Nottm Forest vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after Taiwo Awoniyi winner

This was not Liverpool’s most important win of their season so far. That was on Sunday against Manchester City. It was far from their most convincing, either, or their finest performance. At the final whistle, it was a stretch to even say that they had played well. West Ham left believing they deserved at least a point or more and they were right. On another evening, they may have taken all three.

If you wanted to be picky, there was enough here to suggest that Sunday’s potentially transformative result will not transform their season at all. At least not immediately. Familiar defensive frailties – particularly in the second half – meant that David Moyes’s visitors came away from Anfield with a higher xG tally than their hosts.

Part of that was down to Jarrod Bowen’s penalty – conceded by Joe Gomez, saved by Alisson – but it was also down to anxious final quarter-of-an-hour when counter-attacks kept coming and an equaliser felt increasingly likely.

For Nottingham Forest Jack Colback, Moussa Niakhate, Omar Richards and Harry Toffolo are all expected to be out with injury. But in better news Renan Lodi could return following an ankle issue.

Liverpool, meanwhile, will not have Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz, Arthur, Naby Keita, Joel Matip and Ibrahima Konate, while Darwin Nunez is now an injury doubt after feeling his hamstring before coming off against West Ham.

Predicted line-ups

Nottingham Forest: Henderson; Williams, Cook, McKenna, Lodi; Mangala, Yates, Freuler; Gibbs-White, Dennis, Johnson

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Elliott, Fabinho, Thiago, Carvalho; Salah, Firmino

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of today’s Premier League action.

First up Liverpool take the trip down to the midlands as they face Nottingham Forest. The Reds are hoping to continue a good run of form which has seen them record victories against Rangers in the Champions League then Manchester City and West Ham in the Premier League. However, Jurgen Klopp has to shuffle his pack and deal with another injury crisis especially in the forward areas with Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota injured and Darwin Nunez a doubt for the game.

Forest, meanwhile, are hoping to get themselves off the bottom of the table. They won just once in the league this season but two draws from their last three games will give them some encouragement. Liverpool are always difficult opponents but if Steve Cooper’s side can take advantage this afternoon it may kick his team’s season into gear.

Kick off for this one is at 12.30pm.