Overview

• Ange Postecoglou maintains Forest are "dominating in every aspect" yet remains without a victory in five games since his September appointment, with defeats to Arsenal, Sunderland and Swansea and draws against Burnley and Real Betis.
• Centre-back Murillo is expected to be available after a thigh problem sustained against Arsenal, according to the head coach.
• The City Ground stages Forest’s first European home match since 1996, with kick-off at 20:00 BST and UK broadcast on TNT Sports.
• FC Midtjylland arrive in strong form, reported as winning 10 of their last 11 matches, and opened their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 win over Sturm Graz.
• External criticism has surfaced with Darren Bent questioning Postecoglou’s body language, while Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White publicly backed the manager, with Gibbs-White predicting the team will kick on after a first win.