"In Europe, Forest have taken just one point from their opening two matches-a 2-2 draw away to Real Betis and a 3-2 home defeat to FC Midtjylland. They've failed to win any of their last ten matches across all competitions, and their last four home games have all ended in defeat, with three of those seeing them concede exactly three goals."
"Forest's only injury concern is Ola Aina, who is recovering from hamstring surgery. Several players-Taiwo Awoniyi, Omari Hutchinson, Jair Cunha, and Angus Gunn-are ineligible for the Europa League squad. Dyche may opt for a four-man defense, moving away from the back five used under Postecoglou. Morato could drop out, while captain Ryan Yates may return to midfield in place of either Douglas Luiz or Ibrahim Sangaré."
The City Ground will host a pivotal Europa League clash as Nottingham Forest welcome FC Porto. Nottingham Forest are enduring managerial upheaval and poor domestic form, now under their third manager before November and sitting in the relegation zone with just five Premier League points. Forest have one point from two Europa League matches and are winless in their last ten games, with four consecutive home defeats. Sean Dyche signs until June 2027 and is expected to prioritise defensive solidity and structure. Ola Aina is injured, several players are ineligible for Europe, and Dyche may switch to a four-man defence.
Read at Soccer News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]