Nottingham Forest was denied the third spot with the last kick of the game as Hull City produced one of the close football scores of the weekend in the Championship. Brennan Johnson looked like sealing the win in the second minute of stoppage time before Keane Lewis-Potter scored the equalizer from the penalty spot in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Forest finished the season in fourth place and will take on Sheffield United in the playoff semi-final while Hull City finish the season in 19th.
Managers Reaction
Hull’s Shota Arveladze: “The last five minutes was crazy, but I think the whole 90 minutes was a good game with chances for both sides. They are a good team, but we were organized, had our chances, and didn’t give much away. Generally, it was a good game and, for the supporters, it was nice for us to score a late goal. The club tries to find the best way to get supporters back and even though we didn’t have a great run at home, we have brought them something at the end. They can see the boys fighting for every point and doing the best that they can.”
Nottingham Forest’s Steve Cooper: “We go into the playoffs feeling really good about ourselves. We are looking forward to it. We wanted to finish third, but to come from the bottom of the league to fourth place is great. We look forward to the game – two big stadiums, two big clubs, and two passionate groups of supporters. You’ve got to get excited about it. We gave automatic (promotion) a really good go and, by going for that, we secured a play-off place with maybe three or four games to go. It’s an unbelievable achievement and it shows how good these guys have been.”
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