Performance boffins Understat.com say Forest have out-earned their expectations by nearly 10 points, by far the biggest upside in the Prem. Doing better than ‘expected’ IS a defining characteristic of top-six sides but this is off the scale.

Nottingham Forest continue to defy expectations this season and can extend their eight-game unbeaten run when they welcome struggling Southampton to The City Ground. Nuno Espirito Santo's side had won seven on the spin before Tuesday's 1-1 draw with table toppers Liverpool,

Liverpool face Nottingham Forest in a huge Premier League encounter at the City Ground on Tuesday and details of the confirmed lineups will appear here when the