Forest fans in Utrecht were few and far between last night, but as thousands make the journey today – either from the UK or making the short hop from Amsterdam – they’ll be buoyed by the strength of the travelling Reds’ squad.
Though goalkeeper Matz Sels has been left at home with a tight groin, and Ryan Yates has been added to the injury list with a hamstring problem, Forest’s 22 in the Netherlands includes fit-again Murillo, Dilane Bakwa, Douglas Luiz and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
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Apart from those ineligible for the Europa League, the rest of the senior players are all here, and in contrast to recent previous matches in the competition, the only two inexperienced players here are substitute goalkeepers Keehan Willows and Aaron Bott.
Victory tonight would keep alive Forest’s hopes of finishing in the top eight and so avoiding two play-off matches in their congested fixture calendar.
Looking for their first win in the competition, FC Utrecht are determined to cause a shock and their support will be fervent at the Stadion Galgenwaard – but Forest at least have a stronger looking squad as they themselves search for a first away win of the campaign.
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