Utrecht v Nottingham Forest preview
Nottingham Forest proceed their push for a spot within the Europa League final 16 after they journey to the Netherlands to face Utrecht at Stadion Galgenwaard on Thursday evening.
Each side enter the fixture seeking to get better from weekend setbacks, with Forest crushed at Everton and Utrecht taking some extent from FC Twente.
Forest arrived in November with momentum after a run of three wins during which they scored three targets in every match towards Leeds United, Liverpool and Malmo.
The Premier League schedule has since been extra combined, producing two defeats of their final three league matches. A slim win over Wolves was adopted by a 3-0 loss at Everton, a consequence that dropped Forest to seventeenth and stored them solely two factors above the relegation zone.
Sean Dyche expressed his frustration with the efficiency at Goodison Park and can anticipate a stronger show within the Netherlands.
Away type, nonetheless, stays a priority. Forest have gained solely two of their 11 away matches in all competitions this season, with 4 attracts and 5 losses, together with two Europa League attracts towards Actual Betis and Sturm Graz.
That is Forest’s first European marketing campaign in 30 years, they usually have taken eight factors from their opening 5 league part fixtures. They sit sixteenth within the general desk, two factors behind the highest seven and 4 behind first place, with video games towards Utrecht, Braga and Ferencvaros remaining.
Importantly, they haven’t conceded a purpose in Europe since Dyche took cost and have a constructive report towards Dutch golf equipment, profitable three of their earlier 4 conferences. Forest haven’t gained a match within the Netherlands since a 2-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven in 1983.
Utrecht, returning to the Europa League for the primary time in 14 years, have discovered this season’s competitors troublesome.
They’re nonetheless trying to find their first win after accumulating one level from their opening 5 fixtures. A house draw with Porto preceded a slim defeat at Actual Betis, leaving Utrecht in thirty second place and 5 factors off the playoff positions with fixtures remaining towards Forest, Genk and Celtic.
Utrecht v Nottingham Forest crew information
Utrecht stay with out midfielder Davy van den Berg on account of damage, whereas Victor Jensen, Noah Ohio, Emirhan Demircan and Kolbeinn Finnsson are all unavailable as a result of they weren’t included within the Europa League squad.
Barkas Vasileios is eligible to return in purpose after serving a suspension. Souffian El Karouani accomplished 90 minutes towards FC Twente and should hold his place at left-back. Sebastien Haller has one purpose in 19 appearances this season and faces competitors from Dani de Wit and David Min for the beginning position in assault.
Nottingham Forest stay with out Ola Aina, Douglas Luiz, Taiwo Awoniyi, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Dilane Bakwa, Chris Wooden and Angus Gunn. Gunn and Awoniyi are additionally ineligible together with Omari Hutchinson and Jair Cunha, who weren’t chosen for the European squad.
Ryan Yates is unlikely to characteristic after being taken off shortly after approaching towards Everton. Nicolas Dominguez is anticipated to companion Ibrahim Sangare in midfield.
Murillo has missed the final three matches with a hamstring subject and sickness and is a doubt, so Morato might proceed alongside Nikola Milenkovic on the again.
Utrecht v Nottingham Forest predicted lineups
Utrecht: Barkas; Horemans, Van de Hoorn, Viergever, El Karouani; Bozdogan, Ongena, De Wit; Rodriguez, Min, Cathline
Nottingham Forest: Victor; Abbott, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Dominguez, Sangare; Ndoye, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi; Kalimuendo
Learn how to watch Utrecht v Nottingham Forest: TV channel, on-line dwell streams
Kick-off on Thursday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Dwell TV protection within the UK is on TNT Sports activities 1 and the invention+ app.
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Utrecht v Nottingham Forest stats
- That is the primary match between the groups
- Utrecht’s solely earlier matches towards an English crew are a pair of 0-0 attracts towards Liverpool within the 2010/11 Europa League group stage
- They’ve misplaced solely one in all their final 17 European matches at house (W7 D9)
- Midfielder Alonzo Engwanda had made the joint-fifth most tackles (14) of any participant on this season’s competitors after Matchweek 5
- Behind Feyenoord (18), Utrecht (17) have taken the second-most house factors on this season’s Eredivisie, profitable 5 and shedding one in all their eight video games
- Forest have gained three of their 4 matches towards Dutch groups (L1)
- The newest of these got here towards PSV within the second spherical of the 1983/84 UEFA Cup, Forest profitable 2-1 in Eindhoven and 1-0 in Nottingham
- The Premier League aspect have misplaced three of their final 12 European matches (W5 D4)
- None of Forest’s final three Europa League opponents have scored towards them
- Solely Lyon (88.6%), Celta and Aston Villa (each 88.2%) and GNK Dinamo (86.6%) had achieved the next passing accuracy than Forest (86.4%) earlier than Thursday’s matches
