Liverpool wish to equal a clear sheet file once they host Nottingham Forest on Saturday, with Arne Slot additionally aiming to make historical past.
It’s three wins out of three for Arne Slot, with the Dutchman making a formidable begin to life as Jurgen Klopp‘s successor.
The Reds return to Premier League motion on Saturday afternoon, desiring to proceed the shape that noticed them beat Man United 3-0 at Outdated Trafford.
This weekend, the 45-year-old can grow to be the primary Liverpool supervisor ever to win his opening 4 league matches with out conceding a purpose.
A clear sheet would additionally imply that the Reds would equal their membership file of 4 shutouts in a row in the beginning of a league marketing campaign, additionally achieved in 2005/06.
One other file for Salah to match
Mohamed Salah and information go hand in hand, and he can equal one other this weekend.
The Egyptian might grow to be the primary Liverpool participant in historical past to attain in a supervisor’s first 4 league matches in cost.
Salah may grow to be the primary Reds participant since Daniel Sturridge in 2013 to internet within the opening 4 league fixtures of a single marketing campaign.
In the meantime, his purpose towards Forest at Anfield final season noticed him grow to be solely the third participant in Liverpool’s historical past to attain in every of the membership’s opening 5 residence league matches in a season.
Liverpool on hearth at residence to Forest
Liverpool have received every of the final six residence league encounters with Forest, scoring 20 objectives.
Actually, 19 of these strikes have come within the final 5 conferences, together with final season’s 3-0 win, with Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez and Salah on the scoresheet.
Liverpool have received eight and drawn one in all their final 9 Anfield clashes with Forest, additional highlighting their superiority.
The Midlands outfit final received at Anfield all the way in which again in February 1969, when Barry Lyons scored twice in a 2-0 victory for the guests.
One other 1-0?
All three of Forest’s Premier League victories towards Liverpool have come by a 1-0 scoreline.
All of them got here on the Metropolis Floor, with the primary in August 1992 when Teddy Sheringham scored, adopted by a Steve Stone-inspired win in March 1996.
In October 2022, former Liverpool man Taiwo Awoniyi netted the one purpose of the sport.
The 1-0 scoreline has gone each methods, although. Who might overlook Nunez’s 99th-minute winner final season that sparked wild celebrations in entrance of the away finish?
This season’s scorers up to now
Liverpool: Salah 3, Diaz 3, Jota 1
Nottingham Forest: Wooden 2, Gibbs-White 1
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
