Forest 1 Brighton 2
Forest once again ended the season watching their opponents celebrate on The City Ground pitch, as Brighton snatched a play-off place with an injury time winner. Although not straightforward, the result was no surprise as Forest named a depleted side. Winger Jamie Mackie played at right-back, in what appeared to be a 4-4-2 formation, although The Reds' midfield was quite misshapen throughout; at times it looked, in practice, like a 4-1-2-1-2, but it is difficult to imagine that this is how Gary Brazil would have intended his side to shape up. I believe youngster Stephen McLaughlin should have been on the right-wing, but he played quite centrally, possibly drifting unintentionally inside, to chase play. The heart of Forest's team was formed by David Vaughan, who took responsibility of organising the defensive efforts, and Raddy Majewski, who played in front of Vaughan, helping Forest keep the ball when moving forward. Brighton lined up in a narrow 4-3-3, with Bolton loa...