It was hard to see how Thursday night could have gone much worse for Nottingham Forest. Having begun the evening with hopes of pushing on for a top-eight finish in the Europa League - and securing automatic qualification for the last 16 - Sean Dyche's side head home with those hopes all-but dashed. The outcome at least could all have been so different had Morgan Gibbs-White managed to convert a 53rd-minute penalty. But the midfielder's effort was saved - and 55 seconds later, Braga were in front through a Ryan Yates own goal. That Braga managed to win the match without having a single shot on target - becoming only the second team in Europa League history to do so - will only add to Forest's frustration.

Source: BBC January 23, 2026 03:05 UTC