Nottingham Forest supervisor Sean Dyche has criticised his aspect’s response to lacking a penalty at Braga and stated he’s “working” on bringing gamers in earlier than the switch window closes on the finish of January.
Morgan Gibbs-White’s spot kick was saved seconds earlier than Ryan Yates scored a 54th-minute personal purpose to offer the Portuguese aspect a 1-0 victory and depart Forest going through the prospect of the knockout section play-offs.
“We missed a penalty – that may occur – however the response was nowhere close to adequate for the subsequent minute or so,” Dyche instructed TNT Sports activities.
“We misplaced the sport to a extremely poor purpose. One minute of insanity actually value us the sport. We lose our form, go chasing the ball, don’t get a deal with in, don’t cope with it and don’t react shortly sufficient – all these little habits.”
Gibbs White sees his penalty saved by Horníček 🧤
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Braga vs Nottingham Forest: Europa League defeat
Ola Aina struck the woodwork for Forest from distance shortly after the purpose and former Barcelona ahead Pau Victor then adopted go well with for Braga, who didn’t unduly bother goalkeeper Matz Sels.
“They get a carry, the gang go mad and all that type of stuff,” Dyche added of Lukas Hornicek’s penalty save. “We knock off for a minute, go chasing the ball and don’t cope with it.”
Forest’s Elliot Anderson was dismissed throughout second-half added time for obvious dissent, however Dyche is hoping to spice up his squad whereas the window stays open.
“We’re definitely engaged on it,” stated Dyche, whose fourth-bottom workforce are 5 factors away from hazard within the high flight. “The membership know; they’re conscious and might see the state of affairs. We’ll see.”
Within the blink of a watch Nottingham Forest miss a penalty and Braga take the lead by way of a Yates personal purpose ⚽️
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Nottingham Forest workforce vs Braga
Forest made seven adjustments from their 0-0 dwelling draw with Arsenal, together with the return of Yates from damage in midfield.
Nottingham Forest beginning XI: Matz Sels, Nicolo Savona, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato, Ola Aina, Dilane Bakwa, Ryan Yates, Douglas Luiz, James McAtee, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White
Forest substitutes: Angus Gunn, Neco Williams, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Elliot Anderson, Nicolas Dominguez, Zach Abbott, Archie Whitehall, Jack Thompson, Jimmy Sinclair, Ben Hammond, Keehan Willows
Braga vs Nottingham Forest stats
- This was the primary ever assembly between Sporting Braga and Nottingham Forest
- Braga’s three most up-to-date Europa League video games towards English groups had produced 16 objectives, with two 3-3 attracts towards Wolves and Leicester and a 4-0 defeat to the Foxes
- Together with qualifiers, Braga have received 11 of their final 14 European matches (D2 L1)
- They’ve saved 10 clear sheets alongside the best way
- Ricardo Horta made his fiftieth Europa League begin and has 13 assists general within the competitors, with solely 4 gamers having extra
- A complete of 10 wins in all European competitors in 2025/26 is their most in a season, eclipsing their 9 victories in 2010/11
- Forest’s solely earlier European match towards a Portuguese aspect got here on Matchday 3 this season, beating Porto 2-0 at dwelling in Sean Dyche’s first recreation as supervisor
- That they had received three of their 4 Europa League video games underneath Dyche (D1), making him one among solely two English managers with three wins of their first 4 video games within the competitors, together with Gary Neville in 2016 with Valencia
- No Englishman has received 4 of his first 5 within the Europa League
Nottingham Forest Europa League squad 2025/26
Forest’s Checklist A Europa League squad has been registered till the spherical of 16 in February 2026, when golf equipment can add a most of three new gamers throughout the current restrict of 25.
Goalkeepers: Matz Sels, John Victor
Defenders: Oleksandr Zinchenko, Neco Williams, Willy Boly, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato, Murillo, Nicolo Savona
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson, Nicolas Dominguez, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ibrahim Sangare, Ryan Yates
Forwards: Dilane Bakwa, Igor Jesus, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Douglas Luiz, James McAtee, Dan Ndoye, Chris Wooden
Checklist B submissions, comprised of gamers born after January 1, 2004 who’ve been eligible to play for the membership for an uninterrupted interval of two years since their fifteenth birthday, may also be made till midnight earlier than every match.
Nottingham Forest Europa League schedule 2025/26
In a change from the earlier group stage held till 2023/24, every workforce now performs eight matches within the league section, all towards totally different opponents.
The highest eight sides within the desk qualify robotically for the spherical of 16. The groups ending in ninth to twenty fourth will compete in a two-legged knockout section play-off to achieve the final 16.
Groups ending twenty fifth or decrease are out of Europe for the season.
Knockout section play-offs: February 17/18 & 24/25 2026
Spherical of 16: March 10/11 & 17/18 2026
Quarter-finals: April 7/8 & 14/15 2026
Semi-finals: April 28/29 and Might 5/6 2026
Ultimate: Might 30 2026
When are the Europa League attracts?
Knockout section play-offs: January 30 2026
Spherical of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, and ultimate: February 27 2026
Which English golf equipment are within the Europa League 2025/26?
Forest’s participation comes after they have been promoted from the Convention League due to a UEFA ruling towards FA Cup winners Crystal Palace, upheld by the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport.
Aston Villa certified by ending sixth in 2024/25, though they might have been within the Champions League had they not misplaced at Manchester United on the ultimate day.
When is the Europa League ultimate?
The final will happen on Might 20 2025 on the Besiktas Stadium dwelling of 16-time Turkish champions Besiktas.
The stadium hosted a dramatic 2019 Tremendous Cup ultimate, Chelsea and Liverpool every scoring as soon as throughout common and additional time earlier than the Reds received on penalties following the 2-2 draw.
