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Phil McNulty
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Image source, Getty ImagesSean Dyche has wiped the 39-day nightmare of Ange Postecoglou's reign at Nottingham Forest from the memory banks of those fans who celebrated ecstatically at Anfield.
This was the Forest who were in Champions League contention for so long last season under Nuno Espirito Santo, and eventually secured a place in the Europa League - uncompromising and physical, but also laced with real talent and attacking danger that makes them such a threat.
Dyche was typically animated on the sidelines, but he was also clearly delighted with what he was seeing in front of him as Forest overpowered Liverpool to such an extent that there was never any hint of one of the comebacks that is an Anfield trademark.
Forest had all the Dyche hallmarks of power and organisation, but it would do them and him a grave disservice to suggest this was not a defeat that also contained some real quality, as you need to win at Liverpool.
Murillo was a rock in defence, as well as scoring a goal, while Ibrahim Sangare ruled midfield as the touches of class were applied by Elliott Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White.
Igor Jesus also gave Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate an uneasy afternoon; the closing stages played out in the sort of subdued atmosphere of resignation rarely seen inside Anfield in recent years.
Forest's league revival under Dyche continues after their win against Leeds United and draw with Manchester United.
Forest are 'learning quickly' - Dyche
Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche, speaking to BBC's Match of the Day: "We'd worked a lot with the players about what we can provide. After the Manchester City result, it gives them an edge. They came out of the blocks fast, and we had to defend well in the early parts of the game. You're not going to dominate the ball here, but we can in the shape.
"Great finish from Murillo, and the other goals were a great finish for different reasons. I don't know how the goal for Igor wasn't given, and then Omari goes close. Morgan with another great finish. He's playing with a smile on his face. It's great for the fans, and it's another step.
"Every manager has a style, and I have mine. I know what you need as a team. I will trust myself on that. They've shown an abundance of what we've been talking about over the last four weeks. It feels like four years."
Captain Morgan Gibbs-White, speaking to Premier League Productions: "I didn't expect it, but it's happened. I'm out there trying to help the team as much as possible. I thought the boys were brilliant today. Delighted we got the three points, but I hope we're out of the relegation zone.
"We felt comfortable even though we didn't have the ball. We were defensively secure, and that's credit to the boys and the manager. Delighted to get another goal, but we got a clean sheet and three points at Anfield, which is an incredible thing.
"They're still a great team with incredible individuals. When you're in a tough patch, we know it's hard to get out of it. We knew we'd have a chance, and it was about us being solid and taking our chance when we got it.
"When Sean Dyche came in, he made it clear the season starts now. He's been putting us to work, but we needed it to compete at the highest level. We've been running, running, running.
"Any game in the Premier League is difficult. We have to take it game by game."
Did you know?
Nottingham Forest were only the fourth visiting side to win a Premier League game at Anfield by a margin of 3+ goals, after Chelsea in October 2005 (4-1), West Ham in August 2015 (3-0), and Man City in February 2021 (4-1).
Nottingham Forest have won away to Liverpool in back-to-back league seasons for the first time since 1962-63/1963-64. They had only won one of their previous 30 league visits to Anfield before 2024-25.
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot has made five changes to the side that were beaten 3-0 by Man City in their last Premier League game.
Alisson returns from injury to start in goal, while Milos Kerkez, Curtis Jones, Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo start.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones, Salah, Isak, Gakpo
Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Gomez, Ekitike, Chiesa, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha
Sean Dyche has decided not to make any changes to the Nottingham Forest side that beat Leeds 3-1 last time out.
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Savona, Sangare, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Ndoye, Igor Jesus
Subs: Victor, Morato, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Boly
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This is a hard one to call. Liverpool have lost seven of their past 10 matches, but could they be one of the teams who benefit from the international break?
Forest beat them at Anfield last season - I was there for Radio 5 Live - but that was under Nuno, and they are yet to win anywhere on the road in this campaign.
I don't see that changing this weekend, either. Sean Dyche has picked up some points at the City Ground since he took over as Forest boss at the end of October, but they are meek away from home and I don't see them keeping Liverpool out.
Liverpool have to click sooner or later, and if their attack gets going here then they could overpower my boyhood club.
Mo Salah needs to come to the fore for Arne Slot's side, and so does Alexander Isak.
For someone who forced his move to Liverpool through in the summer, Isak has done very little for his new club so far.
Sutton's prediction: 3-1
Jordan Butler
BBC Sport journalist
Liverpool will be eager to get back on track when they host struggling Nottingham Forest this weekend. BBC Sport explores some of the key themes surrounding this match.
The title holders have lost five of their past six top-flight games, which is more defeats than they suffered in the entirety of last season, and only bottom side Wolves have a worse record in that time.
It is the most losses a reigning champion has endured at this stage of a Premier League campaign since Leicester City in 2016-17 and only three reigning champions have amassed fewer points from their opening 11 games than the Reds.
The last team to win an English top-flight title after collecting 18 points or fewer from their first 11 games were Everton in 1986-87, which, given they are neighbours, could be considered a good omen for Arne Slot's side.
Not all bad news for Liverpool
But it is not all doom and gloom for the Merseysiders. They are firmly on course for a top-eight finish in the Champions League and Anfield remains a stronghold.
Liverpool have won four of their five outings on home soil this term, losing the other, and that sole defeat by rivals Manchester United last month, painful as it was, is their only home loss in 22 league matches.
While the title might appear out of sight – with eight points the gap between them and Arsenal – they are just four points adrift of Manchester City in second.
Slot has said feels five defeats "is too many" and the "last thing we should think about now is the title race", but if any side can put a series of wins together, it is the current champions. It just has to start now.
Trees find it tricky away
Nottingham Forest are yet to win away this season in any competition, with a return of four draws and four defeats from their eight visits to opposition grounds.
However, despite that form, Forest can take heart from the fact they were the only team to win at Anfield in the Premier League last season. Their 1-0 victory in September 2024 was also the only top-flight match in which Liverpool failed to score.
Is Forest's attack starting to click?
The results have certainly improved during Sean Dyche's short tenure so far - he has picked up two wins, two draws and suffered just one defeat in his first five games.
Some notable attacking numbers have also increased and they have scored more goals, averaged more shots and have a higher expected goals total under Dyche than either of his predecessors, despite having fewer touches in the opposition box.
Attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White is one of the players benefitting from the change of manager. "We had a bit of a chat with Morgan, nothing heavy," said Dyche in his pre-match press conference. "There was no breakthrough moment or anything like that – it was just about reminding him that he is a good player."
The 25-year-old has found the net in each of Forest's previous two Premier League games and he heads to Anfield vying to score in three successive league matches for the very first time.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Premier League will from next season move to a new system of Financial Fair Play (FFP) based on squad costs.
The clubs met in London on Friday to vote on three possible methods of replacing Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) got 14 votes in favour and six against, which is the minimum number that is required to exact a rule change.
Overall squad costs from next season will have to be limited to 85% of a club's revenue, although teams competing in Europe will have to adhere to Uefa's maximum of 70%.
Squad costs comprise player and manager wages, transfer fees and agents' fees.
Rules around sustainability, which set out a club's financial spending plans over the medium and long term, were passed unanimously.
Tasnim Chowdhury
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Premier League has announced the start and end dates for the 2026-27 season.
The first round of fixtures will take place across the weekend of 22 August 2026 - a week later than previous seasons.
The later start allows rest time for players - 89 clear days from the end of this season, and 33 days from the 2026 World Cup final.
The Premier League said the delay was a "priority" for player welfare in an "increasingly congested global football calendar".
The final matches of the season will be played on Sunday, 30 May 2027, with all fixtures kicking off simultaneously as usual.
The season will end a week before the 2027 Champions League final, which will be on Saturday, 5 June.
There will be 33 weekend and five midweek fixtures - the same as the current season.
For the festive period, the Premier League have said no two match rounds will take place within 60 hours.
It has not been confirmed if there will be any fixtures on 24 December 2026.
However, as Boxing Day falls on a Saturday, the Premier League has said there will be more matches scheduled than this season, when there is only one.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Premier League returns on Saturday as Nottingham Forest travel to Liverpool in hope of another shock victory at Anfield like last season.
But there is no doubt it will be more challenging after Sean Dyche went in to Thursday's news conference with a hand-written injury list - an indication into just how many absentees Forest still have.
"It doesn't sound like any of them except Callum Hudson-Odoi are particularly close to a return," said Colin Fray on BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast. "One or two are back on the grass but most of them are still working with the medical team.
"It looks like these injuries will drag on and Dyche is loathed to put any time scales on any of them.
"It is a bit of worry for Dyche that he has got fewer bodies to choose from, especially now the international break is out of the way because there was hope two or three might be back by now.
"It is a hectic period coming up as they play midweek for the next three weeks as well as at the weekends, so there is no rest-bite in the fixture list from now on.
"It was not really positive news."
Travelling to the reigning champions with a depleted squad does not sound like an easy feat but Forest fans can take some hope from the fact Liverpool went into the international break in poor league form.
"It is a fascinating time to go and play them," added Fray. "It is hard to work out why it has gone wrong for them having spent a lot of money in the summer to strengthen a title winning team but it just has.
"Yet when they can't put a run together in the Premier League they can beat Real and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League at Anfield!
"If Alexander Isak is fit and plays then he will no doubt score because he always does against Forest and if we are to get anything from the game then we have to be as good as we were last season.
"Forest have got to do their best to make sure it is not on this day that Liverpool recover from their slump."
Manchester United are eyeing Elliot Anderson, 23, but face competition from Liverpool and Newcastle for the £100m-rated England and Nottingham Forest midfielder. (Times - subscription required, external)
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David Jackson and Colin Fray look ahead to Saturday's trip to face Liverpool at Anfield.
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Pat Nevin
Former footballer and presenter
Image source, Getty ImagesOne of potentially the biggest moments in English football is coming on Friday, but precious few people understand how important it could be or even know about it.
The Premier League is considering 'anchoring' wages, which would cap the amount any club could spend on their squad at five times the smallest central Premier League broadcasting and prize money payout.
It is a complex argument. The league and some clubs are considering it because they want to ensure wage inflation does not continue to rise endangering their long-term financial security. From the other side - the players and their union, the PFA - this unnaturally limits the amount they can earn in what has until now been a free and open market.
Any changes to that position foisted upon the players without their prior consultation and agreement will not go down well. Remember, the players are the people that the paying public, the TV companies and the advertisers want to see, not a bunch of chairmen, executives and directors arguing over accounts, dividends and profit margins.
The game has increased the number of games played per season without consulting those who are physically doing it. No studies on how that will affect their health in the short and long term were considered, and so the PFA in England looks like it is finally ready to take a strong stand for its members.
Strike ballots are not unknown, I should know, as chairman of the PFA my name was on the bottom of every ballot paper when we last considered strike action over changes in working conditions. The modern owners may have forgotten, but we had 99% backing from our members.
Owners may think of footballers as ultra wealthy, mercenary, thickos who can easily be controlled - well they thought that last time and they lost.
It is time for serious and meaningful negotiation between equals and not a master and serf attitude from one side towards the other.
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Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist
Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Liverpool at Anfield (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is "making good progress" and is "in consideration" for the squad on Saturday. Meanwhile, forward Chris Wood is being rescanned but it is "good news so far", and Douglas Luiz is making progress so it will be "a matter of time but not instant".
Dyche added that Wood's knee injury is "nothing too serious" and this is just a "settling period" for it.
Dilane Bakwa, Ola Aina and Oleksandr Zinchenko are "making progress" but are still with the sports science and physios side of their recovery.
The Forest boss said they will not know the impact of the win over Leeds United and subsequent international break "until the whistle blows", but "a break was needed" to give themselves more time with the players and for those injured to miss fewer games.
He added: "We're building a feeling among the group that we think is positive. There were good signs after the Leeds game of that feeling, not just with a performance and result, but also the connection that you get after the game and that good feeling in the camp and around the club."
On what midfielder Elliott Anderson's ceiling is: "He is a good player. He's got everything in front of him and I've spoke to him about what I call the nuts and bolts of his performances, but not at any length - less is more, I think, for him. He's naturally going about his business the right way, he's learning the game as he goes, so input is over coaching someone and you've got to be careful with that."
Asked whether they can take confidence from winning at Anfield last season and good results he has had with previous sides, Dyche responded: "You want a team and yourself to be confident wherever you go. You can't guarantee these things but I think we've got a team that can compete. That's a big thing. We want to be competitive in every game. We're beginning to build that mentality."
Dyche said the club "has shown they're willing to invest when they need to" as the winter transfer window approaches, adding: "But it's a constant thing, looking at players' availability, the shifting sands of football. Who is moving where? Who is doing what? That's football, not just Nottingham Forest. Sometimes you sit tight because that is what the market says you can't [do]."
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Chris Collinson
BBC Sport statistician
One of the biggest stories of the Premier League season so far is the decline of goals scored in open play and how teams have been scoring more from set-pieces instead.
When we compare how goals have been scored to the first 11 games last season, there have been 39 fewer scored in open play and 26 more from team set-pieces and penalties, giving us 13 fewer overall.
If we look at the bigger picture and the number of shots teams are taking, there have been an incredible 370 fewer in open play than at this stage last time out.
So which teams are most responsible for this change in how goals are scored this season?
The above graph compares how teams have gone up or down in numbers of set-piece and goals from open play compared with the same stage last season.
In terms of goals scored from open play, Wolves have seen by far the biggest decline, scoring just four in 11 games and that is 10 fewer than at this stage last season.
Outside of Wolves, the Premier League's decline in open play goals is very much a London thing, with five of the capital's seven sides scoring at least five goals fewer from open play than last season.
In fairness, that is largely down to them scoring lots of goals at the start of last season rather than them really struggling to score in open play this campaign.
Meanwhile Manchester City have seen the biggest increase, with all but one of their 23 goals scored this season coming in open play.
When it comes to goals scored from set-pieces (excluding penalties), Arsenal and Chelsea have seen the biggest increase, with both sides replacing the five fewer goals that they have scored in open play with the same number from dead-ball situation.
Manchester United have scored twice as many goals from set-pieces as they did in the 11 games before Ruben Amorim took charge last season.
On the flipside, Manchester City do not seem to have got the memo about scoring more from set-pieces because they've scored three fewer than last season, as have Nottingham Forest, although that might be down to the change in style they have tried to implement.
Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Africa Cup of Nations kicks off earlier than usual this year, with up to 17 Premier League clubs set to be affected by players jetting off to host country Morocco.
The tournament runs from 21 December until 18 January.
There has been no official announcement about which date clubs will have to release their players by - and it could vary depending on agreements.
Players could miss up to six, or in some cases seven, Premier League matches - plus FA Cup and Carabao Cup games - if they reach the final.
The group stages end on 31 December, so quickly eliminated players may only miss half that amount.
Arsenal, Chelsea and Leeds do not have any players due to play in the 2025 Afcon - with Sunderland and Wolves losing the most players.
Aston Villa - 1
Bournemouth - 1
Brentford - 2
Brighton - 1
Burnley - 3
Crystal Palace - 1 to 4
Everton - 2 to 3
Fulham - 3
Liverpool - 1
Manchester City - 2
Manchester United - 3
Newcastle United - 0 to 1
Nottingham Forest - 1 to 4
Sunderland - 7
Tottenham - 1 to 2
West Ham United - 2
Wolves - 5
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Colin Fray
BBC Radio Nottingham reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesNobody expected the start to the season Nottingham Forest have gone through.
Three managers before the November international break is clearly not where the club wanted or expected to be.
Yet over the past few weeks, the appointment of Sean Dyche and backroom staff steeped in Forest history has steadied things.
It has brought a return to the traits and feelings that served the club well over the previous four years or so: togetherness, determination and belief.
On the pitch, there has been a return to other familiar things.
Firstly, clean sheets: two in the Europa League, though a Premier League blank remains elusive. Secondly, and most importantly, wins: a crucial one in Europe and one against Leeds for their first in the Premier League since the opening day.
Goals are starting to become more abundant and smiles are back on faces around the City Ground too, despite still being in a very perilous position and having a seven-man injury list for Leeds' visit.
The Reds' current absentees include striker Chris Wood, winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, right-back Ola Aina and midfielder Douglas Luiz.
But there is a belief that things are looking up under Dyche and there is also hope the international break will have helped some of those injured players recover.
There is also confidence that performances and therefore league position - both domestic and in Europe - will improve.
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Pat Riddell
Fan writer
Which player is flying?: Elliot Anderson is the player who's really excelling at the moment. It does not need much explanation — his statistics are the best in the Premier League, he's slotted into the England side without any trouble whatsoever and almost every single game for Forest shows off something we have not seen from him yet.
Which player is floundering?: There are several new signings that have not quite found their way yet, although I suspect James McAtee is the one who has really struggled to make an impact. As ever, patience is required and we might not see the best of the likes of McAtee, Arnaud Kalimuendo and Dilane Bakwa until next season. The talent is evidently there - sometimes it just takes time.
Tactically I think... we are still playing catch-up. The plan after last season was to play with greater possession and be less dependent on counter-attacking. The swing to Ange Postecoglou was very clearly too far but Sean Dyche still has some tinkering to be done after he has dealt with the basics.
I want my manager to give me more... goals. It's early days to be demanding too much of Dyche as he's got a lot on his plate, although after he's got us organised at set pieces we really need to start scoring more. Three against Leeds United changed the mood so hopefully we will be less dependent on Chris Wood this season.
Our fans seem obsessed with... Crystal Palace. You could probably argue it the other way though as the anger is mostly from south London, but our fans have had a very strange relationship with Crystal Palace since they did their own damage to themselves and we simply asked Uefa a question.
But they should be thinking about... the Europa League. That is what the antagonism was over and it is really where we need to be concentrating - after the league, of course. The squad is big enough to cope with the demands. It is just about getting everyone up to speed so we are not so dependent on our first XI for the Thursday-Sunday-Thursday-Sunday games.
My expectations for the season were... equalling or bettering last season. Finishing in the top six was always going to be tough but aside from losing Anthony Elanga, we strengthened the squad. Now, however, we will be delighted with a top-10 finish - and even that is still a long way off.
Score for the season so far: Three. It can improve dramatically but it has been a tough few months.
One sentence on how you're feeling right now: Vaguely optimistic that we can turn things around. We might still be in the bottom three but a few wins and other results going our way will dramatically affect the table.
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Over the past week, we have been asking you to send in the best Premier League XI your club could have put together.
We know football existed before 1992 but as a Leeds United fan asked our experts on the club to name theirs - using the Ask Me Anything form on the Whites - we stuck with their parameters.
Here's the effort of BBC Sport's Forest fan writer Pat Riddell.
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Nottingham Forest will not consider selling England midfielder Elliot Anderson in the forthcoming transfer window and value the 23-year-old in excess of £100m amid strong interest from Manchester United and his former club Newcastle. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
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We have, roughly, run the numbers and here is the XI your submissions have produced.
Three fifths of Nottingham Forest's watertight defence from last season has been joined by club legend Stuart Pearce and penalty-saving expert Mark Crossley in a backline that should prove tough to breach.
In midfield, do not expect Morgan Gibbs-White to play rigidly on the left, but he needed fitting in alongside a combative and destructive pairing of Roy Keane and Elliot Anderson.
Up front, Stan Collymore was a shoo-in but finding a partner proved tricky. Chris Wood's heroics in 2024-25 no doubt helped sway the vote.
Maybe get Brian Clough in charge of this bunch - or Nuno Espirito Santo? - and watch them shoot up the league.
