London, Feb. 15 -- Nottingham Forest have appointed Vitor Pereira on an 18-month deal asthe 57-year-old becomes the club's fourth manager of the campaign.
The Portuguese takes over at the City Ground from Sean Dyche, who was sacked on Thursday,and one of his tasks will be to help Forest avoid relegation from the Premier League, accordingto BBC sports.
They are 17th in the top flight, three points above the drop zone, after two wins in their last 10 games.
Pereira will take his first training session at Forest on Monday and his first game in charge will be the first leg of the Europa League knockout round play-off tie against his former club Fenerbahce in Turkey on Thursday. His side will then host Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunda...