Nottingham take on the visitors Liverpool in the round 13 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, October 22nd at City Ground (Nottingham).
Nottingham Forest very much repeats the fate of Fulham as a model of the first return to the Premier League. The Forrest are a well-known, even great football club that has such a trump card as victory, also twice in a row, in the European Champions Cup. But they are also a rookie who has not been in the Premier League for a very long time, and returned almost by accident, through play-offs. Deciding to increase the chances of gaining a foothold at a new level, the owners spent one and a half hundred million by signing more than 2 dozen newcomers. It is not surprising at the same time that Steve Cooper's wards, who defeated West Ham in August and shared points on the Everton field, then practically ceased to achieve something. Yes, after a long pause it was drawn 1-1 with Aston Villa. But this was followed by a defeat to Wolverhampton, however, with the only goal conceded from the penalty spot. And with Brighton, they finished without goals scored, playing 0-0.
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Liverpool may show teeth, but generally do not shine. The Reds defeated Manchester City last Sunday. True, we should not forget that the “citizens” dominated almost the entire match. And the goal turned out to be accidental: Alisson's clearance, a blunder by the defender of the champions, which brought Salah 1 v 1 with Ederson. And Mohamed, with all his problems this fall, took advantage of the chance, which led to the final 1-0. The Merseysiders also had brighter victories: 9-0 with Bournemouth, 7-1 with the Rangers. There are just too many misfires, and they affect the tournament situation. They have to fix them now but there are still many questions: both Manchester City and West Ham are defeated but level of football wasn’t high.
Since 1999, the sides have played a head-to-head once, in the cup in March of this year. Then closer to the end, Diogo Jota scored the only goal in the 78th minute. Of course, Liverpool is the undisputed favourite. But Nottingham Forest showed progress in defense in October, and the Reds are not particularly convincing in attack. We expect less than 3.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 scored goals.