Nottingham Forest have ended a horror 10-game winless streak by beating Porto 2-0 in the Europa League on Friday (AEDT).
Forest's last win was on August 17 in the opening game of the Premier League season against Brentford under Nuno Espirito Santo.
The club then posted a draw and a loss before Nuno was fired and replaced by Ange Postecoglou.
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Morgan Gibbs-White celebrates at City Ground.
Morgan Gibbs-White celebrates at City Ground. Getty
The Australian manager went winless in an awful eight game, 39-day tenure before being sacked last weekend.
Forest then turned to one of their own in former player Sean Dyche, who got a rousing reception at the City Ground.
He made good on a promise of delivering pragmatic, winning football as Morgan Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus scored penalties either side of halftime.
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Sean Dyche at City Ground in Nottingham.
Sean Dyche at City Ground in Nottingham. Getty
It was Forest's first clean sheet since April.
With regular penalty taker Chris Wood injured, Gibbs-White stepped up to convert in the 19th minute after a Jan Bednarek handball.
Jesus then smashed his penalty down the middle in the 77th minute as the Forest fans rediscovered their voice.
"I feel like I can finally breathe," England international Gibbs-White said.
It was Forest's first win in European competition in nearly three decades, since their run to the 1995-96 UEFA Cup quarter-finals.
Forest also ended Portugese giant Porto's run of 11 unbeaten games.
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