Liverpool seeks to cling to the top in a duel against the surprise of the Premier League

LONDON.- First against third: the 21st day of the Premier League will measure the solid leader of the competition, the Liverpoolwith the surprise of the season, a Nottingham Forest that no matter what happens will continue, at least a few more days, on the podium.

Accustomed in recent years to fighting for permanence in the Premier League, after spending more than two decades in the Championship, the historic ‘Forest’ is surprising everyone this season, occupying third place, tied with Arsenal, already after the midway point of the championship.

Peculiar club – it is the only one that has more European Cups (2, in 1979 and 1980) than national championships (1 in 1978) – fights for the Top 4 of the Premier without the figures or the brilliant signings of the greats of football English.

Led by Portuguese coach Nuno Espirito Santo, the ‘Forest’ has this season with 12 wins and only 4 losses in 20 games played.

Currently, the Nottingham club has six consecutive victories and has not conceded a goal since mid-December.

Only defeat for the ‘Reds’

“If Nottingham is up there with us, Arsenal, Chelsea and City, it is because they are competing and deserve to be treated according to their results and their way of playing,” Liverpool coach, the Dutchman Arne Slot, highlighted in the preview.

“They are doing incredible things and Nuno is doing a fantastic job,” added the coach about the only team that has beaten the ‘Reds’ this season.

Perhaps the ‘Forest’ does not have the names of other teams, but its success is also explained thanks to the 100 million euros invested in the last market.

At the City Ground in Nottingham, central England, the ‘Forest’ will have the support on Tuesday not only of its fans, but also of almost all of English football, as Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle and City expect a stumble from the ‘Reds’ to get closer to the lead.