News and buildup to the day’s football action Premier League things to look out for Fantasy Football perverts may find this useful. Just know there’s no legal resource if you triple captain somebody based on a duff assumption in one of our graphics. The opening Premier League fixture of the weekend is at the Emirates, where Arsenal meet Nottingham Forest, managed by their old friend Ange Postecoglou. They need a win to get back on track after a frustrating defeat at Anfield before the international break. Manage expectations ahead of a fourth consecutive second-place finish Speak an undeniable truth so why are you getting on his back about it Carefully position Arsenal as a team who are fighting against the odds, knowing how central that approach was to the success of George Graham and Arsene Wenger’s sides. Answering a question on the hoof without calculation or forethought. Continue reading...

Arsenal host Ange Postecoglou’s Nottingham Forest on Saturday before the Manchester derby on Sunday Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Emirates Stadium Continue reading...

Nottingham Forest allow Portuguese forward Jota Silva to join Turkish club Besitkas on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina is out for three months with a hamstring injury sustained on international duty.

Ange Postecoglou makes his Forest bow, a new-look forward line at Newcastle and a Manchester derby to forget Ange Postecoglou never won a north London derby while in charge at Tottenham, drawing one and losing three, so starting life in the Nottingham Forest dugout away to Arsenal might not be the ideal situation. It has been a whirlwind week for the 60-year-old who has replaced Nuno Espírito Santo and it will be fascinating to see what changes are made to the team’s style. Nuno is a cautious coach and would have plotted a counterattacking approach at the Emirates Stadium, but there are no guarantees with Postecoglou. Pragmatism is a word rarely associated with the Australian but he needs to get his players onside quickly after the unfortunate departure of his predecessor, who was not dismissed for footballing reasons. It might make more sense to tweak what has already been constructed on strong foundations, especially considering he will have little time with the squad after international duty and before a Saturday lunchtime kick-off. Being able to adapt is a sign of strength in a coach and Postecoglou needs to show he has learned from errors made at Tottenham when he refused to change. Will Unwin Arsenal v Nottingham Forest, Saturday 12.30pm (all times BST) Bournemouth v Brighton, Saturday 3pm Crystal Palace v Sunderland, Saturday 3pm Everton v Aston Villa, Saturday 3pm Continue reading...

Former Spurs manager had his 60th birthday plans upended by job offer but feels ‘things happen for a reason’ Ange Postecoglou walked out of the City Ground tunnel, which is decorated with famous images from yesteryear, and surveyed the scene. Just like that the Nottingham Forest head coach, in a blue suit, open-neck white shirt and Paul Smith trainers – the designer is a son of the city – was back in business. He posed with the garibaldi red shirt and before long was explaining how Forest’s move interrupted his belated 60th birthday celebrations last weekend. “We had this whole thing planned, The Hangover-style but we were in bed by 10pm as we realised our age,” Postecoglou said. It was in May, when the Europa League trophy parade halted outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, that Postecoglou provided an iconic mic-drop moment: declaring that season three always eclipses season two in the best TV series. Four months after being sacked, replacing Nuno Espírito Santo three games into the Premier League season provided quite the plot twist. “If you’re talking about my career, this is season 28, so it’s a long-running series and it’s done really well in different countries,” he said with a smile. “It’s still going, it’s picked up a few awards.” Continue reading...

Ange Postecoglou says he doesn't "have to prove anything to anyone" as he starts his reign as Nottingham Forest's new boss.

‘I knew it was coming so it wasn’t a surprise’ Australian unveiled as new Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou said he knew Tottenham would sack him in advance of their Europa League triumph in Bilbao but said Spurs supporters wanting to “hug me and take me home for dinner” is indicative that he succeeded. Postecoglou was talking after being presented as Nottingham Forest’s head coach on a contract until 2027 and the 60-year-old said that although the ending at Spurs “wasn’t great … I knew it was coming so it wasn’t a surprise”. Continue reading...

Australian says: ‘The club wants more – that’s what I want’ Postecoglou replaced Nuno Espírito Santo on Tuesday Ange Postecoglou says he is determined to take Nottingham Forest back to “its rightful place” in English football. Postecoglou sealed a rapid return to the Premier League on Tuesday when he was appointed as Nuno Espírito Santo’s successor at the City Ground – only four months on from being sacked by Tottenham. Spurs parted company with Postecoglou despite a first trophy in 17 years in May with Europa League success, and with two-time European Cup winners Forest back in a continental competition for the first time in three decades, the 60-year-old is full of excitement about the challenge ahead. Continue reading...

Nuno Espirito Santo's reign at Nottingham Forest ended in slow motion as Ange Postecoglou was brought in to replace the Portuguese.

Job in Denmark is his first since leaving Leicester ‘I want a team that wins trophies,’ Cooper tells fans Steve Cooper has declared his determination to take Brøndby back to the top of Danish football after being appointed their head coach. The 45-year-old Welshman returns to management for the first time since leaving Leicester last November. Cooper had previously been a World Cup winner with England Under-17s and had spells at Swansea and Nottingham Forest, whom he guided into the Premier League in May 2022. He has a contract to 2028. Continue reading...

Former Nottingham Forest, Leicester and Swansea manager Steve Cooper is named head coach of Danish club Brondby.

BBC Sport's football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan discusses how Nottingham Forest players will need adapt to new manager Ange Postecoglou.

Postecoglou back in work three months after Spurs exit He gets chance to defend Europa League trophy Ange Postecoglou has been confirmed as Nottingham Forest’s head coach, taking over from Nuno Espírito Santo. The Australian is back in work three months after he was dismissed by Tottenham and his contract is understood to run until 2027. The appointment allows Postecoglou to try to retain the Europa League, which he won with Spurs before being sacked 16 days later. Forest are in the competition after Crystal Palace were denied entry by Uefa. Continue reading...