Who: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest
What: English Premier League
Where: Anfield, Liverpool, United Kingdom
When: Saturday, August 29, at 12:30pm (11:30 GMT)
How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the buildup from 08:30 GMT ahead of our live text commentary streamBoth sides are looking for their first wins of the season, as Liverpool host Forest at Anfield.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Barcelona scraps Spain World Cup tribute amid fans’ Catalan flag supportlist 2 of 4Raphinha scores again as Barcelona ease past Athletic Club in La Ligalist 3 of 4Nigeria’s football federation chief resigns amid corruption allegationslist 4 of 4Tottenham sign Man City’s Egypt forward Omar Marmoush on season-long loanend of listLiverpool struggled in their first competitive game under new boss Andoni Iraola, although they battled to come back from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw away at Newcastle.The Reds are still hoping to bolster their rather threadbare squad and are reportedly closing in on a deal to sign French forward Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.Meanwhile, Forest have lost their first two games of the season as they begin a new era under coach Oliver Glasner.Forest lost both games at home to Leeds – the first a 1-0 defeat in their opening league game last weekend, the second a 2-0 midweek loss in the League Cup.So both teams will be very eager to find their form at Anfield and get back to winning ways.Iraola hoping for ‘good news soon’ in transfer marketLiverpool’s new boss said on Thursday it is no secret the club are in the hunt for more wingers after reports that the Reds are edging closer to a deal for Barcola.Liverpool have also been credited with an interest in Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh and Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr as potential recruits to fill the void left by Mohamed Salah’s departure.“We cannot talk about players that right now are not ours, but it is evident that we are trying to improve or try to fill that position because we don’t have the numbers,” Iraola told a pre-match news conference ahead of his home debut against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.“I hope we have good news soon but we are still not there.”The arrival of French international Barcola could lead to Cody Gakpo’s exit from Anfield.The Dutchman, who scored in Iraola’s first match in charge in a 2-2 draw at Newcastle last weekend, is reportedly a target for Manchester City and Tottenham.“When the market is open, you cannot guarantee anything with anyone. You never know who’s going to arrive,” Iraola added when asked about Gakpo’s future.“I would like to know how the market finishes but I don’t know what will happen with any of our players. I cannot guarantee anything.”Iraola expresses his frustration to a match official during the draw at Newcastle on Sunday [Molly Darlington/Getty Images]‘I’m no magician’: Glasner already feeling the heatThe Austrian expressed frustration with the recruitment situation at his new club after their second defeat to Leeds, saying that Forest had “ignored reality” after losing at home to Leeds for the second time in a matter of days.“The fact is that this team had a relegation battle for nine months. Very turbulent season and it ended with a huge effort to stay in the league, and this is our starting point,” he said.“It’s really very important not to blame anybody because sometimes I tell them facts and they say, ‘Oh, Glasner is complaining’.“No, no, no. But [our] best midfielder [Elliot Anderson] leaves the club and now we expect we compete for European places because Oliver Glasner is in. Sorry, this is what I can’t deliver within six weeks.“I’m no magician, no messiah, just hard work. That is what we have to do.”Glasner should at least be pleased that Forest broke the club’s transfer record on Thursday to sign the talented, but out-of-favour young striker Liam Delap from Chelsea for a reported 45 million pounds ($61m).Glasner during the League Cup defeat to Leeds United at the City Ground [David Rogers/Getty Images]PredictionThe Opta supercomputer has made Liverpool the favourites, with a win probability of 61.1 percent. Forest were given a 18.2 percent chance of winning, while a draw was estimated at a 20.7 percent likelihood.Head-to-headThey have faced each other 124 times; Liverpool winning 61, Forest 33 and 30 draws.Last five encounters:
