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Nottingham Forest v Liverpool team news and a funky stat.
Nottingham Forest will be without Scott McKenna for their FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool. The defender limped off with a hamstring problem late in Wednesday’s victory over QPR and is expected to be sidelined for a month.
The news comes as a blow to Forest, who had already lost fellow defenders Steve Cook and Max Lowe. They will both miss at least a month with injuries picked up in the previous game against Reading last weekend.
Influential Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is out for a number of weeks with a hamstring injury.
Forward Mohamed Salah is still nursing a bruised foot which caused him some discomfort after coming off the bench in the midweek win over Arsenal and may be rested.
Goalkeeper Alisson Becker will start, having previously shared duties with Caoimhin Kelleher. (PA Media)
- Liverpool are winless in their last 12 away games against Nottingham Forest in all competitions (D7 L5), since a 2-0 victory in October 1984. It’s the Reds’ longest current winless away run against an opponent, while they last had a longer run against a side vs Arsenal (14 between 2000 and 2011).
