Key events
Aston Villa have taken the lead in their first leg at Lille. That was an early kick-off and you can follow the final 20 minutes here:
Starting lineups
Forest revert to a back four, presumably, with Nikola Milenkovic the centre-back to make way. Omari Hutchinson and Callum Hudson-Odoi come in from the start.
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Cunha, Morato, Murillo; Anderson, Domínguez; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Hutchinson; Igor Jesus
Subs: Gunn, Willows, Williams, Sangaré, Lucca, Yates, McAtee, Bakwa, Milenkovic, Abbott
Midtjylland make two changes from their last fixture, a 1-1 draw with AGF (winning 2-1 on aggregate) in the Danish cup on Sunday.
Central Jutland (3-5-2): Olafsson; Diao, Erlic, Beach; Mbabu, Castle, Billing, Bravo, Bak; Brumation, Simsir
Subs: Lössl, Ugboh, Lee, Cho, Gabriel, Chilufya, Uhre, Andreasen, Zé
Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia)
Preamble
Ange Postecoglou was in the dugout the last time Nottingham Forest played Midtjylland in the Europa League. It was the beginning of October and, obviously, Big Ange didn’t oversee a win. Since that 3-2 home defeat in the league phase, Sean Dyche has come and gone, and now Vítor Pereira leads Forest deeper into their first European campaign for 30 years.
After seeing off Fenerbahce in the playoff round, Forest face Midtjylland in the first leg of their last 16 tie at the City Ground. The Danish side finished a lofty third in the league phase and their squad includes Premier League pedigree in Philip Billing, Kevin Mbabu and Mads Bech. The winner of this tie will take on Porto or Stuttgart in the quarter-finals and potentially set themselves on a collision course with Aston Villa in the last four.
Kick-off is 8pm (GMT) – team news is coming up shortly. Do get in touch with your thoughts on the game via email.
