JAKARTA - Nottingham Forest has ended a 23-year wait for promotion to the English Premier League. Promotion tickets were obtained after beating Huddersfield 1-0 in the Championship Division play-off final at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday, May 29.
Forest's victory was born thanks to an own goal from Levi Colwill in the 43rd minute which started with a kick from midfielder James Gardner. Nottingham complete the three teams that have been promoted to the highest caste of English competition, following Fulham and Bournemouth.
Quoted from Sky Sports, Nottingham Forest last played in the English Premier League in the 1998/1999 season. After that, they were relegated to the Championship Division.
This is the longest gap between top-flight campaigns in Premier League history, according to Opta.
Nottingham's escape can not be separated from the "cold hands" Steve Cooper. He is able to provide a powerful concoction that makes the game The Forest.
Still reported by Opta, Cooper's winning percentage from 45 matches played with Nottingham is 60 percent. The breakdown is 27 wins, 10 draws and 8 losses.
This is the best win ratio ever achieved by a Nottingham Forest manager during the club joining the Premier League in 1892-93 (at least in 15 games).
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