Beyond Nottingham Forest and Fulham Square at City Ground on Tuesday evening, both clubs have strengthened their position in the championship play-offs over the weekend.

While Forrest maintained a seven-point lead over seventh-placed Derby County, the Cottages cleared nine points for Ramm, courtesy of their latest breathless win against Birmingham City.

After back-to-back defeats to Fulham Brentford and Leeds United following the resumption, there were concerns about keeping manager Scott Parker in the top six of his squad.

Despite representing significant injuries despite the suspension of top scorer Alexander Mitrovic, the Cottages have been able to fight for crucial victories against the Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham.

Although the West Londoners were less confident in the final third in both matches, it forced the players to take extra responsibility in the absence of their amulets, resulting in Fulham failing to collect six points from their final five matches. Play off.

Parker still has ambitions to finish the promotion spots automatically, but there will be a feeling that his team is back in the truck after the disappointment, which could lead to more races.

Forest team Sabri Lamouchi will also have to deal with the frustration before the competition after his team conceded a match in the th9th minute to their arch-rivals Derby.

As well as leading in the early stages, Forrest removes himself from much of the sight before Chris Martin scrubs a Leveler at home before putting Derby in the playoffs.

Lamochi was furious at how late a free kick was defended at Pride Park, but Forrest's unbeaten run was extended to four games with two wins and two draws recorded in that time.

In fact, their small advantage over the weekend has spawned automatic promotions from the slippery equation, but a maximum return on Tuesday will at least ensure that their top teams are aware of their presence.

Perhaps more importantly at this stage of the season, a win moved Forrest to a position above Fulham, leaving him just five points away from a place guarantee in the top six.