Confirmed Liverpool lineup vs Nottingham Forest as Darwin Nunez ABSENT

Premier League leaders Liverpool take on third-place Nottingham Forest at the City Ground tonight.

Having drawn 2-2 with Manchester United last time out, the Reds could do with picking up all three points against a Forest side who have impressed this term.

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Indeed Nuno Espirito Santo's side have handed Arne Slot his only Premier League defeat of the season, which came back in September at Anfield.

Since then the Reds have motored clear at the top of the table as well as the Champions League but face another significant challenge tonight.

Liverpool starting lineup vs Nottingham Forest

Here's how Liverpool will line up for their Premier League game against Nottingham Forest tonight.

In goal, Alisson Becker comes back in after Caoimhin Kelleher played against Accrington Stanley at the weekend.

In defence, Trent Alexander-Arnold continues at right-back, having scored against Stanley, and he will be joined by fit-again Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk, who come back in for Jarell Quansah and Wataru Endo. At left-back Andy Robertson will start ahead of Kostas Tsimikas, who played at the weekend.

Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai comprise the midfield trio with Tyler Morton and Harvey Elliott dropping out.

And up top it will be Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz. Rio Ngumoha and weekend goalscorer Diogo Jota are out, along with Darwin Nunez who serves a one-game Premier League suspension.

Liverpool lineup vs Nottingham Forest (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz

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