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  1. Nottingham Forest 3-0 Malmo - send us your thoughtspublished at 23:22 GMT 27 November

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    Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned.

    Have your say on Forest's performance

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  2. Nottingham Forest v Malmo: Team newspublished at 19:07 GMT 27 November

    Nottingham Forest XI: Victor, Morato, Murillo, Milenkovic, Abbott, Sangare, Dominguez, Yates, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo
Subs: Sels, Williams, Anderson, Jesus, Ndoye, Boly, Savona, Whitehall, Thompson, Sinclair

    Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche makes seven changes from their impressive 3-0 win at Liverpool.

    John Victor starts in goal as Zach Abbott and Morato are drafted into defence in place of Nicolo Savona and Neco Williams.

    Ryan Yates captains the side with James McAtee, Arnaud Kalimuendo and Callum Hudson-Odoi also recalled with Morgan Gibbs-White, who was a doubt, not included.

    Nottingham Forest XI: Victor, Morato, Murillo, Milenkovic, Abbott, Sangare, Dominguez, Yates, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo

    Subs: Sels, Williams, Anderson, Jesus, Ndoye, Boly, Savona, Whitehall, Thompson, Sinclair

    Malmo, who finished sixth in the Swedish Allsvenskan, play their first game since their league ended on 9 November.

    Former Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen drops to the bench as Melker Ellborg starts, while ex-West Ham, Celtic and Stoke forward Sead Haksabanovic starts while former Chelsea forward Eidur Gudjonsen's son Daniel is up front.

    Malmo are second bottom of the 36-team Europa League table with a point from their opening four games.

    Malmo XI: Ellborg, Stryger, Djuric, Jansson, Rosler, Skogmar, Johnsen, Haksabanovic, Busanello, Gudjohnsen, Bolin.

    Subs: Olsen, Olsson, Karlsson, Ekong, Lewicki, Christiansen, Vecchia, Busuladzic, Botheim, Soumah, Berg, Lundbergh.

    Malmo XI: Ellborg, Stryger, Djuric, Jansson, Rosler, Skogmar, Johnsen, Haksabanovic, Busanello, Gudjohnsen, Bolin.
Subs: Olsen, Olsson, Karlsson, Ekong, Lewicki, Christiansen, Vecchia, Busuladzic, Botheim, Soumah, Berg, Lundbergh.
  3. Follow Thursday's Europa League and Conference League games livepublished at 17:04 GMT 27 November

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    There are 36 games in the Europa League and Conference League on Thursday, including three involving Premier League clubs, and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.

    • Europa League: Aston Villa v Young Boys (17:45)

    • Europa League: Nottingham Forest v Malmo

    • Conference League: Strasbourg v Crystal Palace

    Kick-off times 20:00 GMT unless stated

    Follow all of the action and reaction here

  4. Forest's first European Cup resonates through generations - McGovernpublished at 13:58 GMT 27 November

    Nick Mashiter
    Football reporter

    John McGovern lifts the 1979 European CupImage source, Getty Images

    Nottingham Forest's historic European Cup triumph over Malmo echoes through the ages, says two-time winning captain John McGovern.

    Forest host Malmo in the Europa League on Thursday in a repeat of the 1979 European Cup final.

    Trevor Francis' winner earned a 1-0 victory in Munich, just two years after Forest had been in the second tier of English football.

    Twelve months later, Brian Clough's side retained the trophy, beating Hamburg 1-0, and McGovern believes their success still makes its mark 46 years on.

    "It gives you a warm feeling inside, that you are recognised for something that was so long ago," he told BBC Sport.

    "It used to be: 'I used to go and see you' - now it's: 'My dad used to go and see you'. Once it gets to the stage of: 'My grandad used to go and see you', I better think about taking things easy then.

    "You didn't know [the scale of what they achieved]. There was no blanket coverage of matches - there was coverage but not to the extent there is now. It's like show business."

    So far this season, Forest are 23rd in the Europa League table after beating Porto and drawing 0-0 at Sturm Graz in their past two games. Meanwhile, Malmo have just one point and are second bottom of the 36-team table.

    A finish between ninth and 24th would earn Forest a play-off spot as they look to qualify for the last 16.

    At the start of the season, winning the Europa League was a realistic target, for both former managers Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou, and McGovern feels they still have a chance.

    "You have to go on the present form, we have come through a fantastic win against Liverpool and the players look confident enough," he said.

    "[Sean Dyche] inherited a group for players who, in anyone's parlance, are a really good set of lads. He has retained that and tried to educate them a little more about how he'd like them to play.

    "He has got them to listen to him and they are playing together as a side. The commitment is there."

  5. 'The connections were a bit lost for a while' - Hudson-Odoipublished at 17:30 GMT 26 November

    Nicolo Savona celebrates with Callum Hudson-OdoiImage source, Getty Images

    Nottingham Forest winger Callum Hudson-Odoi feels connections in the team were "a bit scratched" before Sean Dyche's arrival and praised him for the "amazing job" he has done mending those.

    After an impressive 2024-25 campaign in which they secured European football for the first time in nearly 30 years, it has been a difficult few months for the club as they struggled for results.

    However, Dyche - the third person to take charge this season - has helped to steady the ship and the Reds are now on a four-match unbeaten run, including a 3-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield at the weekend.

    They will be looking to extend that when they host Malmo in the Europa League on Thursday.

    "Sean and his staff have come in and done an amazing job," Hudson-Odoi said.

    "You can tell the energy around the group has changed and everybody's just working as hard as we can to get the best possible results.

    "The bond and strength that we have had before will come back, and you can tell we are wanting to fight for every game we play in.

    "A lot has changed. I think it was a bit scratched a while ago. The group has reconnected very well and everybody is just focusing on doing what we know best - which is playing football and enjoying football.

    "It's just the connections that were a bit lost for a while, but now I think everything's connecting back nicely.

    "Everybody's working hard to do the right things and hopefully keep getting good results."

    Hear more from Hudson-Odoi on BBC Sounds

  6. Dyche on Gibbs-White, balancing Europe and 'reconnection' at the clubpublished at 16:13 GMT 26 November

    Nicola Pearson
    BBC Sport journalist

    Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Europa League game against Malmo at the City Ground (kick-off 20:00 GMT).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Morgan Gibbs-White will not be available for Thursday's match as they are "just settling an issue with him", but so far it is "nothing too serious". Ola Aina, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Dilane Bakwa are also still out.

    • Having been with the squad for a few weeks now, the Forest boss said he is "good with the general direction" they are going in but there is "still more to come from what we can do as a collective". He added: "They're taking in a lot of information with different managers and adapting to each different person as it comes. So far they've adapted to me and my staff, and they've been very accepting of the work that's getting done."

    • On if they can take confidence from Sunday's win at Anfield: "It just furthers the belief in the group and each other, which is important, and hopefully in ourselves. I've shared with them openly - we can only guide in what we think is the right direction. It's down to them and our trust in them to deliver. They're certainly doing that on a daily basis and in the games, and I've been very happy with that."

    • He added: "There was a real connection here. I think everyone knew that last season. When I got here it wasn't broken - I just said it was stretched is all and sometimes that happens. But I think there's a reconnection, and of course results help that massively."

    • Asked about balancing the Premier League and Europe, Dyche said it was "tougher" because it is the first year back, adding: "The beginning of this season should have been a reminder of how challenging it is [in the top flight]. The Premier League is still massively important to this football club, without a doubt. When you look at the Europa League just from the point of being in Europe again, it's brilliant for the history of the club and revisiting the history."

    • Despite noise around the club this season, Dyche feels "most Forest fans underneath that know the work that's been done by the ownership group since they came" and "you can't forget the whole journey" because of one difficult period.

    • On what his memory is of Forest's famous night against Malmo in 1979, when they won the European Cup: "I remember the goal - everyone remembers that one. My parents having it on TV and me watching it... But I think the club are doing proud - both sides are - for a remembrance of a big day for both clubs."

    Hear more from Dyche on BBC Sounds

  7. 'Clough gave me money for a tie!' Tyldesley on legendary Forest bosspublished at 08:41 GMT 26 November

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    Long-serving commentator Clive Tyldesley joins this week's Sacked In The Morning podcast from BBC Radio Scotland and he recounts the first time he ever travelled with Brian Clough and Nottingham Forest.

    You can hear a special tale about Clough so insisting Tyldesley wore a tie that he gave him cash to help him buy one.

    Check out the full story

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  8. Gossip: Forest keen on midfielders Hinshelwood & Garnerpublished at 07:36 GMT 26 November

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    Nottingham Forest have identified Brighton's 20-year-old English midfielder Jack Hinshelwood among a number of possible January transfer targets. (Mail), external

    Meanwhile, Everton boss David Moyes wants to hang on to English midfielder James Garner amid interest from Forest, Manchester United and Aston Villa in the 24-year-old, who is out of contract at the end of the season. (Talksport), external

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