Summary

  • Nott'm Forest beat Sheff Utd 3-2 on penalties as Samba saves three spot kicks

  • Gibbs-White & Fleck had turned game around for Blades after Johnson opener

  • Forest won first leg 2-1 at Bramall Lane

  • Forest will play Huddersfield in final at Wembley on 29 May

  1. Forest one game awaypublished at 22:56 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    FT: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (agg 3-3) (Forest win 3-2 on pens)

    Brice SambaImage source, Rex Features

    That's as far as we go in here after an epic, epic play-off night.

    Nottingham Forest looked to be coasting into the Championship play-off final when Brennan Johnson put them 3-1 up on aggregate.

    Sheffield United fought back through goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and John Fleck and extra time could not provide a winner.

    Brice Samba was the shootout hero as he saved efforts from Oli Norwood, Conor Hourihane and Gibbs-White to send the Reds into their first ever play-off final.

    They'll now play Huddersfield Town at Wembley for a place in the Premier League.

    We're back tomorrow with the second leg of the League Two play-off semi-final between Northampton and Mansfield, with the Stags leading 2-1 from the first leg.

    Hope you can join us then and thanks for your company tonight.

    Cheers!

  2. Game was horrendous - Cookpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    FT: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (agg 3-3) (Forest win 3-2 on pens)

    Nottingham Forest defender Steve Cooks tells Sky Sports: "It was horrendous. I hated every minute of the second half, I hated every minute of extra time.

    "The job isn't done yet.

    "This club was bottom of the league after six or seven games so we know adversity.

    "Whoever holds their nerve on the day will make it to the Premier League.

  3. Victory is massive - Sambapublished at 22:48 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    FT: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (agg 3-3) (Forest win 3-2 on pens)

    Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Brice Samba tells Sky Sports: "I definitely enjoyed the penalties.

    "Credit to my goalkeeper coach because we work hard.

    "I don't know why I didn't dive for the second one, it was just a feeling.

    "I'm so happy, I can't talk. It's massive for the club."

  4. Postpublished at 22:43 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    FT: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (agg 3-3) (Forest win 3-2 on pens)

    It really is unbelievable the turnaround Steve Cooper has overseen at Nottingham Forest.

    They were in danger of being relegated when he took over, after taking just one point from their first seven matches under Chris Hughton.

    They could have been ending this season going into League One and now they're 90 minutes from being a Premier League side.

  5. Postpublished at 22:41 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    FT: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (agg 3-3) (Forest win 3-2 on pens)

    Steve Cooper has managed for three seasons in the Championship.

    His Swansea side lost in the play-off semi finals in season one, they lost to Brentford in the final in the second one...

    Can he go one better on Sunday, 29 May?

  6. Postpublished at 22:38 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    FT: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (agg 3-3) (Forest win 3-2 on pens)

    This is going to be a tough one for Sheffield United and their fans to take.

    Nine play-off campaigns. No successes.

  7. The final is setpublished at 22:36 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    FT: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (agg 3-3) (Forest win 3-2 on pens)

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  8. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 22:35 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    #bbcefl

    Andrew Priestley: Great to see a famous old football club within one game of a return to the top flight. May 1999 was a long, long time ago.

    Huddersfield Town stand in Forest's way of ending a 23-year wait for Premier League football.

  9. Nottingham Forest are in the Championship play-off finalpublished at 22:32 British Summer Time 17 May 2022
    Breaking

    They've done it the hard way, the very hard way, but Nottingham Forest are in the Championship play-off final to play Huddersfield Town.

    What a night!

  10. SHEFF UTD MISSpublished at 22:32 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    Sheff Utd 2-3 Nott'm Forest

    THAT'S IT!

    Morgan Gibbs-White's low penalty is saved by Brice Samba down to his right.

    The Reds goalkeeper is the hero!

  11. NOTT'M FOREST MISSpublished at 22:31 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    Sheff Utd 2-3 Nott'm Forest

    Wow.

    Joe Lolley leans back and sends the ball way over the bar.

    The Blades are still in this.

  12. goal

    SHEFF UTD SCOREpublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    Sheff Utd 2-3 Nott'm Forest

    Cool and collected from Iliman Ndiaye.

    But Forest are through if they score...

  13. goal

    FOREST SCOREpublished at 22:29 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    Sheff Utd 1-3 Nott'm Forest

    High into the net from Steve Cook. Big fist pumps from the veteran defender.

  14. goal

    SHEFF UTD SCOREpublished at 22:28 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    Sheff Utd 1-2 Nott'm Forest

    Sander Berge sends Brice Samba the wrong way and the Blades are off the mark.

  15. goal

    FOREST SCOREpublished at 22:27 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    Sheff Utd 0-2 Nott'm Forest

    Cafu smacks it in off the post. Wes Foderingham guessed the right way but couldn't reach it.

  16. SHEFF UTD MISSpublished at 22:26 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    Sheff Utd 0-1 Nott'm Forest

    ANOTHER SAVE!

    Conor Hourihane goes straight down the middle and Brice Samba sticks out a big hand.

  17. goal

    FOREST SCOREpublished at 22:26 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    Sheff Utd 0-1 Nott'm Forest

    Brennan Johnson scores for Forest! Sends Wes Foderingham the wrong way.

  18. SHEFF UTD MISSpublished at 22:25 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    Sheff Utd 0-0 Nott'm Forest

    SAVED! Oli Norwood goes top left but Brice Samba guesses right and palms the ball away.

  19. Postpublished at 22:24 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    Sheff Utd 0-0 Nott'm Forest (pens)

    Sheffield United will take the first penalty...

  20. PENALTIESpublished at 22:22 British Summer Time 17 May 2022

    FT: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (agg 3-3)

    Wow.

    I said at the start of the night that I hoped we'd have a play-off classic on our hands and have we ever.

    Who can hold their nerve now?