Liverpool They will seek to reinforce their control at the top of the first division table when they take on high-flying Nottingham Forest at the City Ground tonight.
Arne Slot's team is six points ahead of Arsenal and Forest with a game in hand so they can take another big step towards securing the title with a win tonight.
Alisson Becker retains his place between the sticks while Trent Alexander-Arnold He starts as a right back after scoring a great goal during the Liverpool match FA Cup victory over Accrington Stanley at the weekend. Virgil van Dijk returns after resting on Saturday and is joined by Ibrahima Konate in the center of defence. Andrew Robertson returns to left back and Kostas Tsimkas moves to the bench.
Ryan Gravenberch also returns to anchor the midfield alongside Alexis MacAllister, while Dominic Szoboszlai gets the nod ahead of Curtis Jones in the attacking midfield role.
Mohamed Salah He was another player given a break at the weekend, but the Egypt international returns to Liverpool's attack tonight. Luis Díaz and Cody Gakpo are also starters for the Reds, so Diogo Jota has to settle for a place among the reserves.
As for Forest, Chris Wood leads the line up front once again and is supported by Callum Hudson-Odoi and Morgan Gibbs-White.
Here are the confirmed lineups:
Forest
STAMPS; Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.
Substitutes: Miguel, Morato, Boly, Domínguez, Ward-Prowse, Moreno, Awoniyi, Silva, Sosa
Liverpool
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Diaz.
Substitutes: Kelleher, Endo, Elliott, Chiesa, Quansah, Bradley, Tsimikas, Jones, Jota.
