Despite the monumental achievement of European football, there was a palpable sense of disappointment at the City Ground as the Reds failed to qualify for the Champions' League, even though other results went the way that we needed them to.

In truth, Chelsea had the extra nous to get over the line, and Chris Wood missed two very preventable chances in a match where neither keeper was particularly tested. Steven Toplis and Tom Newton pick themselves up to analyse the game and we are joined by Nick from That Chelsea Podcast for a view from the opposition.

We'll be back next week with our end of season Football Terrorists show. In the meantime, thank you so much for listening throughout the season, we have recorded over 100 podcasts and appreciate you joining us.

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It's the Friday 5, bringing you the top #NFFC news:

Presented by Rich Ferraro with the Maradona of the Midlands, with news from Jamie Martin. We'll be back after Sunday's BIG match against Chelsea. COME ON YOU REDS!

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A much-needed win for the Reds in a match featuring three goals, sixteen minutes of stoppage time, a six minute VAR check and multiple tributes to Taiwo Awoniyi. Goals for Morgan Gibbs-White and Nikola Milenković earned the points, despite Jarrod Bowen's late consolation. It's tight at the top in the run for the Champions' League, with Forest in 7th, but only a point behind Newcastle in third. Eek.

Presented by George Edwards, with Tom Newton (back from parental leave). The view from the opposition comes from Jamie of the We Are West Ham podcast. We'll be back with your Friday 5 news roundup at the end of the week, before the crunch match against Chelsea. COME ON YOU REDS!

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It's the return of the Friday 5, bringing you the top #NFFC news:

Presentd by Steven Toplis with the Maradona of the Midlands, and news presented by George Edwards, and compiled by Jamie Martin. We'll be back after Sunday's match against West Ham. COME ON YOU REDS!

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A bittersweet afternoon, as the Reds secured European football for the first time in thirty years, but also crumbled against one of the worst teams in Premier League history as Leicester equalised and then piled on the pressure in the last ten minutes.

Steven and George bring you a bumper match report, discussing the many talking points including goals, offside decisions and injuries, and of course the Big Guy's intervention at full-time that captured so many headlines.

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It's the return of the Friday 5, bringing you the top #NFFC news:

Presentd by George Edwards with the Maradona of the Midlands, and news by Jamie Martin. We'll be back after Sunday's big match against Leicester. COME ON YOU REDS!

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As the race for the Champions' League gets ever tighter, Forest will probably be happy with a point from this one. They played some nice stuff and looked more composed in the first half, with Sangaré partnering Anderson in central midfield. After falling behind to Eberechi Eze's penalty, Murillo deflected Neco Williams' wayward shot for a quick response.

Steven and George discuss the game and whether this was a deserved point or a lucky escape. We also have a view from the home fans, from Palace Mad Mason.

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This one was really disappointing, as Thomas Frank's tactical choices saw the visitors deservedly take the points. If the first goal was a little unfortunate due to Ola Aina's slip, the second showed that Brentford deliberately played that way.

Steven and Maradona debate the game, the rain, and what it means for Forest's chances of Champions League qualification. As always, we will return after the Palace match, win, lose or draw. Thanks for listening.

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The FA Cup Semi-Final ended in defeat as a disappointing first half saw the Reds concede a very early goal, as Man City threatened to overrun Nuno's team. The half-time introduction of Anthony Elanga almost paid immediate dividends but City scored a second straight away.

Even then, the Reds hit the woodwork three times and forced an excellent save from Stefan Ortega, but Matz Sels also had to make some crucial interventions. Our match report features snippets from Wembley by Baz and Rich, some more considered analysis from Steven and George, and a view from Man City fan Mike Passaris.

Join us later in the week for your Brentford match report, as the Reds return to league action, and we will also aim to reflect upon the Women's Championship winning season in due course. YOU REDS!

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Welcome to the Friday 5, 1865's weekly round-up of Nottingham Forest news, but this week we have a very special show for you as we preview Forest's trip to Wembley on Sunday for the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City.

As well as that, Jamie Martin joins us as usual, to bring us the top City Ground stories:

1. Spurs victory

2. FA Cup semi-final

3.⁠ ⁠⁠Women’s team race for the title

4.⁠ ⁠⁠B team Cup Final date

5.⁠ ⁠⁠Mbuemo?

Presented by Rich Ferraro with The Maradona Of The Midlands. We'll be back with a match report early next week.

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