Half way up the Premier League table has a retro feel about it.
Liverpool’s winning machine continues to grow under Arne Slott, but it is their closest current challengers who have sprung the real surprises.
With 19 games played, Nottingham Forest are second and in contention with the Reds, as they locked horns for silverware in the late 1970s and throughout the 80s.
Forest beat Everton 2-0. “We’re going to win the league” as they left Goodison Park with their fans back in the Midlands on Sunday.
To ‘Leicester City’ and claim the trophy could be a tall order, especially as it would require a significant elimination from Liverpool.
But, for now, they’re drinking in every moment.
“We are enjoying it,” said boss Nuno Espirito Santo of their league position. “We’re having fun especially because our fans are having fun.
“This is what we have to do together, let’s enjoy the journey, compete in every match, nothing changes, we have to understand that we have not achieved anything.”
Here, BBC Sport looks at five reasons why Forest have the potential to finish in the top four.