Nottingham Forest have been in imperious form of late, notching six straight wins in the Premier League, but their toughest test arrives on Tuesday night when Nuno Espirito Santo's side host leaders Liverpool.
Forest emerged victorious when the two sides met at Anfield -- Liverpool's only league defeat this season. At the time it looked like a remarkable upset, but Forest have since impressed and find themselves third in the table after 20 games.
Liverpool will be hoping things are different this time out as they look to extend their gap at the top of the Premier League, which stands at six points with a game in hand.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of an unlikely top-of-the-table clash.
Key details:
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. GMT (3 p.m. ET).
Venue: The City Ground, Nottingham
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
VAR: John Brooks
How to watch:
The match is available to watch on TNT Sports in the UK and on USA Network (NBC) in the United States. You can also follow live updates on ESPN.
Team news:
Nottingham Forest
Ibrahim Sangaré, M, hamstring, OUT, estimated return Jan. 25
Liverpool
Joe Gomez, D, hamstring, OUT, estimated return Jan. 25
Darwin Núñez, F, suspension, due back Jan. 18
Expected lineups:
Nottingham Forest
GK Matz Sels
LB Neco Williams | CB Murillo | CB Nikola Milenkovic | RB Ola Aina
DM Elliot Anderson | DM Ryan Yates
LW Callum Hudson-Odoi | AM Morgan Gibbs-White | RW Anthony Elanga
ST Chris Wood
Liverpool
GK Alisson Becker
LB Andrew Robertson | CB Ibrahima Konaté | CB Virgil van Dijk | RB Trent Alexander-Arnold
DM Ryan Gravenberch | DM Alexis Mac Allister
LW Cody Gakpo | AM Curtis Jones | RW Mohamed Salah
ST Luis Díaz
Stats:
Stats to be provided by ESPN Global Research.
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