Nottingham Forest have moved ever closer to securing a Championship play-off spot having beaten Peterborough United 1-0 on Saturday.
Steve Cooper's side are within touching distance of clinching a play-off spot after their win at London Road put them seven points clear of seventh place. Sam Surridge scored his fifth Forest goal of the season with a neat header after brilliant build-up play. Brennan Johnson and Philip Zinckernagel linked up on the half-way line before the former floated a cross to the back-post for Surridge to bundle home.
Three more points lifts Forest to a total of 73 points. Middlesbrough - who have three games left to play and are on 64 points - could still theoretically leapfrog Forest, but they would require a goal-swing of 21 from the final few games. Now, just a point in their next game, at Fulham, will confirm an extension to the Reds' season.
