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Sam Drury
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesSean Dyche made seven changes to the Nottingham Forest XI from Saturday's draw against Arsenal, and much like the last time he made multiple changes - in their FA Cup exit at Wrexham - those brought in did little to boost their chance of more regular minutes.
While the conditions did not help, the first 45 minutes were among the most forgettable of the season with Braga showing next to no ambition to attack and Forest unable to cause them any problems going the other way.
The game livened up somewhat after the break but Morgan Gibbs-White failed to convert his penalty - his second failure from the spot in the Europa League this season - and Braga, with a bit of good fortune, immediately provided the sucker punch.
Forest's defending left a lot to be desired, and once Ryan Yates' own goal gave Braga the lead, the hosts were more than happy to defend it.
For all Forest pushed for a leveller, it was Braga who came closest to finding the game's second goal when substitute Pau Victor hit the inside of the post.
Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Neco Williams were sent on to try to rectify the situation but, although there was added urgency in their play, the goal would not come.
Yates had a goalbound header kept out by a last-ditch block, while on another day Ndoye might have earned Forest a second penalty after a careless challenge from former Wolves midfielder Joao Moutinho.
But, ultimately, the English side did not do enough and face Ferencvaros at the City Ground next week needing to win and hope for the most unlikely sequence of results if they are to avoid the play-offs.
Sean Dyche has rung the changes for Nottingham Forest tonight in Portugal.
He makes seven changes to the the XI that started Saturday's 0-0 draw against Arsenal.
Only Matz Sels, Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White keep their places.
Braga make six changes from their last league game.
Braga XI: Hornicek, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Gomez, Grillitsch, Gorby, Martinez, Rodrigues, Ricardo Horta, Navarro.
Subs: Tiago Sa, Bellarouch, Lelo, Carvalho, Joao Moutinho, Paulo Oliveira, Gabriel Moscardo, Victor, Dorgeles, da Rocha, Aragao, Vidigal.
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Savona, Milenkovic, Morato, Aina, Bakwa, Yates, Douglas Luiz, McAtee, Ndoye, Gibbs-White.
Subs: Gunn, Willows, Williams, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Anderson, Dominguez, Abbott, Whitehall, Thompson, Sinclair, Hammond.
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Nizaar Kinsella
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea are exploring a move to for midfielder Douglas Luiz, currently on loan at Nottingham Forest.
The 27-year-old joined Forest from Juventus over the summer but has struggled for consistent game time under Sean Dyche.
The Brazilian would add experience to Chelsea's squad and provide cover in midfield for the injured Romeo Lavia.
The Blues have a positive relationship with Forest, who have given the former Aston Villa midfielder limited opportunities this season, while Juventus are incentivised to want improved game time for their loanee.
Chelsea are in advanced talks over signing Sheffield Wednesday full-back Yisa Alao, 17, who is being lined up for a role in the academy teams rather than a first-team option.
Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet remains a key target for the January window as the club look to strengthen their defensive options.
David Jackson
BBC Radio Nottingham reporter
Image source, Getty Images"This was always going to happen."
That was the view of one fan I spoke to this morning , reacting to the news that Igor Jesus had picked up an injury and hasn't travelled with the Forest squad to Braga.
He was referring to the club's decision to allow Arnaud Kalimuendo to leave earlier this month, leaving the Reds with one fit and available striker for the final two league phase matches in the Europa League, Igor Jesus. Who's now injured.
On Saturday against Arsenal, winger Dan Ndoye was brought off the bench to play up front late on and he's the most likely to play there from the start against Braga.
And while he'll work hard, Forest will miss the hold-up play, strength and aerial ability of Jesus. Whether it was "always going to happen" or not, it has happened and now Sean Dyche finds himself in a tricky position to find goals from a team that has struggled for them, even with strikers on the pitch.
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Nizaar Kinsella
Chelsea reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Forest recruiters Kyriakos Dourekas and Ross Wilson
Former Nottingham Forest director of football Kyriakos Dourekas has reflected on his best signings during his six-year spell at the City Ground from 2018 to 2024.
Dourekas joined Forest from Olympiacos, also owned by Evangelos Marinakis, and during his tenure the club won promotion to the Premier League in 2022 – their first top‑flight season in 23 years.
Now at Neom, a new club created as part of Saudi Arabia's giga‑city project in the desert, Dourekas looked back on the signings he considered most important during his time at Forest.
"All the players helped, but ones that stand out… Ryan Yates," Dourekas told BBC Sport. "He wasn't a signing, but could have been released or sent on loan. His passion was immense for us as a local academy boy.
"Another was James Garner from Manchester United on an initial six-month loan. Then Stoke City offered a great proposal, but we eventually got him over the line again and his contribution was immense.
"We wanted to buy him after promotion, but United wanted to keep him initially. We completed our roster and then, in the end, they were ready to sell him. It happens in football – the timing sometimes is not right.
"There was Morgan (Gibbs‑White), Woody (Chris Wood), Djed Spence… all of those. Anthony Elanga, sold for £55m to Newcastle – an amazing one. And (Elliot) Anderson, who came after I left, another amazing one. He is one of the best players in England at his age."
Despite Forest qualifying for Europe last season for the first time in 30 years, they sit 17th in the Premier League. However, Dourekas remains positive about the club's direction.
"I believe the recruitment has been successful and will be in the future, as they have a great set‑up there," he said.
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Karan Vinod
BBC Sport journalist
Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Europa League game against Braga at Estadio Municipal de Braga (kick-off 20:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
On team news: "Igor Jesus has got a bit of a knock which is unfortunate so we're going to have to make a call on that one but he's not with us at the moment. We'll see how it settles down overnight. Murillo is here with us."
Dyche says because they were able to beat Porto earlier in the season, that doesn't make them favourites to beat Braga. He stated that "it's a challenging place to come to" and they are a "well coached" team, adding it's down to Forest's "mentality to come here take on the game and play with freedom".
On the conditions: "It's heavy [pitch] at the moment and like you say, a lot of rain forecast Thursday, so we'll have to wait and see, but it's heavy. I mean, it's playable at the moment, but it is quite saturated, but it's a good surface, so we hope it will take the rain however it comes, and you know, hopefully there's no problem with the game."
Dyche said that they would have "made some ground up" if they can clinch a top-eight spot and the "players have done very well" but reiterated that they have "got to take on every challenge that comes" and not take "any of these games for granted".
On Braga: "We've obviously done some analysis on on Braga, a team full of quality - a lot of technically gifted players. It's a very possession-based team. You know, it's something they keep the ball well and try to transfer it through the shape of the team. But not in a way that they're naïve."
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Matthew Hobbs
BBC Sport journalist
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Nottingham Forest will allow Brazilian left-back Cuiabano, 22, to leave on loan this month, with Liverpool's 29-year-old Greece full-back Kostas Tsimikas, currently on loan at Roma, among their list of targets. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Forest have had an offer for Napoli defender Mathias Olivera rejected, but remain in talks for the 28-year-old Uruguay international. (Tuttomercatoweb - in Italian), external
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Nizaar Kinsella
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesNeom have experienced options such as winger Said Benrahma (pictured) and midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, alongside young overseas players and Saudi talent
Former Nottingham Forest director of football Kyriakos Dourekas says he "misses" working with owner Evangelos Marinakis despite making what he calls an "exciting" move to Saudi club Neom.
Dourekas joined Forest in 2018 from Olympiacos – also owned by Marinakis – and spent five years at the City Ground. He helped oversee Forest's return to the Premier League in 2022 after a 23-year absence from the top flight.
Now at Neom, Dourekas reflected on his time working under Marinakis.
"When Mr Marinakis wants something, it will happen, believe me," he told BBC Sport. "His ambition is so big. Whenever he has something in his mind, and it's his target, it will be done.
"A great man, entrepreneur and leader. When I went there, I believed we could bring Nottingham Forest to the Premier League because I knew I had him as a leader."
Dourekas said he felt the club's past glories – including their European Cup wins in 1979 and 1980 – had held back progress.
"We were a little too much in the past. Players coming in didn't feel important, so we had a motto with Marinakis: 'We respect the past, but we create the future.' We wanted to create a Premier League future."
He described a "collective" approach to recruitment involving Marinakis, his son Miltiadis, the data department and then director Ross Wilson.
However, the opportunity to help build a team at Neom – a club being created for the ambitious Saudi Arabian mega‑project in the desert – was one he felt he had to take in July 2024.
"I went to Marinakis and said I had an exciting new proposal. It was my sixth year and he had a strong staff in place.
"We are building Neom as a club from the ground up. We only have one pitch – no buildings or infrastructure at all. Everything is built to help not just now, but to last.
"We are building an academy, have the youngest team in the league and hope other clubs will follow our belief in developing Saudi players."
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David Jackson
BBC Radio Nottingham reporter in Braga
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Europa League is now Nottingham Forest's last chance for some real joy this season.
Defeats by Championship opposition in both the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup, added to the Premier League relegation fight, means this competition can make a big difference to how successful the season will be judged.
Whatever happens, it's a season that won't be forgotten. Yes, partly for all the managerial changes - but also for these European trips which Forest fans have embraced.
Those we've spoken to on the way to Portugal are determined to get every moment of enjoyment out of it, regardless of whatever else happens this season.
The weather is due to be horrendous in Braga, with thunderstorms forecast for Thursday afternoon in the lead-up to the game.
But when you're visiting the iconic Braga Municipal Stadium, with the rock walls of the former quarry making up one of the ends, the novelty of following your team abroad is very much still there for the fans.
It's been a long wait for European football and there's never a guarantee of when it will return.
The job for Sean Dyche and the players now is to make it last as long as possible. The Reds are unbeaten in Europe since Dyche took over.
Two wins now would pretty much guarantee a last-16 spot, without the need for a pesky play-off.
That would also take them a step closer to bringing joy to a patient fanbase who you can be sure will be there in numbers to cheer them on - wherever they end up.
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Pat Riddell
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesStrikers have been a hot topic in the Premier League this season. For every Hugo Ekitike and Igor Thiago - 24 league goals between them this term - there's a Benjamin Sesko and an Alexander Isak, with just the six goals in total.
Nottingham Forest, of course, have had their own difficulties. Notably the absence of Chris Wood. The New Zealand international has started just seven games this season, scoring twice, but his knee injury in mid-October has seen him sidelined ever since.
Wood's 20 goals last campaign, and ability to lead the line, contributed greatly to the Reds' seventh-place finish. However, despite the money spent in the summer, Forest have struggled to score of late.
Igor Jesus has proved a valuable player since his arrival from Botafogo - his selfless toiling up front, often isolated in attack, has helped during a torrid time for the club - but he's struggled to find the net in the league, despite scoring in all three cups.
Arnaud Kalimuendo seemingly didn't adapt quickly enough to Premier League life, at least for now, so is seeing out the rest of the season on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt. Which then begs the question - what next?
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Jorgen Strand Larsen was linked early in the January window but whether we've been put off by the £40m valuation, or we're waiting until late in the month to see what happens, is hard to tell.
Italian striker Lorenzo Lucca is the name most likely at the moment, with a 1m euros (£870,000) try-before-you-buy loan price perhaps more appealing with a permanent 35m euros (£30.5m) figure in the summer. The Napoli forward has struggled for game time since his move from Udinese, but did score 14 in 36 matches last term.
Either way, with Oleksandr Zinchenko set to see out the season at Ajax and Kalimuendo already in Germany, there is room in the squad for a goalscorer - and Forest's league position is very much dependent upon it.
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Image source, Getty ImagesNottingham Forest defender Ola Aina highlighted the collective effort behind the performance against Arsenal, and the belief that Forest must carry that level of intensity into every fixture as they look to move clear of relegation.
Speaking to BBC Radio Nottingham after the 0-0 draw, Aina spoke about the importance of getting the basics right as Forest showed organisation, commitment and togetherness, limiting Arsenal's chances.
The hard-fought point at the City Ground moves Forest onto 22 points after 22 games and keeps them 17th in the table.
"It was hard work, but it was very fulfilling, you know. We stuck together, and played, and we tried to cause problems and opportunities. It was a good performance from the boys, and hopefully we can build on that," Aina said.
"The basics are the most important, and I feel that myself and the team did that very well today, and we need to build on that. When you work hard, other things follow. That's what we did today, all of us are very tired at the end.
"It's good to perform like that against a great side like Arsenal. But I feel that every week we need to put in performances like that and not just against Arsenal. Hopefully, we will build on it next week and the weeks after, we will really push on and start smashing teams."
We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal.
Here are some of your comments:
Forest fans
Ben: Single points don't come much bigger than that considering Forest's form. They rode their luck at times but outside those moments, this was Sean Dyche's Forest at their best: organised, resolute and committed. Perform like that every week and there's no reason why Forest shouldn't start rapidly climbing the table.
Rose: The spirit of last season and the feel of it kept us in that game. We could have nicked it from them - needed the arrogance of some players to translate into goals. COYR.
Al: An obdurate performance by Forest and a point well earned against a team who should be there or thereabouts at the end of season. Next for Forest is to actually build on this point and hopefully it's not another false dawn. Ibrahim Sangare was immense.
Luke: Very pleased with the way the players applied themselves. It goes to show how far the 'best XI' is ahead of the rest of our squad. I'd still like to see us pose opponents more problems, but this is a good point and something for us to hopefully build upon.
Arsenal fans
Rachel: Yet again, Arsenal were frustrated by a team at the bottom end of the table. These are matches that we surely should be winning? I don't feel we are improving as the season progresses and we certainly don't look convincing. We don't have a secret weapon coming off the bench. My honest opinion is that Arsenal have been lucky so far - but luck can run out.
Neil: Absolutely awful and not a good watch. How many chances do other teams give us and we just don't take the opportunity? With Manchester City losing and drawing previous matches we have not taken full advantage. We are very good at keeping possession and passing the ball sideways and back, but going forward we lack speed and ideas. We need to take the games by the scruff of the neck like we did against Aston Villa. If we don't pull our socks up we will self-destruct and it'll be another season without silverware.
Chris: They looked tired.
Paul: This is another missed opportunity to show everybody that we are worthy champions. We looked predictable, lifeless and lacking imagination. Will we be the most boring champions ever?
Nottingham Forest are in talks with Napoli over a January loan deal for 25-year-old Italy striker Lorenzo Lucca, who could join permanently in the summer. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson is on Manchester United's list of targets for the summer. (Football Insider), external
Arsenal and Ukraine defender Oleksandr Zinchenko, who is on loan at Forest, is scheduled to have a medical on Tuesday before a loan move to Ajax. (De Telegraaf - in Dutch), external
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Alex Howell
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Ola Aina handball incident happened with about 10 minutes of the match remaining.
The Forest right-back attempted to control a bouncing ball in his own penalty area while being challenged by Gabriel Jesus and bumped by his own team-mate Elliot Anderson.
The ball hit Aina's shoulder before striking his arm as the defender tried to turn, prompting Mikel Arteta and Arsenal to vehemently appeal for a spot-kick - to no avail.
The Premier League Match Centre on X said: "The referee's call of no penalty to Arsenal was checked and confirmed by VAR - with it deemed that the ball was played off Aina's shoulder first, while his arm was also in a natural position."
While Arteta was adamant his side had been denied a "clear penalty", Forest boss Sean Dyche, unsurprisingly, did not agree.
"I think if these start to get given we've all got to leave it. I think that's ridiculous. We've got to be careful with those," Dyche said.
"You may as well cancel football if you're going to give that [as handball]. The rules have to be careful. You know what they should be looking at? People feigning injury. That's the new diving."
Retired Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann told BBC Sport he thought the officials had come to the correct decision, saying: "The arm is close to the body and is in a justifiable position."
The decision split the watching pundits, with ex-Chelsea winger Pat Nevin telling BBC Radio 5 Live he thought Aina's arm "moved towards the ball", but former Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard insisting it would have been "soft" to award a spot-kick for the incident.
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Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche, speaking to BBC Match of the Day after their goalless draw with Arsenal: "It's not easy playing these sides, the commitment is different. There's the commitment to score a goal of course, but what about the commitment to the shape, the basics, the hard yards of the game? And I thought we did that fantastically well as a group.
"They still had a couple of chances but listen they're a top side and they're flying. But to get a clean sheet against them is amazing. We had a couple of chances ourselves but it's hard to open them up, as they've shown all season.
"There's a lot of noise on their set-pieces and I thought Sels did well, the whole group did. But that's a great save, I think it comes over Merino's head, he sees it late, that was a good spring and he gets his fingertips to it. That was a big moment of course, but we had a big moment ourselves.
"Touch and go penalty, he gets pulled, he's falling into the box, I think that was a tight one. I know you're going to mention theirs. I think in football, look, we've got to be careful with that if people think that's a penalty. I don't know why it wasn't given, I'm pleased it wasn't, because this handball thing is a weird one at the minute, as we all know. That would've been incredibly harsh for me if that gets given.
"You can see he's got a nudge in the back, from our own player, but you can't get a nudge and control everything. I just think we've got to be really careful. I know there's a massive debate around handball at the minute, but if those get given we've got to go 'hang on a minute'.
"I though Elliot Anderson was a Rolls Royce today, him and Callum Hudson-Odoi. I thought Nicolas Dominguez off the ball, the stuff us manager's love, from his shape and his diligence. Amongst others, but Ibrahim Sangare gives us that little bit of solid feel, he knows what position to be in and allows Elliot to be a little bit freer and looser.
"There's a lot of good things here. We've just taken four points against some top sides in that run. We've played Manchester City, Villa away, these are tough games. So I'm pleased we've come away with another point."
Did you know?
Nottingham Forest had their first 0-0 draw in the Premier League since February 2025, which was also at home against Arsenal.
