The days Nottingham Forest sealed Premier League promotion in '94 and '98

This weekend will see Nottingham Forest travel to Wembley for the first time in 30 years as they face Huddersfield Town for a coveted place in the Premier League.

Historically, of course, the Reds are no strangers to the top flight of English football but have only spent five seasons there since it became the Premier League in 1992, with none this century following their last top flight relegation all the way back in 1999.

Though three of those seasons saw Forest finish rock bottom, their three-season stint between 1994 and 1997 included finishes in third and ninth place under manager Frank Clark.

With the Reds within touching distance of a return to the top flight once more after 23 years away, here we look back at their last two Premier League promotions and the crucial games that sealed their place there.

The first takes us back to 1994 and, with three regular-season games left to play in Division One, Forest travelled to London Road knowing victory over Peterborough United would guarantee an immediate return to the Premier League having finished bottom in the newly-rebranded top flight's inaugural season a year earlier.

The groundwork for Forest's ascent had been laid following Frank Clark's arrival in May 1993, taking over from none other than Brian Clough after 18 years - a task that was never going to be easy.

New arrivals at the club included Stan Collymore from Southend for £2.25m - a new club record fee just days after Colin Cooper came in from Millwall for £1.5m. Other signings included Des Lyttle, David Phillips, Gary Bull, Tommy Wright and Lars Bohinen. Clark also convinced skipper Stuart Pearce to stay on.

The changes worked with highlights including Collymore netting 23 goals in all competitions. Indeed,