Nottingham Forest vs Malmo FF Preview

Nottingham Forest host Malmo FF at The City Ground on Thursday, November 27th for a Europa League encounter between two sides with contrasting recent form. Forest enter this fixture having won their most recent match 3-0 away in Liverpool. Prior to that impressive result, they secured a 3-1 home victory over Leeds United, while earlier they drew 0-0 away at SK Sturm Graz in Europa League action. Before that, they drew 2-2 at home with Manchester United. They also lost 2-0 away at AFC Bournemouth, giving them two wins, two draws, and one loss across their last five fixtures, with the Liverpool victory providing significant momentum.

Malmo FF arrive at The City Ground having won their most recent match 2-1 at home to GAIS. Prior to that, they lost 1-0 at home to Panathinaikos in Europa League competition, while earlier they drew 1-1 away at BK Hacken. Before that, they suffered a 3-1 loss at home to Hammarby IF. They also drew 1-1 at home with Dinamo Zagreb in Europa League action, giving them one win, two draws, and two losses across their last five matches, showing inconsistency in both domestic and European competition.

These two sides have never met competitively before, making this an intriguing first encounter between the English club and the Swedish outfit.

Fans worldwide can watch this encounter live, with discovery+, TNT Sports 1, and TNT Sports Ultimate providing coverage in the UK. Irish viewers can access the match via discovery+, TNT Sports 1, and Premier Sports ROI 2, while German audiences can tune in via Sky Go, WOW, RTL+, Sky Sport Top Event, and Sky Sport Mix. Spanish fans can watch on Movistar Liga de Campeones 2, and American supporters can view on Paramount+, with the 20:00 GMT kick-off translating to 21:00 CET across mainland Europe.

Injured Players:

Nottingham Forest: Oleksandr Zinchenko (Out), Ola Aina (Out), Douglas Luiz (Out)

Malmö FF: Johan Dahlin (Out), Erik Botheim (Out), Gentian Lajqi (Out), Daniel Gudjohnsen (Out)

Nottingham Forest have three players ruled out, weakening their defensive and midfield depth. Malmö FF face more severe injury concerns with four absences, significantly depleting their squad options across multiple positions and giving Forest a clear advantage in available personnel.

Possible Line-Ups:

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

Sels, Savona, Ndoyé, Sangaré, Milenkovic, Gibbs-White, Jesus, Murillo, Anderson, Williams, Domínguez

Malmö FF (4-3-3)

Olsen, Busanello, Rosengren, Haksabanovic, Djuric, Lewicki, Berg, Ekong, Skogmar, Jansson, Larsen

Nottingham Forest – Last Five Games:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Liverpool	0-3	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Nov 22, 2025
✅	Nottingham Forest	3-1	Leeds United	English Premier League	Nov 9, 2025
🤝	SK Sturm Graz	0-0	Nottingham Forest	Europa League	Nov 6, 2025
🤝	Nottingham Forest	2-2	Manchester United	English Premier League	Nov 1, 2025
❌	AFC Bournemouth	2-0	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Oct 26, 2025

Malmo FF – Last Five Games:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Malmö FF	2-1	GAIS	Swedish Allsvenskan	Nov 9, 2025
❌	Malmö FF	0-1	Panathinaikos	Europa League	Nov 6, 2025
🤝	BK Hacken	1-1	Malmö FF	Swedish Allsvenskan	Nov 1, 2025
❌	Malmö FF	1-3	Hammarby IF	Swedish Allsvenskan	Oct 27, 2025
🤝	Malmö FF	1-1	Dinamo Zagreb	Europa League	Oct 23, 2025

Head to Head:

No previous meetings between these two sides.

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate
Ireland Republic	discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 1, Premier Sports ROI 2
Germany	Sky Go, WOW, RTL+, Sky Sport Top Event, Sky Sport Mix
Spain	Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones 2
USA	Paramount+
Portugal	DAZN Portugal, DAZN Eleven 2 Portugal
Austria	RTL+, Sky Go Austria, Sky Sport Austria 7, Sky Sport Top Event, Sky Sport Mix, Sky Sport Austria 1
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 6
Australia	Stan Sport