Nottingham Forest are back in action this weekend following the first international break of the 2024/25 campaign.
Nuno Espirito Santo will be delighted with the start to the season Forest have made given they sit above the likes of Tottenham Hotspur after three games.
The Reds have been able to put five points on the board in their opening games against Bournemouth, Southampton and Wolves.
But their biggest test yet awaits them on Saturday with a trip to face a Liverpool side who have won all three of their opening games.
Forest will be looking to break Liverpool’s incredible record of keeping a clean sheet in all three of their games this season.
And Chris Sutton has already warned Arne Slot’s side of one player who will be out to add to his tally at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
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Chris Sutton warns Liverpool of £15m Forest forward
There will definitely be a feeling among those at Forest that they could well have joined Liverpool and Manchester City with a perfect start to the season.
The draws at home to Bournemouth and Wolves were certainly games where the Reds allowed maximum points to get away from them.
But there will not be many who will fancy Forest to come away from Anfield with anything on the weekend.
And although Sutton is not expecting Forest to win the game, he has warned Slot’s side of one Forest player, in particular, who they should be keeping a close eye on.
“I am at Anfield for Radio 5 Live and I am looking forward to seeing Arne Slot’s Liverpool,” he told BBC Sport.
“They have not conceded a goal yet, and don’t give away many chances, but they still look good going forward and absolutely tore Manchester United apart at Old Trafford.
“Chris Wood is in good form for Nottingham Forest but I just don’t see them scoring. Their plan will probably just be to sit in and try to keep Liverpool out, but I don’t think that will work either – Mohamed Salah will score, and Slot will win again.”
Chris Wood will need to take his chances vs Liverpool
So far this season, Liverpool are yet to allow a single goal beyond Alisson Becker which has shown just how strong of a defence Slot has set out.
In the same breath, Forest have not exactly been free scoring in their opening three games with just one goal scored in all three of their opening games.
Chris Wood has been able to provide them with two of those three goals but the £15m striker is going to need to take his opportunities on Saturday if he is to break Liverpool’s tight-sealed defence.
Sutton has already hailed Wood during Forest’s draw against Bournemouth on the opening day of the season.
Any away game at Anfield required the visiting side to take their chances but Forest are going into it with nothing to lose.
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