Former Nottingham Forest ace Michail Antonio has backed his old club to cap a stunning rise under Steve Cooper by being a force in the play-offs.
The Reds head to Bramall Lane on Saturday for their semi-final first leg against Sheffield United, with the return tie at the City Ground next Tuesday night. If they can come through that, a Wembley date with either Huddersfield Town or Luton Town awaits for the final.
Under Cooper, Forest have gone from propping up the Championship table when he arrived last September to a fourth-placed finish, having pushed Bournemouth all the way for the second automatic promotion spot. And Antonio, who spent a year on the banks of the Trent before joining West Ham United in 2015, hopes the club can end their more than two-decade exile from the top-flight.
