Liverpool is getting ready for tomorrow’s match against Nottingham Forest. It will do it with numerous injuries, but the opposition is also not in perfect health.
Liverpool’s opponent faces challenges as well, even though it has deal with its own injury situation tomorrow. Five players for Nottingham Forest could be sidelined by injuries.
Due to multiple injuries to key players, Jürgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, has decided to give young academy players an opportunity to play in the starting lineup. In the FA Cup on Wednesday night, Jayden Danns, Jarell Quansah, Lewis Koumas, Bobby Clark, James McConnell, and Trey Nyoni were among the players who participated in the 3-0 victory over Southampton.
Now, all eyes are back on the Premier League, where the Reds take on Forest this Saturday. During his press conference later today, Klopp is probably going to provide an update on the injured players.
Andy Robertson was one of Liverpool’s 14 injured players for the match against Southampton. The other injured players were Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai, Joël Matip, Stefan Bajčetić, Ben Doak, Alisson Becker, Wataru Endō, Darwin Núñez, Diogo Jota, Ryan Gravenberch, and Mohamed Salah.
Prior to the game at the City Ground on Saturday, Forest is also coping with injuries. Prior to the match against Liverpool, manager Nuno Espirito Santo informed the media on the state of his team during a news conference on Thursday, according to the ECHO.
Complete-back Ola Aina sustained a muscular injury during the Africa Cup of Nations while representing Nigeria. He is still healing from it. Since Forest’s game on December 30 against Manchester United, the defender has not appeared on the field. Espirito Santo claims that the player, who has missed six Premier League games, won’t be included in the Liverpool starting lineup because of “more problems” with his recuperation.
Ibrahim Sangaré, an Ivory Coast midfielder, had a knee injury at the Africa Cup of Nations. He is now recovering from the injury. Boxing Day was his last game for Forest, but Espirito Santo thinks he’s “closer” to returning, so things are looking brighter.
Though it’s unclear if that implies he’ll return in time for Liverpool’s game. The midfielder, who was once connected to the Reds, must be ruled out as a potential comeback.
Chris Wood, a striker for Forest, has been recovering from a hamstring injury sustained at the end of January. Despite the fact that he has been sidelined for almost two months, Espirito Santo says he is “getting closer” to returning to the field. Sadly, he omitted saying
Following an injury sustained during Forest’s match against West Ham on February 17, left-back Nuno Tavares has missed the last two games for the club. It appears unlikely that he will recover in time to play Liverpool, especially in light of Espirito Santo’s admission that he is experiencing “more problems” with his recuperation.
And lastly, Willy Boly, a defender, was the third AFCON victim. Nuno Espirito Santo, the manager of Forest, stated that the player’s recuperation is almost complete, but he did not state whether or not he will be fit to play against Liverpool.
Nuno Espirito Santo responded, “I’m not sure,” when asked if any players would be returning for the FA Cup match after losing 1-0 to Manchester United. A few athletes are nearing the end of their recuperation.
“It’s closer with Ibrahim. Chris Wood is likewise nearer. Nuno and Ola, more issues. Boly is nearing the end of his recuperation as well.”
“We need to concentrate on the upcoming game, which is going to be difficult. We’ll need to expend a lot of energy on it. Right now, it’s critical to recuperate well before working and getting ready.”
“The game will be challenging. We never look past the next one, and Liverpool is the next one. We are excited about it.”
