42 min: Morgan Gibbs-White is booked for angrily demanding that Chris Kavanagh show Dominik Szoboszlai a yellow card after he’d fouled the Forest midfielder.

40 min: A low Alexis Mac Allister drive from distance takes a deflection off Forest skipper Ryan Yates on its way out for a corner. Murillo clears when the inswinger comes into the Forest penalty area.

39 min: Having let the game flow until now, Chris Kavanagh’s patience with players taking liberties starts wearing a bit thin and he awards a series of free-kicks for various shoves and other niggly fouls.

35 min: Back in his own penalty area, Szoboszlai is in the right place to head clear a long throw from Ola Aina. Liverpool break upfield, where Murillo sticks out a foot to prevent Luis Diaz playing Gakpo in behind the Forest defence. That’s a crucial interception.

33 min: Szoboszlai tries to dink the ball towards Gakpo at the far post but overhits his pass and sends the ball sailing wide before waving apologetically towards his Dutch teammate.

30 min: Murillo puts the ball out of play for a Liverpool throw-in deep in Forest territory after Mo Salah had got the better of Neco WIlliams in a one-on-one out by the right touchline. Nothing comes of it.

28 min: A Gakpo cross into the Forest penalty area is met by the head of Dominik Szoboszlai. Jumping alongside him, Neco Williams blocks the Liverpool midfielder’s effort with his own head.

27 min: Neco Williams clears a Cody Gakpo cross into the Forest penalty area with a thumping header. Less than half an hour into this game and this Forest defence currently look well able to deal with anything Liverpool can throw at them.

26 min: The home crowd cheer loudly as a crossfield ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold aimed in the direction of Cody Gakpo sails out of play for a throw-in.

25 min: Salah cuts inside from the right, getting the better of Neco Williams as he does so. His clipped cross to the far post is met by Gakpo, who can’t steer his header on target.

24 min: Luis Diaz is the latest Liverpool player to try a shot from distance and in the process becomes the latest to slice his effort wide.

22 min: Andy Robertson curls a cross into the Forest penalty area from the left. The ball bounces in front of Murillo, who puts it out for a corner. Robertson’s subsequent set-piece delivery is headed away by Milenkovic.

20 min: Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels plucks an aimless Mo Salah cross from the right from the sky and sends Forest on their way upfield again. An attempted Virgil van Dijk clearance ricochets off the shins of Elliott Anderson and fizzes across the edge of the Liverpool six-yard box but Andy Robertson is on hand to clear.

19 min: Ola Aina clips a ball from deep towards the byline for Anthony Elanga to chase but there’s a mite too much welly on his ambitious delivery. The ball bounces out of play for a Liverpool goal-kick.

17 min: Mo Salah is penalised for fouling Neco Williams as he tries to control a crossfield pass from the left out by the touchline.

15 min: Liverpool advance with Mac Allister on the ball on the edge of the final third and Forest happy to leave him there to figure out a way through their extremely well marshalled defence. On this occasion, he draws a blank.

13 min: Callum Hudson-Odoi advances up the left flank for Forest, shrugging off the challenge of Trent Alexander-Arnold as he does so. Forest switch play to the other side of the pitch, the ball wends its way back to Hudson-Odoi and his weak shot is easily held by Alisson.

10 min: With Forest tails up after scoring against the run of early play, Murillo tries a shot from distance with the outside of his left boot that looks to be on target but veers visiously wide as it fizzes towards Alisson’s goal.

GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool (Wood 9)

8 min: Another Liverpool potshot from distance. This time it’s Gravenberch who sends the ball high and wide.

8 min: Luis Diaz plays the ball wide to Salah, who cuts inside and sends a cross into the Forest penalty area. His low delivery is hacked clear by Nikola Milenkovic.

6 min: Liverpool get forward again and Alexis Mac Allister curls a cross into the Forest penalty area. It’s headed clear by Murillo.

4 min: Now Gakpo tries his luck after cutting inside from the left and getting the ball on to his right foot. His effort sails high and well wide.

3 min: Alexis Mac Allister tries a low shot from distance after linking up with Cody Gakpo down the left flank. His effort is blocked on the edge of the Forest penalty area.

2 min: Ola Aina concedes an early throw-in near the halfway line and Liverpool get the ball back to Virgil van Dijk, who surveys the scene in front of him before playing it forward.

Nottingham Forest v Liverpool is go ...

Not long now: As Insomnia by Faithless blasts out over the Tannoy, the players of both sides assemble in the City Ground tunnel and are led out by referee Chris Kavanagh and his team of match officials. Kick-off is just a few minutes away. Good luck to anyone trying to catch a few Zs by the banks of the Trent in the next couple of hours.

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Tonight’s match officials

• Referee: Chris Kavanagh

• Assistants: Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring

• Fourth official: John Busby

• VAR: John Brooks

• Assistant VAR: Derek Eaton

Those teams: Curtis Jones drops to the bench and is replced by Dominik Szoboszlai in the only change to the Liverpool side that started against Manchester United last time out in the Premier League.

Forest also make one change from their most recent league game, a 3-0 win away at Wolves. Nicolas Dominguez starts on the bench, making way for Ryan Yates.

Nottingham Forest v Liverpool line-ups

Early team news

Liverpool are without striker Darwin Nunez, who must sit this game out through suspension after picking up his fifth booking of the season in his side’s most recent league match against Manchester United. Defender Joe Gomez also misses out with a hamstring injury.

Danilo could start for Nottingham Forest tonight after making his return from an ankle injury off the bench against Luton in the FA Cup on Saturday. Ivorian defensive midfielder Ibrahim Sangare misses out with a hamstring injury. Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Miguel is likely to return to the Forest bench despite his impressive showing against Luton, with first choice goalkeeper Matz Sels likely to return between the sticks.

Premier League: Nottingham Forest v Liverpool