Steve Cooper and Nottingham Forest completed a crucial victory in their play-off semi final first leg clash with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

Forest took the lead after only 10 minutes as Jack Colback followed up a parry from the goalkeeper to tap home for the opener. Eventually, after several clear-cut chances they added to their advantage as Brennan Johnson’s driven finish saw them double their lead. But Sander Berge managed to scramble the ball over the line from a corner to add some real fizz and set up a grandstand finish for the second leg.

Analysis

Both sides set up synonymously with their shapes since their respective bosses took over mid-season with United opting for their 3-5-2 formation, spearheaded by the typical wingers of Morgan Gibbs-White and Iliman N’Diaye in attack.