Nottingham Forest Prepares Postecoglou Debut Carabao Cup Wales

Nottingham Forest, under new manager Ange Postecoglou, face Swansea City in the EFL Cup third round, with Postecoglou aiming to quickly embed his footballing principles and make a strong start to his tenure. Forest suffered a 3-0 loss to Arsenal in Postecoglou's Premier League debut but see the cup as a key chance to target silverware, the club’s first major trophy since 1990. Postecoglou plans to rotate the squad heavily, giving opportunities to several new signings including Oleksandr Zinchenko and Douglas Luiz, as Forest balance domestic and European commitments. Defender Murillo is recovering from an injury and will miss the Swansea game but is expected to return soon. Swansea, led by rookie manager Alan Sheehan, have shown promising form in the Championship and have already progressed through two rounds of the cup. The match marks a significant test for Postecoglou to demonstrate progress following a challenging start at Forest.