The £170million own-goal gives Nottingham Forest promotion to the Premier League

Forest were bottom of the table and winless when Steve Cooper took charge in September – now they have won football’s most lucrative match and are headed to the top tier.
The £170million own-goal gives Nottingham Forest promotion to the Premier League
Levi Colwill’s own goal saw Nottingham Forest promoted to the Premier League (John Walton/PA)

Levi Colwill’s own goal sent Nottingham Forest into the Premier League for the first time in 23 years in a 1-0 Championship play-off final win over Huddersfield at Wembley.

Luckless centre-back Colwill put through his own net after James Garner’s teasing cross, that Jack Colback ducked under and Ryan Yates failed to reach.

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