1+ hour, 39+ min ago (267+ words) Nottingham Forest could be without as many as nine players for Thursday's Europa League clash with Malmo at the City Ground. Ola Aina (thigh), Douglas Luiz (thigh), Chris Wood (knee), Oleksandr Zinchenko (hip), Dilane Bakwa (unspecified) and Angus Gunn (knee) all remain sidelined with injuries. Gunn is also ineligible along with Taiwo Awoniyi, Omari Hutchinson and Jair Cunha who were not selected in Forest's Europa League squad. After securing a deserved 3-0 away victory over reigning Premier League champions Liverpool last weekend, Sean Dyche will be tempted to stick with the same starting lineup on Thursday, but he is expected to freshen up his team in a few positions. John Victor will hope to earn a recall between the sticks at the expense of Matz Sels, while Morato could replace either Nikola Milenkovic or Murillo - who scored against Liverpool - at centre-back....

13+ hour, 53+ min ago (806+ words) Fresh from their convincing Premier League triumph over champions Liverpool, Nottingham Forest welcome Swedish side Malmo to the City Ground for matchday five in the Europa League on Thursday night. While the Tricky Trees sit 23rd in the 36-team League Phase table and three points behind the top nine, the Sky Blues are still searching for their first win and find themselves down in 32nd place. The miserable 39-day reign of Ange Postecoglou is now a distant memory for Nottingham Forest supporters as they are enjoying life under new head coach Sean Dyche, who has steadied the ship and restored believe at the City Ground in admirable fashion. Seven points have been accumulated across Forest's last three Premier League games (W2 D1), with three picked up in their deserved 3-0 away triumph over a floundering Liverpool outfit at Anfield last weekend, a result which has…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago (896+ words) Sporting Lisbon aim to extend their 100 per cent home record in this season's Champions League as they welcome Club Brugge to Estadio Jose Alvalade on Wednesday. This fixture marks a second meeting between the sides in successive campaigns, with a 2-1 victory for the Belgian outfit in Brugge being their only previous encounter. Having lost at Napoli in their first away outing of the Champions League campaign, avoiding defeat on their return to Italian soil would count as an encouraging outcome for Sporting, who played out a 1-1 draw against Juventus in Turin on matchday four. Faced with 10 shots on the night, Rui Silva was excellent in goal, with only Dusan Vlahovic's close-range strike finding its way past the 31-year-old shotstopper, meaning Maximiliano Araujo's early opener earned the Lions only a point. Now 13th in the league phase standings with seven points from…...

14+ hour, 47+ min ago (583+ words) Idrissa Gueye has issued a public apology to his Everton teammates following his bizarre red card in Monday's 1-0 Premier League win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. The Toffees admirably battled their way to maximum points against the Red Devils despite playing for over 70 minutes of the match with a man down following Gueye's feisty exchange with teammate Michael Keane. Gueye was shown a straight red card by referee Tony Harrington after just 13 minutes with the score at 0-0 after the irate 36-year-old midfielder raised his hand to slap Keane across the face. The Senegal international has made over 240 Premier League appearances across spells with Everton and Aston Villa and is considered an invaluable member of Moyes' first-team squad. However, a rush of blood to the head from Gueye represents just the third incident in Premier League history where a player,…...

18+ hour, 4+ min ago (660+ words) In search of their first triumph in this portion of the Europa League campaign Maccabi Tel Aviv will welcome Lyon to TSC Arena in Serbia on Thursday evening. The Israeli club sit third from the bottom in the League Phase, dropping a 2-0 decision to Aston Villa on matchday four, while OL are seventh despite a 2-0 defeat at Real Betis the last time out. The hope of getting out of the group stage of this tournament for the first time since 2020-21 is fading fast for Maccabi, who have just a single point in this phase after four matchdays. Zarko Lazetic has seen them lose three successive matches in this competition, leaving them four points behind a spot in the knockout round and seven points adrift of an automatic berth in the last 16. Meanwhile, they are currently on a two-match losing run…...

20+ hour, 31+ min ago (518+ words) Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso has insisted that his team "never gave up" against Elche, with the Spaniard standing strong amid the recent speculation surrounding his future at Bernabeu. Los Blancos are on a three-game winless run in all competitions, losing 1-0 to Liverpool in the Champions League before drawing back-to-back La Liga games against Rayo Vallecano and Elche. Real Madrid remain top of the La Liga table, one point clear of second-placed Barcelona, but they needed a late leveller from Jude Bellingham to draw 2-2 with Elche on Sunday. Alonso's future is currently the subject of debate, with members of the dressing room thought to be losing faith in him. Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde, Rodrygo and Endrick are among those said to have serious concerns, and if the poor run continues, president Florentino Perez could have a huge decision…...

20+ hour, 37+ min ago (429+ words) Nottingham Forest will look to make it three straight wins across all competitions when they welcome the struggling Malmo to the City Ground in the Europa League this Thursday." The Tricky Trees are now undefeated in their last four matches and have triumphed in each of their last two, including a stunning 3-0 win against Liverpool at Anfield last weekend." Meanwhile, Malmo have managed only one win from their last five outings, while they are 33rd in the league phase standings with just one point from four matches." Here,"Sports Mole provides details of how to tune into the league phase fixture." The matchday five encounter will start at 8pm for UK viewers." The City Ground will play host to this matchday five Europa League fixture, and the Tricky Trees fans are expected to create an electric atmosphere following their sensational victory over…...

21+ hour, 50+ min ago (734+ words) Unbeaten in their last six Championship encounters, Wrexham welcome Bristol City to the Racecourse Ground'on Wednesday night.' Phil Parkinson's Red Dragons are yet to concede in November and played out a 0-0 draw away to Ipswich Town last time out, while Gerhard Struber's Robins returned to winning ways with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Swansea City. Finishing second in League One last season, Wrexham entered their maiden Championship campaign with some optimism of pushing for a fourth successive promotion. However, life in the second tier got off to a rocky start with the Welsh side winning just one of their opening five games, though the Red Dragons have seemingly turned a corner in recent times and are unbeaten in their last six Championship matches.' Heading into their 17th matchweek, Wrexham currently sit 14th with 22 points, after winning five, drawing seven and losing four, with…...

22+ hour, 44+ min ago (755+ words) European kings Real Madrid will be chasing history on Wednesday evening, with the Spanish giants looking to beat Olympiacos away from home in the Champions League for the first time. Los Blancos are seventh in the overall Champions League table, boasting nine points from their first four games in the league phase of the competition, while Olympiacos are down in 31st spot on two points. It has been a struggle for Olympiacos in the Champions League this season, boasting a record of two draws and two defeats from their four matches to leave them down in 31st spot in the overall table on two points. Jose Luis Mendilibar's side have drawn with FC Pafos and PSV Eindhoven in this season's competition, in addition to losing to Arsenal and Barcelona, and they have another tough test on Wednesday against the kings of Europe....

23+ hour, 12+ min ago (602+ words) Two relegation-threatened sides will face off when Sheffield United welcome Portsmouth to Bramall Lane for Wednesday's Championship encounter. The Blades are languishing in the bottom three in the Championship table, while Portsmouth are four points better off in 19th position." Sheffield United are down in 22nd place after winning four, drawing one and losing 11 of their 16 Championship matches this season." Chris Wilder's side went into the recent international window on the back of a four-game winless run, before they resumed their campaign with an emphatic 3-0 win in Sunday's Steel City derby against Sheffield Wednesday. Tyrese Campbell netted a brace before Tom Cannon came off the bench to wrap up a resounding victory over Sheffield United's local rivals at Hillsborough. After moving to within a point of safety, Sheffield United will now return to Bramall Lane with hopes of claiming back-to-back league victories…...