Nottingham Forest are just starting to take control of this game now and are doing a lot of their attacking down the left.

Nicolás Domínguez tries to play a ball into the box for Morgan Gibbs-White but there's too much on the pass and it rolls out of play.

James McAtee is looking lively and causing the hosts a few problems in these early exchanges.

Martin Keown
Former England defender on TNT Sports

James McAtee has got time and space - he should be at least hitting the target.

He gets that wrong. Forest have settled well in this game and they look comfortable in their build-up.

Nice move by Nottingham Forest!

Nicolás Domínguez plays the free-kick low to the edge of the box but James McAtee drives his first-time shot just wide.

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Former England defender on TNT Sports

Arjan Malic has taken a huge gamble. It is just outside the box. Fair play to Neco Williams with his endeavour to get forward.

Risky challenge by Arjan Malic on Neco Williams right on the edge of the Sturm Graz box but it is just a free-kick.

A small pro-Palestine protest has begun outside the Trinity Road Stand, which backs on to Aston Park.

With further protests - both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel - expected, there is a heavy police presence outside the ground.

More than 700 officers are on duty, including mounted units, drones and road policing, while the area has been designated as a no-fly zone.

The away section within Villa Park will be left empty, rather than used for home fans.

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Otar Kiteishvili feels he is fouled as he tries to get past Morato and into the box, but he does go down far too easily and the referee is not convinced.

Martin Keown
Former England defender on TNT Sports

It's interesting the formation [from Nottingham Forest]. Four at the back and two in midfield with Morgan Gibbs-White in the 10 role.

You expect Nicolas Dominguez up the left-hand-side, James McAtee down the right and then Arnaud Kalimuendo up top.

Pretty quiet start to matters so far.

Sturm Graz have a player in their side who has faced Nottingham Forest before. Midfielder Jon Gorenc Stankovic played against them as a Huddersfield player in the Championship back in 2019.

We're under way.

Out come the two teams in Austria and it is a good atmosphere in the stands, plenty of noise from both sets of supporters.

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Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche, speaking to TNT Sports: "We had a good win in this competition against Porto. We come away from that performance and had a really good performance against Man United. A lot of injuries, a lot of challenges with the group, but we think we have a good squad and there's a chance for them to show themselves tonight with the changes."

On including a number of academy players in the squad: "On this occasion, it's just the reality of the situation. We've got injuries, we've got players who are ineligible for the squads, so it's all come together at the wrong time, and we have a couple of games in quick succession. The Leeds game is important, this is important, so it's about maximising the group the best we can."

Michail Antonio
West Ham forward speaking on TNT Sports

One thing in football, when you get your opportunity you have got to take it.

Arnaud Kalimuendo has got the opportunity to do that. It is his time to go out there and show what you can do.

Let's see what he can do today.

There are a total of nine Europa League games kicking off in 15 minutes:

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Former Crystal Palace defender on TNT Sports

On Nottingham Forest's injuries...

It is always going to be a blow when you have some of the biggest players missing, but they need to adapt and they need to be together tonight.

They have enough depth in the squad to deal with what's in front of them.

Also in European action tonight are Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen.

You can follow dedicated coverage of their games here.

Michail Antonio
West Ham forward speaking on TNT Sports

It is massive. Nottingham Forest started off well beating Porto, and had a good result at the weekend against Manchester United.

David Jackson
BBC Radio Nottingham Sport

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When Sean Dyche was speaking to us pitchside at Graz's Merkur Arena on Wednesday night, he mentioned he had brought young players with the squad "as a necessity", which begs the question: how has it come to this already?

Forest spent about £200m in the summer, receiving roughly half that amount in sales, with the idea of building a squad capable of competing on several fronts. So how are they short of numbers already?

Well, let's look at the strikers. Chris Wood is injured, Igor Jesus is suspended (after being booked in all three of Forest's European games), and Taiwo Awoniyi was not named in the Europa League squad by Nuno Espirito Santo, which leaves you with one fit senior striker for the meeting with Sturm Graz - Arnaud Kalimuendo.

Similarly, with the wingers, Omari Hutchinson was excluded from the squad by Nuno, and now the Reds have injuries to both Callum Hudson-Odoi and Dilane Bakwa, leaving Dan Ndoye as the only senior out-and-out winger.

The other fact worth noting is that you can name 12 subs for a Europa League game, so most clubs would quickly be resorting to young players once they have a few injuries anyway.

But, with Forest having one eye on a massive Premier League game against Leeds United at the City Ground on Sunday, the last thing they need is any more injuries picked up later.

Dyche is juggling that with the fact that a victory of any kind, against any opposition in any competition, would also be very welcome, with Forest having won just once anywhere since opening day.

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Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche has urged his side to attack Europe with conviction when they face Sturm Graz.

Tonight's fixture offers a timely opportunity for Forest to steady themselves after a turbulent start to the season that has seen them struggle domestically.

Dyche has stressed the importance of balancing the club's European ambitions with the ongoing battle for league form, insisting that his players must embrace both challenges with the same intensity.

"We can see what's happening in the Premier League; there's work to do there," he said.

"There is in this, of course, everyone wants to be in Europe, including Nottingham Forest. We want to be taking these games on, and it is important that we get a good performance out of the players. We want to come here and win, of course.

"Everybody wanted Nottingham Forest back in Europe, and there is a lot of good feeling about Nottingham Forest and their history in Europe, and we certainly want to give a good show of ourselves.

"You've got to make players aware of the opposition; we have to be aware of that. But really, it still comes down to us. These players play against very good players week in week out in the Premier League, arguably one of the most powerful leagues in the world.

"Of course, Europe feels different, and we've got to handle that and make sure we deliver our performance because if we do that, then we can take care of the results."