Who Nottingham Forest could face in the Championship play-offs after Bournemouth defeat

Nottingham Forest's path to promotion will take them through the play-offs following defeat to Bournemouth on Tuesday evening.

Automatic promotion is now out of the question following the 1-0 loss at Dean Court, as the Cherries join Fulham in going straight up. Now the Reds will vye with three other teams for the chance to be in the Premier League.

At this moment in time we only know the identity of one of those teams that Forest may potentially meet in the mini-tournament; Huddersfield Town. They, too, are guaranteed a spot in the play-offs heading into the final weekend of the Championship campaign.

Both sides are level on points (79), but Steve Cooper's men are way ahead on goal difference. That means if they equal or better the Terriers' result on Saturday, they will end the season third in the table.

That's important because it could, in theory, lead to an easier draw. The third-placed team face the sixth-placed side, while fourth meets fifth in the other semi-final.

Whoever they do face, though, they will want to head into that first leg on either the 13th or 14th of May with momentum. That's why beating Hull City will supercede everything else for now.

We know that Forest cannot meet Huddersfield in the semi-finals, due to the aforementioned format of the play-offs. Both of those teams will occupy third and fourth place in the standings whatever happens on Saturday.

Below the battle for third, four teams are still in contention for the top six. Those teams are: .

The Blades, who are fifth on 72 points, are the bookmakers' current favourites to join Forest and Huddersfield in the play-offs. A win and they're in, no matter what happens elsewhere, but a draw would likely be enough. Lose to Fulham and they