Brice Samba reveals secret Nottingham Forest penalty notes as pundit makes 'fortuitous' claim

Head coach Steve Cooper saluted the City Ground crowd for helping to carry Nottingham Forest over the line in their play-offs semi-final.

The Reds booked their place at Wembley as they beat Sheffield United on penalties on a dramatic night on the banks of the Trent. And the victory came amid an electric atmosphere at the sold-out stadium.

Forest had gone into Tuesday night’s match 2-1 up from Saturday’s first leg at Bramall Lane, and they increased their aggregate advantage through Brennan Johnson in the 19th minute.

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Billy Sharp has spoken about the incident which marred the aftermath of Nottingham Forest’s penalty shootout victory over Sheffield United.

The Blades skipper, and former Reds striker, was left needing stitches after being “assaulted” amid the celebrations at the City Ground. Sharp was knocked to the ground as a large number of Forest fans ran on to the pitch after Steve Cooper’s side triumphed in the Championship play-offs semi-final.

Nottinghamshire Police have said a man has been arrested “after a footballer was assaulted on the pitch” at the end of Tuesday night’s game. And Sharp posted a message on social media on Wednesday morning.

He wrote on Twitter: “One mindless idiot ruined what was an unbelievable night of football.

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Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Brice Samba has revealed that notes on Sheffield United penalty takers were "hidden in a towel" that helped inform the three saves made in the Championship play-off semi-final shootout.

Oliver Norwood, Conor Hourihane and Morgan Gibbs-White were all denied from the spot by the 28-year-old at the City Ground to send the Reds to Wembley. First, Samba dived at full stretch to the left and stuck out an