Nottingham Forest's European hopes suffered a major blow as FC Midtjylland secured a 1-0 victory at the City Ground, leaving Vitor Pereira's side facing elimination from the Europa League. Substitute Guesung Cho capitalized on a defensive lapse from Ola Aina to head home the winner in the 80th minute, condemning Forest to their fifth consecutive winless game.

Despite dominating possession and firing 22 shots at goal, Forest's attacking woes continued in treacherous weather conditions. The home crowd, lured by reduced ticket prices, witnessed another frustrating display as Forest converted just 8.6% of their shots this season - the lowest ratio among Premier League teams. Elliot Anderson and Omari Hutchinson both came close but couldn't break through.

The defeat extends Forest's miserable run under Pereira, who has overseen four losses in six games since replacing Sean Dyche. With attention now turning to Sunday's crucial Premier League clash against Fulham, Forest must quickly recover both mentally and physically ahead of the second leg in Denmark.