Town inched nearer a play-off place with a hard fought 1-1 draw at Sheffield United. An Andy Gray penalty put the Blades ahead before Ian Westlake equalised. While a draw was probably a fair result, United were lucky to escape without conceding penalties when Chris Morgan twice handled in the area.
Town 1-2 Forest Saturday, 24th Apr 2004 18:38
Former Town striker David Johnson scored twice as his Nottingham Forest side beat the Blues 2-1 and prevented Joe Royle s side from cementing their play-off place. Johnson netted in each half with Dean Bowditch scoring an equaliser for Town in the first period.
Joe Royle sprung a surprise with his line-up, recalling Drissa Diallo for the injured Tommy Miller, the Guinean international making up a back three along with John McGreal and Matt Elliott. Up front Dean Bowditch came in for Shefki Kuqi, while Kelvin Davis returned in goal after missing out against Gillingham.