Forest win at Utrecht in Europa League as Rangers lose again

Nottingham Forest enhanced their prospects of advancing straight to the Europa League knockout stage with a 2-1 victory over Utrecht on Thursday, while Rangers endured their fifth loss in six outings.

Arnaud Kalimuendo put Forest in front shortly after the break in the Netherlands, only for the hosts to draw level via a headed effort from Mike van der Hoorn.

Igor Jesus fired home amid a group of defenders two minutes before the final whistle to clinch the points for Forest, lifting them to eighth in the league section, trailing Unai Emerys sharp Aston Villa by a single point.

Rangers teeter on the brink of elimination following a 2-1 defeat against Hungarian team Ferencvaros, led by ex Republic of Ireland forward Robbie Keane.

Bojan Miovski opened the scoring for Rangers in Budapest, but the home team levelled right before the interval, with Barnabas Varga, a Hungary international, driving in the decisive goal to leave the faltering Scottish outfit on just one point in the tournament.

Midtjylland hold the summit with 15 points courtesy of a 1-0 success at home versus Genk.