Huddersfield Town: Nottingham Forest rubbed salt in the wound perfectly after controversial play-off final win – View

Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest are two clubs that have gone in opposite directions since they met in the Championship play-off final in May 2022.

 

Forest secured promotion back to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years with a 1-0 win over Huddersfield at Wembley, with Levi Colwill’s first half own goal sealing victory for Steve Cooper’s side, but that does not tell the full story of what was an eventful game.

The Terriers felt they should have had a penalty in the second half when Harry Toffolo was brought down by Jack Colback, but the defender was booked by referee Jon Moss for diving, and VAR supported his on-field decision.

 

Huddersfield had a second appeal for a spot-kick turned down in the closing stages of the game when Max Lowe challenged Lewis O’Brien in the box, and VAR was not even consulted on this occasion, leaving Town supporters feeling aggrieved.

Despite battling against relegation for much of their time in the top flight, Forest have achieved survival in each of the last two seasons, and they will be looking to progress up the table this campaign under the guidance of Nuno Espirito Santo.

As for Huddersfield, head coach Carlos Corberan left the club just over a month after the play-off final defeat, with the Spaniard later revealing that he did not believe in the board’s plan to move forward and mount another promotion push, and after going through five managers in the following two years, they were relegated to League One last season.

Nottingham Forest dealt Huddersfield Town double blow after play-off final victory

It is clear that the Terriers have struggled to recover from the loss, and Forest continued to inflict misery on the West Yorkshire outfit long after the final whistle at Wembley.