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Nottingham Forest recreate magic from Clough era to set up all-English Europa Leaguesemi-final

Nottingham Forest recreate magic from Clough era to set up all-English Europa Leaguesemi-final

Published by Sam Flores

Both sides emerge from the tunnel and we are just moments away from kick-off at the City Ground. Here is a reminder of how the two sides line up tonight: Nottingham Forest: Ortega, Cunha, Murillo, Williams; Aina, Gibbs-White, Sangare, Dominguez, Ndoye; Hutchinson; Wood.Substitutes: Sels, Willows, Morato, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus, Lucca, Yates, McAtee, Bakwa, Milenkovic, Abbott, Sinclair. Porto: Costa, Costa, Silva, Bednarek, Zaidu; Fofana, Rosario, Veiga; Gomes, Moffi, Sainz.Substitutes: Ramos, Costa, Kiwior, Froholdt, Pepe, Prpic, Varela, Gui, Silva, Bras, Moura, Mora. Source link

Morgan Rogers’s underwhelming run a concern for Aston Villa after draw at Nottingham Forest

Morgan Rogers’s underwhelming run a concern for Aston Villa after draw at Nottingham Forest

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Emery wheeled around with his hands over his eyes, scarcely able to believe what he had just witnessed. While there is no question that Rogers is a big talent, recently there have been too many underwhelming performances at a time when Villa desperately need him. Emery insisted he is fully focused, but did admit that Rogers, who has played 100 games since the start of last season, is feeling the strain. “Sometimes he needs a rest because he is playing and playing and playing,” said Emery. “He is able to play three matches in a row in a week. He is able to respond [to] the level because he is doing it. Sometimes he is being clinical, or not. Sometimes as well maybe he is more tired than other matches. “He is having a fantastic season. He is part of everything offensively we have. His quality and his attitude is really fantastic.” Villa’s draw keeps them in decent shape for their main target of Champions League qualification, with Emery’s plans again disrupted with a pre-match …

Tottenham face decision over Igor Tudor after humiliating defeat deepens crisis

Tottenham face decision over Igor Tudor after humiliating defeat deepens crisis

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Pereira said: “He deserves the national team but it’s not my decision. I respect it but he has the quality and the character to be there. “He is a fantastic player. He is a little bit sad and disappointed in this moment but these are the moments in our lives when we need to be stronger and come back to the fight.” Forest have been in this situation before, experiencing three scraps against the drop in four seasons since their promotion in 2022. Last season’s stirring campaign under Nuno Espirito Santo, with the team eventually finishing seventh, has been the outlier from the norm. Could their previous dances with danger prove the difference in this year’s relegation scrap? This is certainly a new experience for Tottenham. Despite their difficult season there was a clear sense of unity and it was not until the end that the atmosphere threatened to become remotely toxic. There was also a pre-match video on the screens which included a rousing message from captain Cristian Romero who said “we’ll fight for …

Notts Forest relish break from relegation fight after shoot-out win to reach Europa quarter-finals

Notts Forest relish break from relegation fight after shoot-out win to reach Europa quarter-finals

Published by Sam Flores

It is a shame for Nottingham Forest supporters that they have not been able to fully enjoy the possibilities of a first European campaign in a generation because of an ongoing fight against relegation. Forest will need to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Danish club Midtjylland and reach the Europa League quarter-finals, but a pivotal domestic fixture at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday looms. Forest are above West Ham United and the relegation zone on goal difference, and one point behind Spurs. Vitor Pereira, appointed as Forest’s head coach following Sean Dyche’s departure, played down the possibility of wholesale changes. He said: “We are in a moment where we need to be united. I cannot have players for one game and other players for another game. “They worked a lot to be here [in the Europa League]. We need them for tomorrow. We need to see the team united and everyone in condition to help. “We don’t have a big squad. It means it is important we feel we are together in this game, trying to …

The Europa League has become Forest’s unwanted distraction after Midtjylland take control

The Europa League has become Forest’s unwanted distraction after Midtjylland take control

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The Europa and Conference Leagues have reached the last-16 stage and we will be focused on two English clubs in action tonight. At the City Ground, Nottingham Forest host Midtjylland. When these teams met on this ground during the league phase, Midtjylland won 3-2 over Ange Postecoglou’s Forest in early October. Fast forward a couple of managers later and Forest head into this last-16 tie with Vitor Pereira at the helm. Forest are only outside of the relegation zone on goal difference but Pereira is not writing off Europe to solely focus on Premier League survival. “For now, we try to be competitive in both, in the Europe League and try to get points and results in our league,” Pereira said. “I need to try to balance, but to be competitive in the next game and afterwards against Fulham. It is important for the players to be ready to help the team, we need to be ready to challenge and perform. We have quality in the squad, they are working hard, with good energy, trying …

Nottingham Forest survive Fenerbahce scare to reach Europa League last 16

Nottingham Forest survive Fenerbahce scare to reach Europa League last 16

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Nottm Forest Ortega; Jair Cunha, Murillo, Morato, Hutchinson,  Dominguez, Yates, Anderson, Williams;  McAtee’ Lucca. Substitutes  Gunn, Willows, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Igor Jesus, Bakwa, Milenkovic, Aina, Abbott.  Fenerbahce  Tarik Cetin; Muldur, Guendouzi, Demir, Brown;  Aydin, Yuksek, Kante; Dorgeles, Cherif, Akturkoglu. Substitutes Biterge, Ceylan, Asensio, Mercan, Nelson Semedo, Ekici, Uregen.  Referee Maurizio Mariani (Italy) Source link

Mac Allister snatches stoppage-time winner for Liverpool at Forest after VAR chaos

Mac Allister snatches stoppage-time winner for Liverpool at Forest after VAR chaos

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Nottingham Forest are on their fourth manager of a season as much defined by their owner’s trigger-happy ways as much as any failings on the pitch. But Evangelos Marinakis will doubtless be praying for a third ‘new manager bounce’ of a campaign in which the sole aim is to avoid relegation. A campaign that started full of optimism that the club had made relegation battles a thing of the past has descended, at times, into a farce with the owner taking centre stage. But the fact that victory today over Liverpool would take Forest five points clear of West Ham in 18th place perhaps hints (only a hint, however) that there may be method in Marinakis’s madness. Vitor Pereira is the new man in the dugout, and fresh off the back of an impressive 3-0 win over Fenerbahce in the Europa League on Thursday, the Portuguese has told his players to forget about their precarious predicament and simply go out and enjoy themselves. “Everyone must be ‌ready to ​help the team. ⁠This is what I …

Nottingham Forest show changing managers works as they thrash Fenerbahce

Nottingham Forest show changing managers works as they thrash Fenerbahce

Published by Sam Flores

With the visit of champions Liverpool this weekend, the feel-good factor could evaporate swiftly if results conspire against Forest and dump them nearer the bottom three. The Europa League has proved a welcome distraction, and this comfortable victory gives them a huge chance of extending their excursions into next month. Forest will face either Real Betis or FC Midtjylland in the round of 16 if they can complete the second leg. Positive and full of energy, it did feel like the shackles of Dyche’s often cautious approach had been removed. In what has been a chaotic and difficult season, this was arguably Forest’s best performance of the campaign. Forest were dominant from the start against a Fenerbahce team with a number of familiar Premier League faces in N’Golo Kanté, Ederson, Mattéo Guendouzi, Nélson Semedo, Marco Asensio and Caglar Soyuncu. It was Murillo, the Brazilian centre-back with the build of a boxer, who produced the first moment of magic to reward their pressure. As a ball-playing left-sided defender, he is likely to emerge as a transfer …

Calvert-Lewin for England? Harry Kane needs a back-up and Leeds’ No 9 is bang in form

Calvert-Lewin for England? Harry Kane needs a back-up and Leeds’ No 9 is bang in form

Published by Sam Flores

Both sides emerge from the tunnel and we are just moments away from kick-off at Elland Road. It is safe to say the weather is pretty miserable in Leeds this evening. Here is a reminder of the teams: Leeds: Darlow, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Rodon, Struijk, Justin, Ampadu, Gruev, Aaronson, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin.Substitutes: Perri, Bijol, Bornauw, Tanaka, Longstaff, Piroe, James, Gnonto, Nmecha. Nottingham Forest: Ortega, Morato, Abbott, Milenkovic, Aina, Sangare, Anderson, Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus.Substitutes: Gunn, Yates, McAtee, Awoniyi, Ndoye, Lucca, Hutchinson, Jair Cunha, Netz. Source link