Nottingham Forest Hold Advantage Ahead of Playoff Semi Final Against Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United - 17/05/2022
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Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United meet on Tuesday the 17th of May knowing they are only two games away from reaching the Premier League.
The second leg of the Championship playoff semi final between the teams will take place at the City Ground and Nottingham Forest hold a 2-1 advantage from the first leg at Bramall Lane.
Nottingham Forest will be slightly disappointed they do not have a 2 goal lead going into this match having entered the final minutes of the first leg winning 2-0.
Nottingham Forest opened the scoring after only 10 minutes and added a second goal with 19 minutes of the game remaining. It appeared they were going to have a 2-0 lead to defend at home but Sheffield United struck in the 91st minute.
That was a first win in 3 matches for Nottingham Forest having previously lost 1-0 at Bournemouth and been held to a 1-1 draw at Hull City at the end of the regular Championship season.
Trends show Nottingham Forest are undefeated in their last 10 home Championship games in a row. They have won by 2 or more goals in their last 7 home Championship games and have also kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 matches at the City Ground.
Sheffield United arrive for this second leg having given themselves a chance by scoring late in the first leg. Attempting to overturn a 2 goal deficit at the City Ground would have been difficult but they are not out of it with a 1 goal margin.
The defeat at Nottingham Forest in the first leg was the first loss for Sheffield United in 5 games. They were on a run of 3 straight victories, including wins over Cardiff City and Fulham at home pus Queens Park Rangers away. It was that run at the end of the season that secured a place in the playoffs for Sheffield United.
However, away form in the Championship has not been great and Sheffield United have recorded just a single victory from their 7 most recent away league fixtures.
Despite struggling for wins on the road, they are undefeated in 7 of their last 10 away Championship matches, so are not easy to beat.
Both teams have scored in 3 of Sheffield United’s last 5 away Championship games.
Team news and Nottingham Forest are without the injured duo of Lewis Grabban and Max Lowe.
Sheffield United have a significant injury list, including Billy Sharp, Oliver McBurnie, Charlie Goode, Jayden Bogle, David McGoldrick, Rhian Brewster, and Jack O'Connell.
Nottingham Forest know if they avoid defeat, they will reach the playoff final. However, sitting back could invite unwanted pressure and Sheffield United know they need to score to have any chance of playing at Wembley.
We expect this match to end level, with both teams scoring, meaning Nottingham Forest progress to the playoff final.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
CH
373825
X
2 - 2
3.59
20°
3.30
2.20
3.30
3.40
no
no
no
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