After that tense 1-0 win for Forest at the City Ground in the first leg, the stage is set for an absolute slog fest at Villa Park.
A place in the Europa League Final is on the line, and the stakes couldn't be higher.
It makes you wonder: with a major European final just 90 minutes away, is this the biggest Midlands derby in history? 🧐
We’ve seen massive domestic cup knockout fixtures between midlands clubs and huge league clashes in the early, but an all-Midlands European semi-final feels like a different level of prestige.
What do we think?
Is the sheer weight of a European final and possible trophy on the line enough to make this the undisputed #1 derby the region has ever seen?
@Trentendupper@Swfc_Owls You are aware we could’ve won 10-0 on the weekend and still not have gotten playoffs👍. Can’t bottle something that was never in your hands bud x
Tbh i can’t believe Derby didn’t make play-offs, they’re not far from a really good side………. About 20 fooking miles haha up the mighty Forest 👍#nffc#dcfc
Concussion protocols.
After diagnosis, players go through a step-by-step return-to-play process:
🔴Complete rest (physical & cognitive)
🔴Light aerobic exercise
Sport-specific drills (no contact)
🔴Non-contact training
Full-contact training (after medical clearance)
🔴Return to match play
Minimum 6 days.
#AVFC#NFFC
Vitor Pereira you wondrous little magician.
Unai Emery tried the rotation game and it fell flat on its face.
Against the odds, Pereira pulled out the old UNO reverse card, made 8 changes and beat Chelsea at The Bridge, surely securing Forest’s Premier League status and resting key players before another historic night on Thursday.
Pereira was right in his pre-match interview. It’s not always about tactics, it’s about spirit.
You can’t quantify that on a spreadsheet, or put it on a graphic on the TV screens.
But this Forest side have it in abundance, and Vitor Pereira has found a way to draw it out of this group of players, who we all know are too good to go down.
A European semi-final, 10 games unbeaten and another season of what will inevitably be Box Office antics in the Premier League.
TAIWO LOVES THE BRIDGE!
✅Pereira masterclass📈
✅Taiwo header🤩
✅Bakwa assist👏
✅McAtee👍
✅Netz💪
✅Jesus🎯
✅SELS🧤
✅MGW & Taiwo🤝
✅Yates😉
❌MGW/Abbott injuries🙏
👉Hope Derry is ok🙏
👉We all know Taiwo loves the Bridge but my word what a result!
#NFFC
With just 3 games remaining, this is the Premier League table:
16th - Nottingham Forest (42)
17th - Spurs (37)
18th - West Ham (36)
To say it’s looking bleak is an understatement.