Nottingham Forest is the team that Nuno Espirito Santo picked to play Olympiacos and the striker gets his chance.

This evening, one of Evangelos Marinakis’s teams, Nottingham Forest, will play Olympiacos.

Supporters of Forest will be leaving for Greece this morning with hopes of returning to play football in Europe in the future. That may be a bit unrealistic at the moment, as Forest is still striving to establish itself as a Premier League team, but some fans may miss regularly traveling to Europe.

However, the friendly against Forest tonight will serve as both a good litmus test for the Reds and the final encounter of Forest’s preseason campaign. We’ve looked at how the Forest team might line up in Athens this evening as the excitement grows.

Considering Nottingham Forest’s lineup against Olympiacos,

The rearguard of the Forest.

Nuno Espirito Santo, in our opinion, has a great opportunity to face a formidable team tonight—one that isn’t all that unlike the one that takes on Bournemouth in just over a week. In light of this, we believe that a 4-2-3-1 lineup will be used, with Matz Sels starting in goal tonight.

We think Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic’s partnership will be on show in the back as they try to get to know one another. Ola Aina should start on the left side of defense, and Neco Williams should start at right back.

The engine room of Forest;

Ibrahim Sangare has so far had a little redemption story throughout the preseason. After returning from his AFCON duty last season, he became unwell, which affected his play.

He returned this summer looking more fit, stronger, and sharper than ever, and Forest is now hopeful he can establish himself as a player worth £30 million. We think he should start tonight against Olympiacos with Danilo to add some flair.

Heading the Forest formation;

Chris Wood might get a break Thursday evening as he has been obliged to play for the most of the preseason. Before the inaugural game next weekend, Taiwo Awoniyi needs to establish himself throughout the summer and make an impression.

The Nigerian’s fitness is a major concern, thus he should definitely start tonight.

After playing extensively during the preseason, we believe Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi may have some rest behind him as well. With Morgan Gibbs-White captaining the squad from his number ten position, it could be an opportunity to watch Elliot Anderson enter from the left and new acquisition Jota Silva enter from the right.

Predicted squad for Nottingham Forest versus Olympiacos: