Nottingham Forest's incredible start to the Premier League is stirring memories of the glory days under Brian Clough and if they can pull off a dream double over Liverpool it would leave them just three points behind the leaders.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side started the season as fourth favourites in the odds for Premier League relegation but a shock 1-0 win at Anfield in September was a statement of intent.
Forest have gone from strength to strength in the last few months and could hardly be in better form for this acid test of their credentials, racking up six successive Premier League wins.
An FA Cup success over Luton Town on Saturday kept the bandwagon rolling but Santo's side now need to take on a side who have arguably been the best in Europe this season.
Wednesday's loss to Spurs in the EFL Cup was just the second Arne Slot has suffered since taking the reins from Jurgen Klopp and the Reds are odds-on favourites for the Premier League title.
Slot rested his big hitters for the FA Cup win over Accrington on Saturday, with two bets landing for me, and the Liverpool boss will now be looking to take another big step towards glory in his first season at the helm.
How the bookies view it: Forest fairytale to finish
Even though Nottingham Forest have home advantage and seven successive wins behind them, BoyleSports make them 10/3 outsiders here. Liverpool are the 7/10 hot favourites and the draw pays 14/5.
Recent head to head: Nott a foregone conclusion
These sides have only faced off six times in the new millennium and Nottingham Forest have been a tough nut to crack, winning two of those games. Liverpool have won the other four but three of those victories came by a one-goal margin.
Players to watch: Mo with the flow
Mo Salah can be relied on to step up in the big games for Liverpool and the Egyptian should be fresh after sitting out the cup tie with Accrington. He's 13/10 for anytime scorer at Bet365 and the odds increase to 4/1 if you back him to open the scoring.
Chris Wood will lead the line again for Nottingham Forest and the Kiwi is in the best form of his career. He's on 18 goals for the season already and is 13/5 at Bet365 to add to that tally.
Probable line-ups
Nottingham Forest have almost a full squad to pick from, with only midfield duo Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare still out.
Liverpool will be missing striker Darwin Nunez due to a suspension. But Dominik Szoboszlai recovered from illness in time to feature at the weekend, leaving Joe Gomez as the only other absentee.
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Hudson-Odoi, Elanga, Wood.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.
Anything else catch the eye?
Santo should stick with the counter-attacking style that has served Nottingham Forest so well so Liverpool will have to show some patience to break down their well-drilled defence.
The half-time draw looks good at 13/10 with BoyleSports while betting against a goal in both halves also appeals at 5/4 with the same firm.
Slot's side could rack up a few corners as they dominate possession and over 7.5 flag kicks for the Reds pays 6/4 at BoyleSports. I also like Liverpool -3.5 in the corner handicap at 7/5.
Liverpool's full-backs could have a tough night up against Forest's flying wingers. That makes Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold decent options for a card once that market is priced up.
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