![]() ![]() “You'll never achieve anything there,” were his precise words. One of their own committee members had described them as “the least progressive club in the country” and one of the previous managers, Dave Mackay, had warned off Clough. Perhaps the best way to sum up the almost implausible journey that finished with unfashionable, unheralded Nottingham Forest winning the European Cup, twice, is to think back to what the club were like before a certain Yorkshireman with a wagging finger, a nasal accent and a habit of kissing television interviewers sprinkled his precious magic on the club.įorest were 13th in the old Division Two when Brian Clough landed his coat on the peg for the first time on a freezing January morning in 1975. The Forest team celebrate with the trophy after the match. Indeed, they'd only failed to score in two of their first 35 games this term.1980 European Cup Final at the Santiagio Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid. ![]() Arsenal have failed to score in consecutive Premier League games for the first time this season.Taiwo Awoniyi's 10 goals have been worth 12 points to Nottingham Forest, the seventh highest total of any Premier League player this term.Nottingham Forest's victory means Manchester City have won the Premier League title for the third consecutive season, making them the fifth different side to win three consecutive English top-flight titles (Huddersfield, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester United twice).Arsenal have lost three of their last five Premier League games (W2), as many as they had in their first 32 this season (W23 D6).Nottingham Forest had just 18 per cent possession against Arsenal, the lowest tally on record (since 2003/04) for a winning team in a Premier League match.Nottingham Forest's victory secures their status in the Premier League for next season - it's only the fourth campaign in which all three promoted sides have stayed up, after 2001/02, 2011//18.Open Privacy Options Forest joy, Arsenal pain - Opta stats Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this. Nottingham Forest head to Crystal Palace in their last outing of the campaign while Arsenal host Wolves. Free match highlights will be published across Sky Sports' digital platforms shortly after full-time. The final day of the Premier League season is on May 28 with every game kicking off at 4.30pm. Speaking in his press conference, a downbeat Arteta added: "From my side, I apologise because we have generated belief that we could do it, and at the end the team wasn't able to do it, and that is my responsibility." What's next for Forest and Arsenal? "They have been incredible all season and they deserve a really good match." We have a difficult week ahead of us and we have a huge responsibility, playing in front of our fans. ![]() I have to find a way to lift the players. It's a very sad day because we have been working for 11 months with one aim and, being on top for so many days and building that enthusiasm, that belief and that quality that is necessary to compete against Manchester City, we've done it but in the end we didn't have enough for many factors. Mikel Arteta congratulated Manchester City on winning the title, but admits it is 'sad' and 'painful' to accept that Arsenal's title challenge is over So, face it, it's my responsibility and I have to take it. "Today, we gave a goal away and we weren't good enough to break them down. "Obviously, a really sad day for us after everything we have done in the season, but now we have to face the reality. "First of all, congratulations to City on winning the Championship," he told Sky Sports. It means so much to so many people." Arteta: It's very painful and extremely sadĪrsenal boss Mikel Arteta admitted he and his players will need to recover from the pain of their title challenge collapsing. "For every single person involved in the club, the lads who were signed, the lads who came on loan, the fans, the manager, it's absolutely fantastic. It's been a tough season for us really, really tough. This team is a special team and hopefully next year we can kick on properly."Ĭaptain Joe Worrall added to Sky Sports: "It's fantastic. "We would like to be a lot higher in the league than we are, but we've been fighting, working hard, day in, day out. Of his performance, he added: "I just want to hep the team as much as possible. Image: Morgan Gibbs-White was outstanding against Arsenal
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