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Daily Mirror
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Ricky Charlesworth

Nottingham Forest win epic play-off penalty shoot-out vs Sheffield Utd - 5 talking points

Nottingham Forest are within one more win of a long-awaited Premier League return after an epic penalty shoot-out win.

Steve Cooper's side sealed a 3-2 win on spot-kicks over Sheffield United after the score finished 3-3 after extra-time on aggregate at a vibrant City Ground in the second leg of their pulsating Championship play-off semi-final. They will now meet Huddersfield Town in the showpiece final at Wembley on Sunday, May 29 with the winners guaranteed a place in next season's top flight.

Brennan Johnson opened the scoring to give Forest a two-goal lead in the tie early on - an advantage they took into half-time. United needed a response after the interval and Morgan Gibbs-White provided it within two minutes of the restart, equalising on the night. And then they drew level in the tie when John Fleck was on hand to tap in after superb work from George Baldock down the right flank.

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