Boss fumes over 'poor decision as Sheffield United decision slammed for Nottingham Forest clash

Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest are set for a tense first leg of their Championship play-off showdown as the two clubs seek promotion to the Premier League.

Steve Cooper's side travel to Bramall Lane at the weekend when they will look to bring a lead back to the City Ground for the return leg which takes place next week. Forest are set to be backed by more than 3,000 supporters for the clash against Paul Heckingbottom's side having snapped up their entire allocation.

According to the Sheffield Star, United supporters have yet to sell out the home seats with around 3,000 tickets still remaining as of Wednesday morning.

And the decision to give Forest fans 3,200 tickets for the game has not gone down well with United fans particularly as Forest have given the Blades 2,000 for the return leg. Here's what United fans had to say.

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Boss Warren Joyce was left fuming at a penalty decision which proved crucial as Nottingham Forest Under-18s lost to Manchester United in their first ever FA Youth Cup final.

The Reds had come from behind at Old Trafford, to draw level through Josh Powell just before the break. But there was controversy in the second half when referee Josh Smith pointed to the spot with 15 minutes to go.

Zach Abbott was judged to have tripped Alejandro Garnacho. And although replays showed the foul clearly took place outside of the box, the United man converted from 12 yards to make it 2-1. He then added a second in added time to wrap up the victory in front of a record crowd.

“Individual errors cost us. We’re disappointed with the second one, because clearly he’s two yards outside of the box, and it was a crucial stage of the game,” said Joyce.

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