Nottingham Forest face FC Midtjylland in the Europa League tonight, looking to reach the quarter-final of the competition.
The Reds lost 1-0 at the City Ground last week, and Vitor Pereira’s team now face a bit of an uphill task to book a place in the last eight of the competition.
Forest were held to a 0-0 draw against Fulham on Sunday, and you have to go all the way back to Pereira’s first game in charge last month for a win in any competition for the Reds.
Ahead of tonight’s game, we look at how Pereira might line up with one eye firmly on Sunday’s huge trip to Tottenham for the relegation six-pointer.
Nottingham Forest head coach Vitor Pereira.
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The rotated Nottingham Forest team that could feature Ola Aina in a new position
Forest have looked likely to score more frequently when operating with Pereira’s preferred 3-4-3 system, and that could be deployed tonight.
Ola Aina could operate as the right-sided central defender, with Nikola Milenkovic and Morato making up the back three, with Stefan Ortega returning between the posts.
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At wing-back, Neco Williams will probably have to play on the left, with Luca Netz not included in the squad, and Dan Ndoye could play on the right, the position he typically plays for Switzerland.
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In midfield, Ryan Yates will lead the team as Ibrahim Sangare and Elliot Anderson both earn a rest ahead of Sunday, with the academy graduate partnering Nicolas Dominguez in the engine room.
Igor Jesus should start in attack, with one eye on Taiwo Awoniyi starting on Sunday, whilst Morgan Gibbs-White could be partnered with James McAtee as Pereira deploys two number 10s.
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