Liverpool, on the other hand, are in eighth place in the league table at the moment and have stepped up to the plate over the past month. The Merseyside giants thrashed Leeds United by a 6-1 margin in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar scoreline this weekend.
- Liverpool have a good historical record against Nottingham Forest and have won 57 out of the 117 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Nottingham Forest's 31 victories.
- Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 23 league games at home against Nottingham Forest, with their previous such defeat coming by a 2-0 margin in 1969.
- Nottingham Forest won the reverse fixture by a 1-0 margin and have not completed a league double over Liverpool since their 1962-63 campaign.
- Newcastle United and Blackpool are currently the only two newly promoted teams to the Premier League to have completed a league double over Liverpool in their first top-flight campaign after promotion.
