Nottingham Forest head coach Sean Dyche makes his Europa League debut in opposition to Portuguese giants FC Porto the Metropolis Floor for matchday three, Softfootball stories.
The Tough Bushes sacked Ange Postecoglou following their 3-0 dwelling defeat to Chelsea final weekend with former Burnley and Everton supervisor Dyche approaching board and his first job might be to safe a win in opposition to a Porto facet that has a 100% file within the competitors to date.
Though, Nottingham Forest haven’t received a sport within the Europa League but, FC, having drawn in opposition to Actual Betis 2-2 and misplaced 3-1 at dwelling to Midtjylland, the Tough Bushes’ are up for the following sport in opposition to Porto as they shared on their official X deal with.
Again in @EuropaLeague motion on Thursday. 👊 pic.twitter.com/5xKTR45c2f
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) October 20, 2025
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Taiwo Awoniyi, Omari Hutchinson, Jair Cunha and Angus Gunn are all ineligible for the Europa League after being neglected of the squad. Nottingham Forest’s solely damage concern is Ola Aina, who continues to be recovering from hamstring after a profitable surgical procedure.
Nottingham Forest are set to change to a four-man defence beneath new supervisor Sean Dyche following his appointment on Monday, a pointy departure from the again 5 in Postecoglou’s deployed in his ultimate match in opposition to Chelsea final weekend.
Right here is new Nottingham Forest supervisor, Sean Dyche and his gamers in coaching. Video courtesy the membership’s official X deal with.
Day one. ✅
Watch Sean Dyche’s first day as Forest Head Coach. 🎬
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) October 21, 2025
Morato might make the primary XI alongside Igor Jesus, Dan Ndoye and Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wooden, who performed beneath Dyche at Burnley. Captain Ryan Yates must combat for his place in opposition to new arrival from Juventus Douglas Luiz or Ibrahim Sangare.
FC Porto has proven their pleasure forward of the encounter by way of their official X deal with.
#UEL is 🔛 pic.twitter.com/mpHtYMX4sz
— FC Porto (@FCPorto) October 19, 2025
For Francesco Farioli’s Porto, Luuk de Jong and Nehuen Perez stays sidelined with knee ligament accidents, whereas Tomas Perez and Yann Karamoh are each ineligible for the Europa League.
Southampton defender Jan Bednarek set to proceed alongside Arsenal loanee Jakub Kiwior in central protection, Alberto Costa and Francisco Moura will full the again 4.
Alan Varela, Gabri Veiga and Victor Froholdt will characteristic in centre-midfield, whereas star striker Samu Aghehowa in assault by former Norwich Metropolis playmaker Borja Sainz and Brazilian winger Pepe.
Nottingham Forest possible XI:
Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Zinchenko; Ndoye, Yates, Anderson, Hudson-Odoi; Gibbs-White; Wooden
Porto possible XI:
D. Costa; A .Costa, Bednarek, Kiwior, Moura; Froholdt, Varela, Veiga; Pepe, Samu, Sainz
Softfootball prediction
Nottingham Forest might be determined for his or her first win within the Europa League however they face a really tough opponent in FC Porto and it could simply finish in a draw. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Porto.
