Nottingham Forest will host Porto in the Europa League on Thursday, with Sean Dyche managing his first game in charge since joining the club this week.
Dyche has entered the hot seat after Ange Postecoglou was sacked last week, and he'll be hoping to steer Forest back in the right direction after a difficult start to the season. The experienced manager has been out of work since being sacked by Everton back in January, and there's no doubt this could be the most talented squad he's been able to work with in his career.
Given the new ideas from Dyche with a big squad at his disposal, GIVEMESPORT has looked at how Forest could line up in his first game in charge.
Nottingham Forest Team News
Ola Aina in action for Nottingham Forest
Dyche's only injury concern could be Ola Aina heading into this game, with the Nigerian defender recovering from a hamstring injury. Forest will of course be without Taiwo Awoniyi, Omari Hutchinson, Jair Cunha and Angus Gunn, who were left out of their Europa League squad for this stage of the competition.
Postecoglou implemented a back-five formation in his final game in charge at the weekend, but Dyche has notoriously been a four-at-the-back manager during his career, so we could see a switch of setup.
Sean Dyche Provides Nottingham Forest Team News Update
Sean Dyche
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Nottingham Forest Predicted XI
Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood celebrates
Nottingham Forest Predicted XI: Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Zinchenko; Yates, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.
Nottingham Forest Predicted Substitutes: Victor (GK), Morato (DEF), Boly (DEF), Abbott (DEF), Savona (DEF), Dominguez (MID), Luiz (MID), Sangare (MID), Bakwa (FWD), McAtee (FWD), Jesus (FWD), Kalimuendo (FWD).
The most likely change could be Chris Wood coming into the starting XI to replace Awoniyi. The latter hasn't been registered, so he's unavailable to face Porto, while Wood has worked with Dyche during their time at Burnley.
Dyche has plenty of decisions to make considering the options in his squad, and we could see Dan Ndoye and Ryan Yates coming into the starting XI. A formation change is expected, as Dyche turns to his favoured 4-2-3-1 which he's used in recent years. Sangare and Luiz, who earn £210,000-a-week combined at The City Ground, could drop to the bench.
Porto Team News
Luuk de Jong celebrates scoring for PSV Eindhoven
Luuk de Jong celebrates scoring for PSV Eindhoven
Luuk de Jong and Nehuen Perez are both on the treatment table as they continue their recoveries from knee injuries, while Tomas Perez and Yann Karamoh are both ineligible for the away side.
Outside of that, the Portuguese outfit should have a fully fit squad to choose from, with star striker Samu Aghehowa available.
Porto Predicted XI
Samu Omorodion in action for Porto
Porto Predicted XI: D. Costa; A .Costa, Bednarek, Kiwior, Moura; Froholdt, Varela, Veiga; Pepe, Samu, Sainz.
Porto Predicted Substitutes: Soares (GK), Oliveira (DEF), T.Araujo (DEF), Barreiro (MID), Schjelderup (FWD), Ivanovic (FWD), H.Araujo (FWD), Lima (FWD), Rego (FWD).