Nuno must hope the tried and trusted back four of Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo and Neco Williams have got their wobble out of the way. In fairness to the latter, he did not do a lot wrong and was among a small number to come away with credit from a hugely frustrating evening.

Everything you need to know, plus free betting tips, as Nottingham Forest play host to Brentford at the City Ground in the Premier League on Thursday.

Nuno was hugely concerned by the nature of Brentford’s two goals, which both came from long balls. There is also an alarming statistic that Forest have lost eight times in the nine Premier League matches when they conceded the first goal. While this defeat is not terminal to Forest’s Champions League dreams, it was a disjointed performance.