Nottingham Forest Seeks Europa League Redemption Under New Manager

Nottingham Forest, the English Premier League club, is set to host Porto in a Europa League match on Thursday, just two days after appointing Sean Dyche as their new manager. This comes as Forest is struggling to find its footing in the competition, having earned only 1 point in its previous 2 games.

The club's previous manager, Ange Postecoglou, was fired in a ruthless manner on Saturday, around 20 minutes after Forest's 3-0 home loss to Chelsea, which left the team in the Premier League relegation zone. Postecoglou had only been in the job for 39 days and failed to win any of his 8 matches in charge, having taken over from the fired Nuno Espirito Santo.

Now, with Dyche at the helm, Forest is hoping to turn its fortunes around in the Europa League. The club reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the Europa League, in 1996, and is eager to recapture that success. Meanwhile, another Premier League club, Aston Villa, is seeking a third win from three away games at the Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles.