FOREST 1 - 2 SHEFFIELD UNITED - Tue May 17, 2022 (Playoffs)
- Date:
- Tue May 17, 2022 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- Playoffs
- Round:
- Semi
- Leg:
- 2 (1st Leg)
- Score:
- 1-2 (Lost 3-2 on penalties)
- Half-time: 1-0; Full-time: 1-2
- Season:
- 2021-22
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
- Sponsor:
- BOXT
- Attendance:
- 29,015 (Away: 2,003)
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Huddersfield Town (Playoffs)
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 4930 (of 4969)
- Playoffs:
- 10 (of 11)
- Competitive:
- 5633 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 7394 (of 7451)
- Notes:
- Won 3-2 on penalties
- Sources:
- Nottingham Forest Official Site (Link)
- BBC Sports (Link)
- Sky Sports (Link)
- WorldFootball (Link)
- ESPN (Link)
Review:
Wow. Wow. Wow. We wait 11 years for another playoff semi-final and then we get this game. After leading 2-1 after the first leg at Bramall Lane, we then take a 1-0 lead (and a 3-1 aggregate lead) with another Brennan Johnson goal. Then, right after half-time, we get levelled on the night and then Sheff Utd take the lead with 15 minutes to go and tying it up on aggregate. That takes it to extra time which finishes with us 3-3 on aggregate and so to penalties. Brice Samba saved the first two and then saved their fifth attempt to take us to Wembley.
Stats:
Our first win in a playoff semifinal in 5 attempts
Our ninth win on penalties after 11 shoot-outs
Steve Cooper's second consecutive appearance in the playoff final after losing with Swansea last season
We'll play Huddersfield Town in the final after they beat Luton in the other semi
Penalties:
1. Brennan Johnson (Scored - 1-0)
2. Cafú (Scored - 2-0)
3. Steve Cook (Scored - 3-1)
4. Joe Lolley (Missed - 3-2)
5. -
Penalties (Sheffield United kicked first):
1. Oliver Norwood (Saved - 0-0)
2. Conor Hourihane (Saved - 1-0)
3. Sander Berge (Scored - 2-1)
4. Iliman Ndiaye (Scored - 3-2)
5. Morgan Gibbs-White (Saved - 3-2)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | GK |  Brice Samba | |
| 2 | D |  Djed Spence | |
| 4 | D | Joe Worrall 91 | |
| 26 | D |  Scott McKenna 75 | |
| 27 | D | Steve Cook 111 | |
| 8 | M | Jack Colback | |
| 20 | F |  Brennan Johnson  (19) | |
| 22 | M | Ryan Yates | |
| 37 | M | James Garner off for Cafú (119) | |
| 11 | M |  Philip Zinckernagel off for Joe Lolley (71) | |
| 16 | F | Sam Surridge off for Keinan Davis (75) | |
| Subs | |||
| 18 | M |  Cafú on for James Garner (119) | |
| 9 | F | Keinan Davis on for Sam Surridge (75) | |
| 23 | M | Joe Lolley on for Philip Zinckernagel (71) | Last game |
| 1 | GK |  Ethan Horvath | |
| 3 | D | Tobias Figueiredo | |
| 14 | D |  Richie Laryea | |
| 17 | F | Alex Mighten |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GK | Wesley Foderingham |
| 2 | D | George Baldock (108) |
| 6 | D | Chris Basham |
| 12 | D | John Egan |
| 19 | D | Jack Robinson 58 |
| 33 | M | Rhys Norrington-Davies |
| 4 | M | John Fleck (109) |
| 8 | M | Sander Berge |
| 16 | M | Oliver Norwood |
| 27 | F | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 29 | F | Iliman Ndiaye |
| Subs | ||
| 23 | Ben Osborn (108) | |
| 24 | Conor Hourihane (109) | |
| 1 | Adam Davies | |
| 22 | Ben Davies | |
| 25 | Filip Uremovic | |
| 32 | William Osula | |
| 36 | Daniel Jebbison |