Nottingham Forest have one foot in the last 16 of the Europa League and must finish off Fenerbahce tonight with the tie 3-0 in Forest’s favour after the first leg.
Forest were magnificent in Istanbul one week ago, and with the visitors struggling with a number of injuries this evening, the Reds have a golden chance to progress.
A packed-out City Ground will hope to see Forest over the line tonight and set up a date against either Real Betis or FC Midtjylland in the next round. With that in mind, here is everything you need to know ahead of the game tonight.
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What time does Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahce kick off?
Forest will be kicking off later than last week, as one of the 8pm kick-offs on Thursday, 26th February.
Is Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahce on TV?
In short, yes, the game will be available on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery +.
Coverage will begin immediately after the 5:45 games finish.
Nottingham Forest team news
Vitor Pereira has already suggested that he might make some changes to his team for tonight, even if the same squad of players will be called upon.
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With Brighton to come on Sunday afternoon, Premier League survival remains paramount, and it’s so important that Forest don’t lose any players tonight.
Chris Wood and Matz Sels both remain sidelined with injury, whilst Taiwo Awoniyi and Luca Netz have not been registered for the Europa League squad.
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Who is the referee and VAR for Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahce?
The referee will be Italian tonight, with Maurizio Mariani in charge of the contest.
He’s taken charge of five Champions League games this season already, and tonight is the first time he’s been handed a Europa League contest in 2025/26.
He will be assisted by Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni, with Matteo Marchetti the fourth man.
VAR will be Marco Di Bello and helping him as the AVAR will be Daniele Chiffi.
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