White and Jesus scored penalties respectively, and Forest ended their ten-game winless streak
2025/2026 UEFA Europa League
2-0
Match Report
After former Southampton defender Jan Bednarek handled in the penalty area, Gibbs-White was able to send Diogo Costa the wrong way and open his account for the season while also notching the first goal of the Dyche era.
Bednarek thought he had redeemed himself early in the second half as he bundled in an equaliser in an apparent continuation of Forest’s set-piece woes, but a VAR check saw the goal ruled out after striker Samu Aghehowa was offside from an initial flick-on.
The visitors continued to apply pressure without creating much to write home about, and they were punished by a second spot-kick with less than a quarter of an hour of regular time to play.
Nicolo Savona was initially booked for diving under a challenge from Martim Fernandes, but a VAR check saw the decision overturned and allowed Igor Jesus to double the advantage with his first goal at the City Ground.
Match Events
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20' Penalty Goal! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Porto
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41' Highlight from Nottingham Forest vs Porto
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78' Penalty Goal! Nottingham Forest 2-0 Porto
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Zinchenko, Elliot Anderson, Milenkovic, Douglas Luiz, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Dan Ndoye, Neco Williams, Igor Jesus, Murillo
Subs: Boly, John Victor, Sangare, Ryan Yates, Dominguez, Muinga, Morato, McAtee, Nicolò Savona, Zach Abbott, Zyan Blake, Keehan Willows
Porto XI: Bednarek, Diogo Costa, Pablo Rosario, Pepê, Francisco Moura, Kiwior, Sainz, Alan Varela, Samu Aghehowa, Victor Froholdt, Alberto Costa
Subs: Cláudio Ramos, João Costa, Stephen Eustaquio, Zaidu, Gabri Veiga, Gabriel Brás, Ángel Alarcón, Martim Fernandes, Dominik Prpić, Rodrigo Mora, Deniz Gül, William Gomes