Huddersfield Town vs. Nottingham Forest live score, updates, highlights & lineups from Championship playoff final
Huddersfield Town vs. Nottingham Forest live score, updates, highlights & lineups from Championship playoff final
Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest will meet in the 2021/22 Championship playoff final in an attempt to return to the Premier League after a three-year absence.The Championship playoff final, commonly referred to as the "richest game in sport," pits Steve Cooper's Nottingham Forest against Carlos Corberan's Huddersfield at Wembley.
For most of the regular season, Huddersfield had the best record in the Championship, going undefeated in five of their final six games to finish third, while Nottingham Forest had risen from near the bottom of the table only a few months earlier.
Champions Fulham and the second-place finishers in the Premier League Bournemouth has faced both playoff finalists on numerous occasions this season, and they are now just 90 minutes away from securing a place in the final.
Huddersfield Town vs. Nottingham Forest live updates, highlights from Championship playoff final
Sam Surridge enters to thunderous applause in the 66th minute in place of Davis, who has worked tirelessly all afternoon. Daniel Sinani has been replaced as the Huddersfield striker by Jordan Rhodes.
A few balls are getting into the box for Huddersfield but are either overhit or cut out by the near post in the 63rd minute. Although some of their supporters are angry, the team appears to be playing with more self-assuredness these days.
Goalkeeper Nicholls makes an easy save from 25 yards out to deny Garner in the 60th minute.
Huddersfield's offensive has stepped up a notch in the 58th minute. At the near post, captain Jonathan Hogg has a free header from a corner, but he misses the target.
This is Zinckernagel's first penalty of the game for a strong challenge on O'Brien in the 55th minute of play. The Terriers have named Jon Russell as Sarr's replacement.
53rd minute: Davis does well to evade Lees down the left, but his cross is blocked by Johnson, who is waiting at the far post.
48th minute: Huddersfield have started the second half much better than they did in the first. Although the Terriers aren't getting as much time on the ball as they would want, Cooper's Forest squad is pressing high.
Ahead of schedule! Forest are only 45 minutes away from the goal, but don't expect Huddersfield to give in to their pleading. You think Corberan's team needs a goal early on to get going.
HALF-TIME
There's a goal!
An own goal by Forest defender Levi Colwill gives Forest the lead just before the break. It appears that Yates is the first to react to Garner's dangerous ball from outside the box, but it is Colwill who accidently guides the ball home from close range as Yates and the defender go toe-to-toe in the box. Fans of the Forest have gone crazy.
37th minute: After James Garner's no-nonsense tackle, Danny Ward goes down the left wing in an attempt to get a corner. Ward is set up at the near post by a well-executed set-piece routine, but his goal-bound shot is deflected. Huddersfield are putting a lot of pressure on Forest after clearing the second corner.
It's Huddersfield's best opportunity ever. Thomas beats his defender on the left wing with a nice piece of skill before bursting through on goal. Brice Samba knocks the ball clear as he goes for the goal inside the penalty area, despite the fact that he has options in the centre.Brennan Johnson misses a simple pass into the box after Spence finds space on the right.Jack Colback is late on O'Brien, but the referee doesn't show his cards. Huddersfield fans aren't happy. He's been given a talking to by someone in authority.
At the opposite end, Lewis O'Brien and Sorba Thomas lead the huge Huddersfield attack, but Forest's midfield recovers in time and the move breaks down in the area. 23rd minute.He makes a run at Huddersfield's backline in the 20th minute, but his shot from the edge of the box flies wide.
Huddersfield are struggling to get the ball out of their own half in the 16th minute because they can't put together a passing move at this point. From the sidelines, Corberan is issuing commands, but the Terriers are prepared to sit back and soak up the pressure for the time being.
After Naby Sarr gave up a poor foul to stop a Forest attack, the 12th minute came to an end. Ryan Yates connects cleanly with the following free kick at the back post, but his header misses the post. It's a great opportunity that's going to waste.While both sides' attacks are being applauded, nothing is working in the final third yet. In the early going, Forest appear to be the more dangerous team, but there are a number of hesitant touches.Forest right-back Spence rushes down the wing in the fourth minute, but his cross is easily cleared.
Huddersfield are awarded two free kicks in the middle of the pitch by referee Jon Moss in the second minute, but neither effort is successful, as Forest continue to build from the back.We've got this! Cooper's team are aiming towards the Huddersfield end as Forest begin the match.
Just a few minutes before kickoff, everyone in the stadium is singing a beautiful rendition of the national song. There is a lot of noise in here. After all that effort, the enormous replica of the great prize has also been taken away from the field.
8 minutes before kickoff, a banner from the Forest end reads 'Far have we travelled, much have we seen.'. Nottingham Forest supporters are making their first trip to the new Wembley Stadium, and they're hoping it will be a trip to remember.
15 minutes before kickoff, Cooper and Corberan make one final motivating speech to the players before they leave the pitch. Huddersfield still has a few empty seats despite the Forest fans filling their end of the stadium. Oh, and there's a beach ball in the press box right now. The gamers can expect a party environment.\30 minutes before kickoff: Who will be lifting this trophy at the end of the game? You know, that one over there, right there.
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