Confirmed line-ups for Europa League conflict

Nottingham Forest will intention to achieve their first European semi-final since 1984 once they host Porto in a wonderfully poised Europa League quarter-final tie.

Forest had been the beneficiaries of a spectacular Martim Fernandes personal aim within the first leg as they earned a 1-1 draw at Estadio do Dragao.

Having already overwhelmed Porto at dwelling within the league section this season, the hosts have motive for confidence they’ll declare victory and arrange a last-four tie with both Midlands rivals Aston Villa or Bologna.

101GreatGoals has the total workforce information from the Metropolis Floor.

Nottingham Forest workforce information

Forest are with out midfielder Elliott Anderson following the loss of life of his mom, Helen.

Nottingham Forest: Ortega, Cunha, Murillo, Williams; Aina, Gibbs-White, Sangare, Dominguez, Ndoye; Hutchinson; Wooden.

Nottingham Forest substitutes: Sels, Willows, Morato, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus, Lucca, Yates, McAtee, Bakwa, Milenkovic, Abbott, Sinclair

Porto workforce information

Porto: D. Costa, A. Costa, Thiago Silva, Bednarek, Zaidu; Fofana, Rosario, Veiga; Gomes, Moffi, Sainz

Porto substitutes: Ramos, J. Costa, Kiwior, Froholdt, Pepe, Prpic, Varela, Gui, Tiago Silva, Bras, Moura, Mora

The place to observe Nottingham Forest v Porto: TV and on-line streams

Nottingham Forest v Porto kicks off at 8:00pm UK time. Will probably be broadcast on TNT Sports activities 1 and will be streamed by way of HBO Max. Sky subscribers with a TNT package deal can stream the sport by way of Sky Go.

Stats for Nottingham Forest v Porto

• Of their main European historical past, Porto have performed 24 away matches in England and have by no means gained (D3 L21). Their solely ‘away’ win in opposition to an English facet was in opposition to Chelsea in April 2021 in a Champions League quarter-final second leg, which was performed in Seville as a consequence of Covid-19 restrictions.
• Forest have misplaced three dwelling Europa League matches this season no English facet has ever misplaced 4 dwelling video games in a significant European season.
• Porto have didn’t win any of their 5 Europa League video games in opposition to English opposition (D2 L3), essentially the most instances they’ve confronted sides from a specific nation within the competitors with out success.
• This can be Forest’s first main European quarter last on dwelling soil since a 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich within the UEFA Cup in 1995-96. They’ve misplaced every of their final three dwelling knockout matches in main European competitors together with that match, as many defeats as throughout their prior 21 such matches mixed (W14 D4).
• Porto have solely gained the second leg of 4 of their final 22 two-legged main European knockout ties (D6 L12), although one was in opposition to Stuttgart within the final 16 of this season’s Europa League.
• Forest’s Igor Jesus has netted seven objectives on this season’s Europa League; just one Brazilian has ever scored extra in a single season within the competitors, Giuliano for Zenit St Petersburg in 2016-17 (8).
• After scoring within the first leg, William Gomes’ grew to become Porto’s high Europa League scorer this season with 4 objectives. The final time a Brazilian netted 5 instances or extra for the membership in a significant European marketing campaign was Galeno within the Champions League in 2023-24 (5), whereas the final to attain extra within the Europa League/UEFA Cup was Derlei in 2002-03 (12).