LONDON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sean Dyche made a winning start as Nottingham Forest manager, as his side beat Porto 2-0 in the Europa League on Thursday with penalties from Morgan Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus.

The victory was Forest's first since its Premier League opener in August and its first clean sheet since April. It capped a dream debut for Dyche, who was appointed on Tuesday.

It has been a turbulent season for Forest. Ange Postecoglou was sacked on Saturday, just 39 days after replacing Nuno Espirito Santo. Dyche quickly brought stability and structure to a side in need of direction.

Forest took the lead after 19 minutes when Gibbs-White converted from the spot following Jan Bednarek's handball. The home side looked more organized and composed than in recent weeks, with Callum Hudson-Odoi forcing a save from Diogo Costa and Matz Sels denying Alan Varela's long-range strike.

Jesus sealed the victory with a second penalty 13 minutes from time. It was awarded after a VAR review overturned an initial booking for Nicolo Savona, who had been accused of diving under Martim Fernandes' challenge.

Porto, unbeaten in its previous 11 matches with 10 wins, suffered its first defeat of the season. Its frustrations deepened when Bednarek's second-half goal was ruled out by VAR for offside. ■