Baker

Liverpool win a free-kick out on the left. They didn’t test Sels in the Forest goal at all in the first half and they won’t here. Alexander-Arnold’s cross is headed away by the first man Anderson.

KICK-OFF! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool

21:03 , Luke Baker

Back underway. This will be a fascinating 45 minutes

HALF-TIME! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool

20:47 , Luke Baker

That’s half-time. It’s been feisty, it’s been fun and it’s been full throttle. Forest are good value for their lead which came from Chris Wood’s crisp finish early on.

Liverpool have been a superb second-half team under Arne Slot, so are well in this still but will need a reaction

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 45 mins

20:45 , Luke Baker

Williams tries a long throw fromt he opposite side to where Aina has been doing them but fair to say, neither man is exactly Rory Delap... It’s easily headed away after barely reaching the area.

Just one minute of added time at the end of the half.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 44 mins

20:44 , Luke Baker

Bit of trickery from Gibbs-White who is then held by Szoboszlai. Gibbs-White wins the free-kick but is furious and then gets booked himself for his protestations and imaginary card-waving to suggest the Hungarian should be yellow carded. Needless from the Forest man

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 41 mins

20:41 , Luke Baker

Anderson tangles with Konate and goes down suggesting he’s twisted something but he’s back on his feet soon after.

Mac Allister shoots from distance but it’s deflected wide. Robertson curls in the corner but Murillo heads away and Alexander-Arnold’s follow-up is blocked.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 38 mins

20:38 , Luke Baker

It’s getting a bit niggly out there now. Gravenberch barges a Forest player over before Murillo does likewise to a Liverpool man, disguising it as just accidentally running into each other. Gakpo then trips Aina as he tries to dribble past him.

The atmosphere ramps up another notch

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 35 mins

20:36 , Luke Baker

Van Dijk not happy as he forced to cover across and clear the ball for a throw. Think Jordan Pickford every time he’s asked to make a save.

At the other end, Diaz and Gakpo have a two on two but Diaz delays the pass too long and Murillo cuts it out well. Gakpo looks frustrated (not without reason)

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 32 mins

20:34 , Luke Baker

Liverpool can’t breach the Forest defensive wall at the moment. Robertson the latest to try a ball over the top but it runs out for a goal-kick.

Salah’s cross then hits Anderson’s hand outside the box, the referee plays advantage but Szoboszlai’s dinked ball runs harmlessly through. Big cheers round the City Ground then follow as Elanga pressures Robertson and wins the throw-in.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 28 mins

20:28 , Luke Baker

Liverpool have definitely settled down and started to control things int he past few minutes but of course it’s Forest who have the lead.

Clever passes between Gakpo and Salah but Aina is there to clear Gakpo’s cross. The Forest defence holding firm so far

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 25 mins

20:26 , Luke Baker

Salah cuts inside and dinks a cross to the back post. Gakpo rises above his defender but can’t direct his header on target. Frustration for Liverpool so far.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 23 mins

20:23 , Luke Baker

Robertson whips a cross in and Murillo can only clear for a corner. The Scot takes the set-piece himself but Milenkovic rises highest to head clear.

Diaz hasn’t been particularly involved so far, so his eyes light up when he gets a sight of goal but his shot from 25 yards is high, wide and not so handsome.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 21 mins

20:22 , Luke Baker

Forest look like the better team here. A simple one-two beats Konate and slips in Yates, Van Dijk tries to clear but it cannons off Yates and flies across goal. Elanga is interested but Robertson does well to hack clear at the back post.

Aina does his best impression of Tommy Tonks (Tamworth’s long-throw specialist from their FA Cup tie against Tottenham at the weekend) and hurls the ball into the box but Alisson claims.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 19 mins

20:19 , Luke Baker

Lovely cross-field ball picks out Aina on the right touchline but he’s too ambitious as tries to slip Elanga in and the ball runs out for a goal-kick.

WATCH: Forest take the lead

20:18 , Luke Baker

Here’s that Wood goal. Lovely ball from Elanga and a great finish

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 15 mins

20:17 , Luke Baker

Murillo crunches Gravenberch - Forest are really up for this. Referee Chris Kavanagh letting a lot go so far. Alexander-Arnold has a shot but it’s well wide

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, 10 mins

20:11 , Luke Baker

The City Ground is shaking now - what an atmosphere! Forest are feeling this now and immediately attack again. Murillo takes aim from 30 yards and it’s only just over the bar, with Alisson at full stretch. Electric stuff.

GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool (Wood, 8 mins)

20:10 , Luke Baker

WOW! What a start for the underdogs!

Salah gives the ball away and Forest surge forward. Two passes, the second a slide-rule pass from Elanga, and Chris Wood, who else, is through - he strikes it early with his left foot from the left of the goal and it flies into Alisson’s far corner. Superb finish.

Who needs possession? That was clinical from Forest

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool, 6 mins

20:08 , Luke Baker

A couple of gaps through the middle of Forest that may interest Liverpool but no damage done yet. Salah twists and turns down the right and puts the cross in but Milenkovic clears.

Salah then goes again, flicks inside to Gravenberch and he skies high and wide. That was a better opportunity for the Reds

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool, 3 mins

20:04 , Luke Baker

Forest getting into Liverpool early and the crowd are already on the visitors’ backs. It’s a cracking atmosphere in Nottingham.

Neat work around the edge of the Forest box and Mac Allister shoots from 25 yards but the brick wall that is Milenkovic blocks it.

KICK-OFF! Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool

20:02 , Luke Baker

And we’re off. Can Forest lay down a serious marker here?

Nottingham Forest v Liverpool

20:00 , Luke Baker

The teams are out at the City Ground and kick-off is imminent

Arne Slot analyses Nottingham Forest threat

19:50 , Luke Baker

Here’s what Arne Slot had to say ahead of the clash this evening

Arne Slot explains the challenge that Liverpool face tonight

19:40 , Harry Latham-Coyle

“I expect the atmosphere to be fired up from the start so it makes it even more important to not let them get going any more,” Liverpool boss Arne Slot said yesterday, lavishing praise on his opponents.

“They are a team that hardly concede goals. They don’t take many risks in their build-up play so when they lose the ball they have many players behind the ball and they defend with 11 players.

“They have a hard-working team without the ball and they can also hold the ball. (Forward) Chris Wood is a very good example of that.

“They have scored and been a threat by counter-attacks a lot, but they also have quality when they want to play with the ball. Nuno has done a great job at implementing a style of play that suits the players.”

Ryan Yates urges Forest fans to bring atmosphere against leaders Liverpool

19:30 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Captain Ryan Yates has called on Nottingham Forest’s fans to bring the atmosphere in tonight’s crunch Premier League clash with the league leaders.

Forest welcome Arne Slot’s side to the City Ground for a game which could determine whether they really are in a surprise title race.

Six wins on the bounce have catapulted them to within six points of Liverpool and a win would undoubtedly make them challengers.

Ryan Yates urges Forest fans to bring atmosphere against leaders Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp hopes Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold sign new Liverpool deals

19:20 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he hopes Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold stay at the club and has stressed he has no regrets about his own decision to leave.

Forward Salah and defenders Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold are all currently on contracts that will run out this summer.

Klopp, who stepped down as Reds manager at the end of last season and is now Red Bull’s head of global soccer, told a press conference in Salzburg on Tuesday: “He (Salah) is the biggest striker Liverpool had in modern times.

“Fantastic player, fantastic human being, outstanding athlete, best ambassador (Egypt) could have. Fantastic really in very much all departments. So I hope he will stay at Liverpool.

“From my point of view I would love all three of them to extend their contracts, but I don’t know. They didn’t tell me.”

Jurgen Klopp hopes Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold sign new Liverpool deals

Why Arne Slot now views Nottingham Forest defeat differently

19:10 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot now views their only Premier League defeat of the season differently having seen how Nottingham Forest have defied expectations.

At the time, the 1-0 loss in September was considered a major shock as a team who finished 17th last season registered their first win at Anfield since 1969.

However, four months on and Nuno Espirito Santo’s Forest are level on points with second-placed Arsenal, having won more matches than any other team except leaders Liverpool.

“For us to lose on that day was, for me, hard to take,” said Slot ahead of Tuesday’s trip to the City Ground.

“Now, looking back at it and seeing where they are in the league, it has not been such a shock result as I thought it was back then.”

Nuno says ‘money doesn’t play football’ after Arne Slot’s comment on spending

19:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo says “money doesn’t play football” after Liverpool boss Arne Slot suggested they had spent their way to success this season.

Forest welcome Slot’s Premier League leaders to the City Ground on Tuesday for a crunch match which could determine whether they are in a title race.

Nuno has guided his side to six-successive victories in the league and they would move to within three points of Liverpool with victory on Tuesday night.

Nuno says ‘money doesn’t play football’ after Arne Slot’s comment on spending

Team news - Liverpool

18:48 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A settled Liverpool side sees Dominik Szoboszlai preferred to Curtis Jones in midfield.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szobszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Diaz, Gakpo.

Team news - Nottingham Forest

18:46 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Captain Ryan Yates returns to the starting Nottingham Forest side.

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.

Team news on the way...

18:35 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Just ten minutes now until team news emerges from the City Ground. Is there a surprise in store?

Nuno Esprito Santo will not let Nottingham Forest get distracted by title talk

18:25 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Esprito Santo said the suggestion his side are involved in a Premier League title race is based on “if, if, if, if” ahead of a crunch clash with Liverpool.

Forest have propelled themselves to joint second in the table after a run of six successive victories and they are being spoken about as possible title contenders.

Whether that could really happen is likely to hinge on the outcome of their match with Arne Slot’s league leaders on Tuesday.

Nuno Esprito Santo will not let Nottingham Forest get distracted by title talk

Everything you need to know about Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

18:10 , Luke Baker

Nottingham Forest could close the gap to the league leaders to just three points as they welcome Liverpool to the City Ground.

Victory over Arne Slot’s title favourites would further prove the hosts’ candidacy for a European place (or perhaps more) after an outstanding first half of the season under Nuno Espirito Santo.

While they do still have a game in hand in the Premier League, Slot’s side have shown vulnerability in the last 10 days with a draw against Manchester United followed by a Carabao Cup semi-final first leg defeat to Tottenham.

Forest, by contrast, have been in excellent recent form with their top four charge showing few signs of slowing.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the fixture.

Is Nottingham Forest v Liverpool on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch

Can Nottingham Forest do a Leicester? Throwback title charge evokes magical memories

17:55 , Mike Jones

Over the last week, Arne Slot’s staff have been trying to look for clues for likely situations that no one in the Premier League has yet been able to see coming. That is the moment when Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Morgan Gibbs-White get into position to suddenly break.

It has confounded the majority of the Premier League this season, given Nottingham Forest have beaten 12 of the competition’s 19 clubs, including Manchester United and Liverpool themselves. There’s been a glorious throwback in the value of the counterattack, one that has come out of nowhere.

Can Nottingham Forest do a Leicester? Throwback title charge evokes magical memories

Liverpool early team news

17:50 , Mike Jones

Darwin Nunez is suspended for Liverpool. Arne Slot remains without Joe Gomez but has no fresh injury concerns.

Predicted Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Diaz, Gakpo.

Nottingham Forest team news

17:45 , Mike Jones

Danilo returned from injury off the bench against Luton in the FA Cup in a rotated Nottingham Forest side, leaving only Ibrahim Sangare currently sidelined.

Predicted Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Anderson, Dominguez; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.

How can I watch it?

17:40 , Mike Jones

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage on the channel from 6.30pm GMT. Subscribers can stream via discovery+.

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When is Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool?

17:35 , Mike Jones

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool is due to kick off at 8pm GMT on Tuesday 14 January at the City Ground.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

17:30 , Mike Jones

Nottingham Forest could close the gap to the league leaders to just three points as they welcome Liverpool to the City Ground.

Victory over Arne Slot’s title favourites would further prove the hosts’ candidacy for a European place (or perhaps more) after an outstanding first half of the season under Nuno Espirito Santo.

While they do still have a game in hand in the Premier League, Slot’s side have shown vulnerability in the last 10 days with a draw against Manchester United followed by a Carabao Cup semi-final first leg defeat to Tottenham.

Forest, by contrast, have been in excellent recent form with their top four charge showing few signs of slowing.

Good evening!

10:56 , Mike Jones

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Premier League action between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.

The two teams are third and first in the table respectively and play out a match that could have ramifications for the title race. If Forest win they will cut the gap to Liverpool to just three points also beating them for a second time in a single campaign.

Liverpool win they will move nine points clear of Forest and have a game in hand which puts them in a seriously strong position.

This isn’t a match to miss and we’ll have all the updates, team news and line-ups throughout the night so stick with us as we build up to kick off at 8pm.