Opta predict Liverpool victory at Forest as Pereira begins Premier League reign

Liverpool travel to the City Ground on Sunday knowing we need points in the Champions League chase, and Opta’s latest prediction suggests Arne Slot’s side are slight favourites, even if the underlying context makes this feel anything but straightforward.

Opta Analyst’s preview, which looked ahead to the weekend’s Premier League fixtures, states that “the probability of Arne Slot’s men winning at the City Ground on Sunday [is] 51%” while Nottingham Forest have been given “a 25.7% chance of...