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Flossy: Seventeenth last season. Favourites for relegation this season. To then qualify for European football with an FA Cup semi-final, this season is a huge improvement over the last. Instead of the Championship, we are digging out our passports! Sure we were right up there for a long time, but I am more than happy to finish seventh.
They were tied on 13 clean sheets going into the final round of the Premier League on Sunday but both conceded during those games.
Nottingham Forest have one last chance to get into the Champions League when they host Chelsea on the final day of the season at the City Ground. The Tricky Trees need the win and results
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Nottinghamshire Live on MSNEvangelos Marinakis has already set new Nottingham Forest goal after stunning seasonMarinakis is well aware of what it takes to triumph on the continental stage. Olympiacos, who are also owned by the 57-year-old, beat Fiorentina last year to take the Europa Conference League crown and become the first club from Greece to lift a European trophy.
The FA Cup final wound up making history, while five different teams in the Premier League are fighting for the last three Champions League spots.
Gary Neville has been banned from working at the City Ground to cover Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea on Sunday, prompting a reaction from his old Manchester United team-mate David Beckham
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Nottinghamshire Live on MSNLatest Jack Grealish next club odds as FA Cup snub sparks Nottingham Forest speculationThe 29-year-old England international is still smarting from his latest City snub, being overlooked by boss Pep Guardiola for Saturday’s FA Cup final defeat by Crystal Palace. With City desperate for a goal, Guardiola turned to young debutant Claudio Echeverri and then veteran Ilkay Gundogan rather than his £100m recruit from Aston Villa.
Crystal Palace has never won the FA Cup. The longstanding EPL club has actually only ever made it to the final twice, losing to Manchester United in 2016 and 1990. On top of trying to cap off an incredible run, a win for the Eagles on Saturday would also secure them a spot in the UEFA Europa League next season. Time: 11:30 a.m. ET
As “horrific” seasons go, Manchester City’s could still end on a high note. While English soccer’s most dominant force for the past decade has been deposed of its Premier League crown, it could still end the campaign with the FA Cup and the title of world champion.