Nottingham Forest face FC Porto in Europa League Round 3 as Sean Dyche takes charge of his first game as Forest manager. The hosts are winless in Europe this season after losing at home 2-3 to FC Midtjylland and drawing away 2-2 to Real Betis. Porto, meanwhile, arrive in England with a 100% record in the league stage after beating 2-1 FK Crvena Zvezda and winning away 1-0 against Slazburg.
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Match Details
- Venue: City Ground, Nottingham
- Date: Thursday, 23 October
- Kick-off: 20:00 GMT+1
- How to Watch: BeIN Sports 1 MENA, Canal+, M+ Liga de Campeones, TNT Sports 1
- Referee: Radu Mariàn Petrescu (Romania)
Nottingham Forest Team News
Forest are adjusting to life under a third manager this season after the sackings of Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou.
- Manager: Sean Dyche, appointed Tuesday, contract until June 2027.
- Form: Winless in last 10 matches (D3 L7).
- Europa League: 2–2 draw at Real Betis, 3–2 home loss to Midtjylland.
- Injured: Ola Aina (hamstring surgery).
- Ineligible: Taiwo Awoniyi, Omari Hutchinson, Jair Cunha, Angus Gunn.
- Possible changes: Dyche may switch to a four-man defence.
- Captain Ryan Yates could return in midfield.
- Chris Wood, who played under Dyche at Burnley, may start up front.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sels – Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Zinchenko – Yates, Anderson – Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi – Wood.
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Porto Team News
Porto travel to England in excellent form.
- Record: 10 wins and 1 draw in 11 matches this season.
- Europa League: 1–0 win over Salzburg, 2–1 win over Red Star Belgrade.
- Out: Luuk de Jong, Nehuen Perez (knee injuries).
- Ineligible: Tomas Perez, Yann Karamoh.
- Likely lineup: Farioli expected to field his strongest side.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): D. Costa – A. Costa, Bednarek, Kiwior, Moura – Froholdt, Varela, Veiga – Pepe, Samu, Sainz.
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Safest Calls
- Porto to Win – in strong form, unbeaten away.
- Over 2.5 Goals – both sides prone to open play.
- Samu Aghehowa to Score Anytime – 8 goals in 9 matches this season.
