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Nottingham Forest ask for more play-off final tickets as police send Wembley warning

Good morning Reds fans. Here are your latest Nottingham Forest headlines...

Mark Clattenburg questions play-off final decision

Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has questioned Jon Moss' appointment as referee for the Championship play-off final.

Nottingham Forest travel to Wembley Stadium to face Huddersfield Town for a place in the Premier League after an incredible campaign under head coach Steve Cooper. Clattenburg has called Moss' appointment an "odd one" with the game set to be the Premier League official's last before he retires.

In a piece for the Daily Mail, Clattenburg wrote: "The first reason is when I was retiring from refereeing, I was told I couldn't oversee a game with anything riding on it because with it being my last, the PGMOL couldn't risk sentimentality clouding my mind when I had a job to do.

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More play-off final tickets requested as fans face Wembley disappointment

Nottingham Forest have asked for more play-off final tickets but fans still hoping to be in the Reds end at Wembley face disappointment.

Forest face Huddersfield Town at Wembley on Sunday for a place in in the Premier League next season. The Reds sold their full allocation of around 36,500 tickets on Tuesday and NottinghamshireLive understands they have asked for a further allocation, however, it is fully expected no more will be made available.

Forest reached the play-off final for the first time in their history after Cooper’s side saw off Sheffield United to book their place in the final and put them 90 minutes away from ending their 23-year top-flight exile.

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Nottingham Forest told Wembley final is 'theirs to lose'

Former Premier League goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has claimed that Nottingham Forest's play-off final against Huddersfield Town is their "game to lose".

Forest travel to the national stadium for the first time since it opened 2007 looking to return to the Premier League after 23 years away. Huddersfield Town, who surpassed Luton Town in the semi-final, are their remaining hurdle to reaching the big time.

Carlos Corberan's side finished the regular season third with 23 wins and are eyeing up their own return to the top flight since being relegated in 2019. The two sides have already faced each other three times with Steve Cooper 's side winning twice - including March's FA Cup victory.

With Sunday's decisive game standing between both teams and the Premier League, former Leicester City, Chelsea and Fulham shot-stopper praised the City Ground outfit.

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Police send warning and Wembley ticket update

Nottingham Forest fans have been warned against trying to buy tickets in the Huddersfield Town end for Sunday's Championship play-off final.

The Reds are looking to end their 23-year exile from the Premier League this weekend and will do so with around 36,000 supporters at Wembley after the clubs' allocation was sold out on Tuesday. NottinghamshireLive understands that Forest have requested further allocation, however, it is fully expected no more will be made available.

Tickets have been selling out fast since Brice Samba 's heroics in the semi-final victory over Sheffield United, with demand surpassing supply at the City Ground. Despite the sell-out, Huddersfield were yet to sell out their allocation at the time of writing.

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