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Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool: Kick-off time, how to watch

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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.

- Premier League table

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:

Nottingham: 6-match winning streak in Premier League, the longest streak in the league this season (Newcastle is second with 5-match streak that is also active)

Nottingham: Looking to qualify for European competition for the first time since playing the UEFA Cup in 1995-96; currently third in the table. Team is +300 to finish in top 4.

Chris Wood (NFO): Leads team with 15 goals in Premier League (closest player on the team has 4); at +6600 to finish top goalscorer in Premier League, +220 anytime goalscorer for this game, all according to ESPN BET.

Liverpool: Only loss in Premier League this season was to Nottingham Forest; three other losses in matchup history in PL were away from home, all by 1-0 score (7-4-4 overall PL record vs NFO) PL Database

Stats provided by ESPN Global Research.

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