LONDON, March 13 — Nottingham Forest suffered a shock 1-0 defeat against Midtjylland in the Europa League last-16 first leg, while Ollie Watkins ended his goal drought as the Aston Villa striker sealed a 1-0 win at Lille yesterday.

Vitor Pereira’s side were rocked by Cho Gue-sung’s late strike at the City Ground as Forest succumbed to the Danish underdogs for the second time this season.