Nottingham Forest will play Midtjylland in the first leg of their last 16 tie in the Europa League. The match takes place at the City Ground.
The winner of the tie will face either Porto or Stuttgart in the quarter-finals. A potential semi-final clash with Aston Villa could also be on the cards.
Forest’s Team Changes and Formation
Nottingham Forest will revert to a back four. Nikola Milenkovic makes way. Omari Hutchinson and Callum Hudson-Odoi come into the starting lineup.
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Cunha, Morato, Murillo; Anderson, Domínguez; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Hutchinson; Igor Jesus
Subs: Gunn, Willows, Williams, Sangaré, Lucca, Yates, McAtee, Bakwa, Milenkovic, Abbott
Midtjylland’s Lineup and Recent Form
Midtjylland make two changes from their last fixture. That was a 1-1 draw with AGF in the Danish cup on Sunday, which they won 2-1 on aggregate.
Midtjylland (3-5-2): Ólafsson; Diao, Erlic, Bech; Mbabu, Castillo, Billing, Bravo, Bak; Brumado, Simsir
Subs: Lössl, Ugboh, Lee, Cho, Gabriel, Chilufya, Uhre, Andreasen, Zé
Managers and European Football History
Ange Postecoglou was in the dugout the last time Nottingham Forest played Midtjylland in the Europa League. It was the beginning of October.
Since that 3-2 home defeat in the league phase, Sean Dyche has come and gone. Vítor Pereira now leads Forest deeper into their first European campaign for 30 years.
Midtjylland’s Premier League Pedigree
Midtjylland finished third in the league phase. Their squad includes Premier League pedigree in Philip Billing, Kevin Mbabu and Mads Bech.
Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia)
Kick-off is 8pm (GMT).
After seeing off Fenerbahce in the playoff round, Forest face Midtjylland in the first leg of their last 16 tie at the City Ground. This marks Forest’s deepest run in a European campaign for 30 years.