"A section of away fans who made the trip to northern Portugal made their feelings plain to Sean Dyche, jeering their players on several occasions and on another singing: Sideways and backwards, everywhere we go. Kick-off at this striking stadium felt a landmark achievement in itself given the biblical rainstorms in the hours before the game, with some of the 2,100 away supporters beginning to fret the main event of their final league-phase trip may not actually take place."
"Igor Jesus did not travel to Portugal with his teammates after picking up a knock in training, leaving Forest without an orthodox striker after allowing Arnaud Kalimuendo to depart on loan for Eintracht Frankfurt, while Chris Wood is sidelined after knee surgery and Taiwo Awoniyi ineligible. Forest are pushing through a move for the Napoli forward Lorenzo Lucca, who flew into England on Thursday to finalise a loan switch."
Nottingham Forest lost 1-0 at Braga after a chain of errors culminated in captain Ryan Yates scoring an own goal that decided the match. The team produced a stale performance with a lack of cutting edge, particularly up front after several attacking absences. Igor Jesus missed the trip with a knock, Arnaud Kalimuendo is on loan, Chris Wood is sidelined with knee surgery and Taiwo Awoniyi was ineligible. Forest made seven changes from the Arsenal draw and relied on Dan Ndoye as a makeshift striker on a heavy pitch. Large numbers of travelling supporters included many without tickets, and some voiced frustration during the game.
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