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Nottingham Forest's Neco Williams has urged the team to avoid "regret" and "kick on" in Europe.

The Reds currently sit 17th in the Europa League table after one win, one draw and one defeat, and with a faltering domestic form that includes six losses in their opening 10 Premier League games.

"It's been a mixed set, obviously very different opponents, but we are ready for it," said Williams.

"Three games in now, there's no time to adjust to the games, teams and the atmosphere. We've really got to kick on now, and I think it's so important that we start ticking off these points because we don't want to look back on regret of coming to places like this and not performing and not getting any points.

"This is not a tournament that we just want to be a part of. We are in this tournament to win it, and we all believe that we will as long as we are performing and doing everything the manager says, tactics-wise, sticking to the game plan, and just giving it our all.

"We know as a team that we can do better, and we will do better. It's just about the basics for me - you have to work hard, you have to give absolutely everything out on the pitch."

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Crystal Palace continue their European adventure with a game against Dutch side AZ tonight.

The Eagles are currently 16th in the Conference League standings after a win and a draw from their first two games.

Palce boss Oliver Glasner does not believe any game is a "must win" but they "will do everything to win" against AZ A as they know they are an "experienced European team" and have given both West Ham and Aston Villa tough games in recent seasons.

He continued: "I watch the game [they played] on Sunday, they could have been 3-0 up at half time and it showed how good they are. We will have to perform at a top level to get this win.

"It would make it a bit easier if we get this win for the following three games but we take step by step, game by game and give our best."

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After a shock defeat to Go Ahead Eagles in their last Europa League outing, picking up points against "quality team" Maccabi Tel Aviv will be "very important" for achieving their objectives, says boss Unai Emery.

"The objective is of course to be in the top 24, but the priority is seeing if we can achieve top eight because that is better," Emery said.

"We are speaking about it in training and preparing to try to get out our best performances collectively."

Dan Roan
BBC sports editor

The chief executive of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv says it is "incredibly sad" away fans have been banned from his side's Europa League match at Aston Villa.

"Politics should never be drawn into football", Jack Angelides told BBC Sport.

Last month, the local Safety Advisory Group - the body responsible for issuing safety certificates for matches - informed Villa that no travelling fans would be allowed to attend the fixture in Birmingham on Thursday after police raised concerns, sparking a major backlash.

The decision became the focus of parliamentary-level debate and Maccabi later said supporters would not travel to Birmingham for safety reasons.

"It became a political issue and we're not a pawn in a political game, we're a football club", said Angelides after his squad arrived in the city.

"Our strengths are running a football club and playing football.

"It's incredibly sad and I think it's a concerning and a worrying sign."

Aston Villa's Europa League clash at Villa Park against Maccabi Tel Aviv this evening will see no away fans after West Midlands Police deemed the fixture high-risk, citing previous incidents involving Maccabi. Over 700 officers will be on duty, including mounted units, drones, and road policing.

Six weeks ago, there was even a chance the game might not go ahead, with calls for Israeli teams to be removed from international competitions because of the Israel-Gaza war.

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protests are expected outside the ground, while Villa Park's surrounding area is largely Muslim. Safety measures, ticket checks, and school closures nearby are in place to ensure the match goes ahead smoothly.

Villa fans are cautious, with some choosing not to attend due to concerns over protests and the "toxic atmosphere" created around the fixture.

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BBC Radio Nottingham

Everybody knew when Forest qualified for Europe that it would be a juggling act this season. And at the moment, they have got as many points from three Europa League games as they have in the entire of the Premier League season.

But he (Sean Dyche) has got issues tonight, and you could tell that was on his mind a little bit. He's got at least 10 players unavailable tonight due to either not being in the squad, being suspended or due to injuries.

And not included in that 10 is Elliot Anderson, who's not amongst the party of players who were at the ground last night. Potentially, 11 players unavailable for him tonight.

Here is how Austrian Bundesliga champions Sturm Graz line-up from the start.

Sturm Graz XI: Christensen, Karic, Geyrhofer, Aiwu, Malic, Stankovic, Hodl, Horvat, Kiteishvili, Rozga, Malone.

Subs: Mitchell, Oermann, Kayombo, Jatta, Beck, Lavalee, Hierlander, Grgic, Bignetti, Khudyakov.

Sean Dyche has made seven changes to the Nottingham Forest side who drew 2-2 with Manchester United on Saturday.

Just Neco Williams, Nicolo Savona, Morgan Gibbs-White and Nikola Milenkovic keep their places in the team.

Nottingham Forest XI: John, Williams, Morato, Sangare, Gibbs-White, Kalimuendo, Dominguez, Yates, McAtee, Milenkovic, Savona.

Subs: Sels, Willow, Murillo, Ndoye, Boly, Abbott, Whitehall, Thompson, Sinclair, Hammond.

Hello!

Welcome to our coverage of tonight's Europa League and Conference League action.

Our focus here will be on the Premier League teams involved with Nottingham Forest kicking things off against Sturm Graz at 17:45 GMT before Aston Villa host Maccabi Tel Aviv at 20:00 GMT, while Crystal Palace entertain AZ in the Conference League at the same time.

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Sean Dyche may be waiting for his first Premier League win as Nottingham Forest manager but he got off to a flyer in the Europa League with a 2-0 win against Porto.

Can they now build on that with another victory at Sturm Graz tonight?