Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest verdict, predicted score, key stats and suggested bets

Liverpool still harbour outside aspirations of qualifying for Europe, while Forest are currently 18th, tied on 27 points with 17th-placed Everton.

Premier League, Saturday, April 22, Kick-off 3pm

Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest - Over 3.5 goals

Liverpool to win to nil

Asian Handicap - Liverpool to win -3 goals

Nottingham Forest have lost five of their last six Premier League matches.

Nottingham Forest have conceded at least two goals in seven of their last eight Premier League matches.

Forest have won just once away in the Premier League this season (1-0 at Southampton).

Liverpool have won four of their last six at home.

Liverpool have just lost once at home in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool have conceded 11 goals in 14 games at home.

Liverpool's injury list is clearing and only Naby Keita, Stefan Bajcetic and Calvin Ramsay are unavailable. Luis Diaz made his first appearance in over six months at Leeds and will be on the bench again. Jurgen Klopp could stick with an unchanged team, meaning Thiago Alcantara and Darwin Nunez will be benched with Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota preferred.

Ryan Yates (shoulder), Serge Aurier (unspecified), Dean Henderson (thigh) and Gustavo Scarpa (knee) are unlikely to return at Anfield. Steve Cooper will pick from the same squad that lost to Manchester United, but he is likely to ditch his two up front with Taiwo Awoniyi making way for Orel Mangala.

Steve Cooper is well-respected at Forest and his coaching pedigree cannot be questioned, but the former England youth coach has not managed to balance the club's attacking and defending this season.

Only Leeds and Bournemouth have conceded more than their 56 goals, while no team has scored fewer than their 24 goals. Meanwhile, away from home their record is even more dismal with 11 defeats from 15.

Forest have looked far too open in their games all season and even switching from a front two is unlikely to stop Liverpool ripping them apart.

They are priced up at 1/6 and anyone looking to make a quick wedge with a hefty punt might be looking at this game.

The Reds have had a number of false dawns this season, but once again they looked back to their best after hammering Leeds 6-1 at Elland Road earlier in the week with a speedy counter-attacking display. Their away form has been pretty wretched, but they looked slick and clinical when disposing of a Leeds side that could still go down.

Forest are another side in big danger of the drop and away from home they have been woeful. They have scored just three times in their last 11 away from the City Ground and have lost heavily at Arsenal, Manchester United and West Ham.

It's hard to see where their next point is coming from on the road and when you look at some of Liverpool's home results, this could be a cricket score.

Jurgen Klopp's men recently smashed Man Utd 7-0 and they have already put nine on Bournemouth earlier in the season. With their forward players getting back to fitness and vying for starting roles, it could be another big score.

The hosts will dominate possession and likely try and overwhelm Forest early on and it could be all over by half-time.