Supercomputer gives encouraging verdict on Nottingham Forest's Championship promotion push

A complex supercomputer has predicted how Nottingham Forest's season will finish as the Reds prepare for their final six Championship games.

The Reds suffered their first league defeat in ten games with a 1-0 loss at Luton Town on Friday afternoon.

A controversial penalty proved to be the difference between the two sides at Kenilworth Road. It brought an end to a five-match winning streak and extensive unbeaten run in the league for Steve Cooper’s side.

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That defeat, coupled with Bournemouth's home draw with Middlesbrough, means the Reds are seven points adrift of the automatic promotion spots but four points inside the play-offs.

Fulham had the chance to confirm automatic promotion but squandered a one-goal lead at Derby County to lose 2-1 at Pride Park.

Following the latest round of results, data experts at FiveThirtyEight have predicted who has the best chances of getting promoted this season...

1. Fulham (>99%)

2. Bournemouth (92%)

3. Nottingham Forest (34%)

4. Luton Town (21%)

5. Huddersfield (15%)

6. Sheffield United (15%)

7. Middlesbrough (15%)

8. Coventry City (3%)

9. Millwall (2%)

10. Blackburn Rovers (2%)

11. West Bom (1%)

12. QPR (1%)

13. Swansea City (1%)

14. Preston (1%)

15. Stoke City (1%)

16. Blackpool (1%)

17. Cardiff City (1% chance of relegation)

18. Bristol City (1% chance of relegation)

19. Hull City (1% chance of relegation)

20. Birmingham City (1% chance of relegation)

21. Reading (4% chance of relegation)

22. Derby County (98% chance of relegation)

23. Barnsley (98% chance of relegation)

24. Peterborough United (>99% chance of