Thread by @rickycoxon

The #nffc vs Bournemouth game is huge. Everything pretty much rests on that game.

Let's look at the permutations of how Forest can get automatic promotion.

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If Forest loses to Bournemouth then they have to win both of their other 2 games AND Bournemouth have to lose both of theirs AND then it would be down to goal difference as both would be on 82 points.

Both have exactly the same +30 GD at the minute.

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If Forest beat Bournemouth then they'll just need to better them over the other 2 games to secure automatic.

If they match them over those other 2 games then it'll be down to goal difference.

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A draw at Bournemouth is messy. For Forest to secure 2nd place they'd need Bournemouth to not win their other 2 games (80-82pts) AND forest has to win theirs (83pts).

Forest could also afford a win and a draw (81pts) as long as Bournemouth lose both (80pts).

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Also, if #BORFOR draw, there are a bunch of different ways it could be level at the end and down to goal difference again (eg if Bournemouth's last 3 games are DDL and Forest DDW gives both 81pts)

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A draw would be a bad result for Forest and especially if Bournemouth beat Blackburn or Forest fail to beat Swansea on Saturday.

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