Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield United on penalties to set up a Championship play-off final meeting with Huddersfield Town despite losing a drama-packed semi-final second leg at the City Ground.
Brice Samba produced goalkeeping heroics for the hosts at the end of a pulsating tie, saving spot kicks from Oli Norwood, Conor Hourihane and Morgan Gibbs-White.
Thousands of joyous Forest fans spilled onto the pitch when Samba saved Gibbs-White’s weak penalty at the end of a tie that finished 3-3 on aggregate.
Brennan Johnson had added to Forest’s 2-1 aggregate lead from the first leg with a sliding first-half finish, but second-half goals from Gibbs-White and John Fleck sent the game to extra time.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Nottm Forest
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 30Samba
- 4WorrallBooked at 90mins
- 27S CookBooked at 111mins
- 26McKennaBooked at 75mins
- 2Spence
- 22Yates
- 37GarnerSubstituted forRibeiro Diasat 119′minutes
- 8Colback
- 11ZinckernagelSubstituted forLolleyat 71′minutes
- 20Johnson
- 16SurridgeSubstituted forDavisat 75′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Horvath
- 3Figueiredo
- 9Davis
- 14Laryea
- 17Mighten
- 18Ribeiro Dias
- 23Lolley
Sheff Utd
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 18Foderingham
- 6Basham
- 12Egan
- 19RobinsonBooked at 58mins
- 2BaldockSubstituted forOsbornat 108′minutes
- 16Norwood
- 4FleckSubstituted forHourihaneat 109′minutes
- 33Norrington-Davies
- 8Berge
- 27Gibbs-White
- 29Ndiaye
Substitutes
- 1Davies
- 22Davies
- 23Osborn
- 24Hourihane
- 25Uremovic
- 32Osula
- 36Jebbison
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
- Attendance:
- 29,015
Live Text
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Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1(3), Sheffield United 2(2).
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Penalty Shootout ends, Nottingham Forest 1(3), Sheffield United 2(2).
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Penalty saved! Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
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Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot is too high. Joe Lolley should be disappointed.
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Goal! Nottingham Forest 1(3), Sheffield United 2(2). Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Goal! Nottingham Forest 1(3), Sheffield United 2(1). Steve Cook (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Goal! Nottingham Forest 1(2), Sheffield United 2(1). Sander Berge (Sheffield United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
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Goal! Nottingham Forest 1(2), Sheffield United 2. Cafú (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
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Penalty saved! Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
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Goal! Nottingham Forest 1(1), Sheffield United 2. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty saved! Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
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Penalty Shootout begins Nottingham Forest 1, Sheffield United 2.
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Second Half Extra Time ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Sheffield United 2.
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Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
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Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces James Garner.
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Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Worrall.
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Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a headed pass.
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Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Joe Lolley.
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Attempt blocked. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
Reference-www.bbc.co.uk