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Nottingham Forest's third choice manager Sean Dyche is off to a dream start, thanks to a 2-0 victory over Portugal's top side Porto in the Europa League.
The former Everton manager replaced Ange Postecoglou, after his 39 day tenure in charge following Nuno Espirito Santo's sacking.
It's been a complicated beginning to the new season for Forest. Santo's sacking came as he fell out with owner Evangelos Mariankis.
Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Postecoglou came in but had very little impact, forcing the Garibaldis to search again.
And it seems like former Forest player Dyche might be the right new fit.
Dyche was sacked from Everton in January 2025, as the club sat just one point above the relegation zone. So Forest's choice of him for their new manager came with some speculation.
But a first game win at home will put him in the fans' good books.
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Morgan Gibbs-White's first half penalty put them in front. Porto's Jan Bednarek thought he made up for his handball giving away that penalty with a goal of his own, but it was disallowed.
The Garibaldis were handed another penalty that saw Igor Jesus net his first goal at the City Ground to make it 2-0.
It was the side's first win in two months, which had the fans in the City Ground chanting "Forest are back!".
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