Nottingham Forest’s victory over Sheffield United showed the importance of playing with an identity, according to boss Steve Cooper.
The Reds have the edge in the semi-final, going into Tuesday night’s second leg at the City Ground, having triumphed 2-1 at Bramall Lane. If anything, they should be holding an even greater advantage, given the number of chances they created.
Jack Colback put the visitors in front early in a first half in which they could have been out of sight by the break. Brennan Johnson doubled the lead with 20 minutes to go, only for Sander Berge to hand the Blades a lifeline late on.
