Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield United on penalties to set up Championship play-off final meeting with Huddersfield Town.
Written by News Room on May 18, 2022
Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield United on penalties to set up a Championship play-off final meeting with Huddersfield Town despite losing a semi-final second leg at the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest’s Brice Samba produced goalkeeping heroics for the hosts at the end of an exciting match, saving spot-kicks from Ollie Norwood, Conor Hourihane and Morgan Gibbs-White.
Brennan Johnson had scored for Nottingham Forest on the night to make the score line 3-1, however, second-half goals from Gibbs-White and John Fleck sent the game to extra time.
In the celebration that commenced after the win, a Nottingham Forest fan knocked Sheffield United striker, Billy Sharp, to the ground.
Kevin Madu