Nottingham Forest lineup vs. Liverpool: Predicted XI for Premier League clash as Chris Wood status confirmed

Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche will not be able to call upon key striker Chris Wood for Saturday's Premier League scrap with Liverpool at Anfield.

The New Zealander missed his side's 3-1 victory over Leeds United before the international break with a knee injury, which also ruled him out of his country's matches this month.

Dyche confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Wood is unavailable for the clash with the champions, as are Ola Aina, Dilane Bakwa, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Douglas Luiz, Angus Gunn and Taiwo Awoniyi, the latter of whom is a new absentee.

In brighter news, Callum Hudson-Odoi might exit the infirmary in time for the Anfield visit, but Omari Hutchinson is better-placed to come into the forward line after directly contributing to two goals off the bench vs. Leeds.

No Wood and no Awoniyi means that Igor Jesus and Arnaud Kalimuendo will vie to spearhead the attacking charge, and the former should be given the nod here.

Ibrahim Sangare's goal last time out should be enough for the Ivorian to hold his place alongside the £100m-rated Elliot Anderson, as Douglas Luiz is still missing with a thigh problem.

Full-back Ola Aina remains sidelined for the long-term too, so Nicolo Savona and another ex-Red in Neco Williams should join Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic and Matz Sels in the visitors' rearguard once more.

Nottingham Forest possible starting lineup:

Sels; Savona, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hutchinson; Jesus

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