Nottingham Forest will have to adapt next season should they reach the Europa Conference League group stage.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have qualified for Europe for the first time since 1995-96 after finishing seventh last season, and their Conference League play-off games are scheduled for 21 and 28 August.
That puts the first leg between the opening day visit of Brentford and a trip to Crystal Palace and the second leg comes before they face West Ham at the City Ground on 30 August.
The Conference League group stage does not start until 2 October but Forest would face a long trip to Newcastle days later and it would be the same for the second game on 23 October, with their next match at Bournemouth.
Of course, Forest still need to reach the group stage first and, if they do, those games will be pushed back 24 hours, but the squad will need to learn to adjust to the rigours of balancing European football with the Premier League.
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