Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Prediction: Murillo the main man again

Vitor Pereira made a winning start to life as Nottingham Forest head coach on Thursday, inspiring a 3-0 away victory at Fenerbahce in the first leg of their Uefa Europa League knockout phase play-off tie. On Sunday (14:00 GMT, Sky Sports Main Event), Pereira takes charge of his first Premier League as Forest boss, with Uefa Champions League-chasing Liverpool providing the opposition at the City Ground.

Below are my Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

John Victor, Willy Boly, Chris Wood (all knee) and Matz Sels (groin) miss out for Nottingham Forest, while Nicolo Savona (knee) is a doubt.

Football Odds

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has several injured players of his own, with Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni (both knee), Jeremi Frimpong, Wataru Endo (both unspecified) and Alexander Isak (leg) all sidelined.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Odds

Nottingham Forest, who beat the Reds 3-0 at Anfield in November under Pereira's predecessor Sean Dyche, are 3/1 underdogs on Sunday, implying a 25% probability of success, while Liverpool are 5/6 favourites (54.5%), with the draw offered at 3/1.

Player to Have 2 or More Shots - Murillo (NFO) @ 7/1

Murillo got the Pereira era at Forest off to a perfect start in Istanbul, opening the scoring in the 21st minute with an effort from outside the box.

The 23-year-old doubled his tally for the season, with his only previous goal in 2025/26 coming against Sunday's opponents, Liverpool, at Anfield in November.

He took three shots in that game, scoring with his left foot inside the penalty area and trying his luck twice from distance, forcing a save from Alisson Becker with one.

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The Brazilian defender shot twice in last season's corresponding fixture, a 1-1 draw in January 2025, so he's shown that he's not afraid to unsettle the Reds.

At 7/1, he's a great price to record a couple of efforts on Sunday.

Bet Builder - Elliot Anderson (NFO) 3+ Tackles & Ryan Gravenberch (LIV) 2+ Tackles @ 23/10

Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, who registered four tackles in November's reverse fixture, is averaging 2.8 tackles per game in this season's Premier League.

The 23-year-old has recorded at least four tackles in all three league appearances this month, and he'll be expected to produce another industrious performance on Sunday.

Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, meanwhile, is averaging 1.8 tackles per game in the top flight this term, and against Forest earlier in the campaign, he made two tackles, something he has managed - as a minimum - in five of his last six Premier League appearances, too.