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Sarah Clapson & Chris Watson & Luke Pawley

Nottingham Forest's remaining Championship fixtures compared with promotion rivals

Nottingham Forest took a gigantic step in their quest to reach the Premier League this week with a 1-0 away win at league leaders Fulham.

Forest are now third in the Championship table and have guaranteed themselves a place in the play-offs. The race for automatic promotion is still very much alive after Bournemouth dropped two points against Swansea.

Leaders Fulham are already promoted, while Bournemouth occupy the second automatic promotion spot as things stand. The Cherries are three points ahead of Steve Cooper's Reds, and three clear of fourth-placed Huddersfield Town.

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Forest have a huge chance to take automatic promotion into their own hands when they visit Bournemouth in a rearranged fixture on Tuesday, May 3. Here's a closer look at the Reds' run-in compared to their promotion rivals...

Forest (current position - 3rd, 76 points, 43 games played)

Swansea City (H) Sat, Apr 30

Bournemouth (A) Tues, May 3

Hull City (A) Sat, May 7

Bournemouth (2nd, 79 points, 43 games played)

Blackburn Rovers (A) Sat, Apr 30

Nottingham Forest (H) Tues, May 3

Millwall (H) Sat, May 7

Huddersfield Town (4th, 76 points, 44 games played)

Coventry City (A) Sat, Apr 30

Bristol City (H) Sat, May 7

Clubs who could join Forest in the play-offs

Luton Town (5th, 72 points, 44 games played)

Fulham (A) Mon, May 2

Reading (H) Sat, May 7

Sheffield United (6th, 69 points, 44 games played)

QPR (A) Fri, Apr 29

Fulham (H) Sat, May 7

Blackburn Rovers (7th, 66 points, 44 games played)

Bournemouth (H) Sat, Apr 30

Birmingham City (A) Sat, May 7

Millwall (8th, 66 points, 44 games played)

Peterborough United (H) Sat, Apr 30

Bournemouth (A) Sat, May 7

Middlesbrough (9th, 64 points, 43 games played)

Cardiff City (H) Wed, Apr 27

Stoke City (H) Sat, Apr 30

Preston North End (A) Sat, May 7

Where do you think Forest will finish this season? Have your say in the comments below

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