PreviewPre-match stats: Liverpool v Forest, Anfield runs, 12.30pm records and Kerkez's milestone

Saturday's 12.30pm BST kick-off is the Reds' first home game of the new season and they have not lost their opening league match of a campaign at Anfield since a 2-1 defeat by Chelsea in 2003.

Since then, Liverpool have won 17 and drawn five of 22 such fixtures.

Furthermore, the Reds have won their first home game in 12 of the last 13 Premier League campaigns, drawing the other 1-1 with Crystal Palace in 2022-23.

Find out more pre-match facts and figures, courtesy of Opta and LFC statistician Ged Rea, below.

Milos Kerkez could play his 50th game for Liverpool in all competitions.

Liverpool have lost their last two home league games against Forest, more than they had in their last 30 (won 24, drew five, lost one). They have never lost three in a row against them at Anfield.

The Reds have not lost a Premier League match at Anfield in the month of August since 2015 (a 3-0 defeat by West Ham United), going unbeaten in 15 since then (won 13, drew two).

Forest have won their opening away game in just one of the last eight league seasons (drew three, lost four), with that victory coming at Southampton in 2024-25. They did, though, win three of their final four top-flight fixtures on the road last season.

Forest have scored in each of their last 10 Premier League away games – the longest ongoing run in the division – including 15 goals across their last five games on the road.

Since the start of 2023-24, Liverpool have not lost any of their 10 Premier League games kicking off at 12.30pm on a Saturday (won seven, drew three), while at Anfield, they are unbeaten in 13 at this kick-off time (won eight, drew five) since a 3-2 loss to Swansea City in January 2017.

Forest lost all four of their Premier League games kicking off at 12.30pm on a Saturday last season.

Dominik Szoboszlai has had a hand in 11 goals across his last 16 Premier League appearances (five goals, six assists).

Cody Gakpo had nine shot involvements against Newcastle United last time out (six shots, three chances), the most of any player on matchday one in this season's Premier League, while the Dutchman has only had more in one league game for Liverpool (eight shots, two chances created v West Ham in April 2024).

Rio Ngumoha celebrates his 18th birthday on the day of the game. The last Red to score on his birthday was Sadio Mane on his 30th away at Manchester City in April 2022.

Alexander Isak has six goals and one assist against Forest in five Premier League appearances.

The teams have met once before on August 29, with Liverpool winning 4-1 at Anfield in a Centenary Trophy quarter-final.

Oliver Glasner will be Forest's fourth different boss in the last four visits to Anfield and has faced Liverpool seven times in all competitions, winning four.

Neco Williams played 33 times for the Reds between 2019 and 2022. He scored for Forest in L4 in their 3-2 defeat back in April 2023.