Liverpool-Nottingham Forest lineups, starting 11s, team news: Mohamed Salah fitness latest

Dom Farrell

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Liverpool fans have been introduced to a host of new heroes over a dizzying few days as the Jurgen Klopp era twists and turns towards its conclusion.

Academy products such as Conor Bradley, James McConnell and Bobby Clark all played their part as the depleted Reds beat Chelsea 1-0 in extra time last weekend to lift the Carabao Cup.

Then, in midweek, Lewis Koumas opened the scoring and Jayden Danns came off the bench for a game-sealing brace as Southampton were beaten 3-0 in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Obviously, such a situation is not sustainable in the white heat of a Premier League title race, especially against a Nottingham Forest side scrapping for their lives at the wrong end of the table.

So what's the fitness latest on some of Liverpool's main men such as Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai?

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Liverpool-Nottingham Forest lineups, starting 11s, team news

Nuno Espirito Santo is still without four players through injury with Ola Ainaband Willy Boly among those absent for the home side following their Africa Cup of Nations returns.

Ibrahim Sangare returns to the bench, while Divock Origi starts up front against his former club.

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1, right to left): Sels (GK) — Williams, Omobamidele, Murillo, Toffolo — Yates, Dominguez — Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi — Origi.

Nottingham Forest subs (9): Turner (GK), Sangare, Kouyate, Awoniyi, Felipe, Niakhate, Danilo, Ribeiro, Gardner.

  • Injured: Aina, Wood, Tavares, Boly
  • Suspended: None.

Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai returned to training with Liverpool on Thursday and are back on the bench alongside Wataru Endo. Klopp's defence is bolstered by Andy Robertson, who is back following a bout of illness.

However, key men Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson remain on the sidelines

Liverpool (4-2-3-1 right to left): Kelleher (GK) — Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson — Mac Allister, Gomez, Clark — Elliott, Gakpo, Diaz.

Liverpool subs (9): Adrian (GK), Endo, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Tsimikas, McConnell, Koumas, Danns, Quansah.

  • Injured: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Salah, Jota, Matip, Bajcetic, Jones, Gravenberch, Thiago
  • Suspended: None.

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.