NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest hopes to mark its first home game in European competitions in almost 30 years with the first win for recently hired manager Ange Postecoglou .

Forest faces Danish side Midtjylland on Thursday, a week after it opened its Europa League campaign with a 2-2 draw at Real Betis. It was the first game in Europe for the Premier League club since 1996, when it reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the Europa League.

“There are a lot of Forest fans that have grown up not experiencing Europe before, so it’s going to be exciting for everyone to see,” striker Chris Wood said. “It’s history being made and something we want to achieve great things from.”

Forest is winless in five games under Postecoglou since the former Tottenham m

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