Nottingham Forest head into the final game of the season safe in the knowledge they have secured a play-off place but still smarting from defeat to Bournemouth.
The Reds could have put themselves in the driving seat for automatic promotion with vicory on the south coast, but a 1-0 defeat means Bournemouth secured second place in the Championship. Forest head to Hull City on Saturday knowing they will either finish third of fourth as they wait to see who out of Sheffield United, Luton, Middlesbrough and Millwall will join the Reds and Huddersfield in the play-offs.
With the stakes now much lower at Hull, manager Steve Cooper can afford to rest players ahead of the semi-finals, which start on Friday, 13 May (6th vs 3rd) and Saturday, 14 May (5th vs 4th). The second legs will be on Monday, 16 May (3rd vs 6th) and Tuesday, 17 May (4th vs 5th).
