"It was hard to see how Thursday night could have gone much worse for Nottingham Forest. As they fell to a dour defeat in Braga, they completed the unholy trinity of scoring an own goal, missing a penalty and receiving a red card. Having begun the evening with hopes of pushing on for a top-eight finish in the Europa League - and securing automatic qualification for the last 16 - Sean Dyche's side head home with those hopes all-but dashed."
"But the midfielder's effort was saved - and 55 seconds later, Braga were in front through a Ryan Yates own goal. "One minute of madness in a game that we never looked in trouble," Dyche told TNT Sports. "We miss a penalty - that can happen. The reaction in the next minute or so... we lose the game to a poor goal. "They get a lift and the crowd go mad, we knock off a bit, and an unfortunate situation for Yatesy. Very frustrated."
Nottingham Forest surrendered a Europa League match at Braga after conceding an own goal, missing a penalty and receiving a red card. Morgan Gibbs-White had a 53rd-minute penalty saved and 55 seconds later a Ryan Yates own goal put Braga ahead. Travelling supporters booed the team at both half-time and full-time in response to a poor performance. Braga managed the win without registering a shot on target, becoming only the second team in Europa League history to do so. Sean Dyche made seven changes from the recent Premier League draw with Arsenal, and the result leaves Forest facing an uncertain route to the last 16.
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