Campbell hat-trick cuts Forest down

BLACKPOOL stand on the brink of a return to the top flight for the first time since 1971 after a DJ Campbell hat-trick helped sink Nottingham Forest in a Championship play-off semi-final that swung one way then the other at the City Ground.

Leading 2-1 from the first leg on Saturday, Blackpool fell behind on the night to Rob Earnshaw’s early goal.

Campbell equalised at the start of the second half before Earnshaw scored his second goal of the game to level up the tie on aggregate at 3-3.