This was the best I’ve seen us play for a good while and also one of the most exciting goalless draws I’ve been at. We played tenaciously, at times very fluidly and more than held our own against the third-placed side. BEFORE A few more points from our remaining matches could well move us up a place or two, with us quite possibly finishing higher than Chelsea, and I think we can do that but it's going to be a hard game this afternoon. Manchester United have won three in a row while our form...

On this day in 2007 Sunderland won the Championship title via a 5-0 demolition of Luton Town. Here's Ian Mole's recollection of the day: I woke up late feeling rough after a heavy day’s decorating and was unsure whether to head up to Luton or not but having pulled on the red and white shirt and got some grub down my neck I felt up for it. I left home in West London at 10.45 and was in Luton just after midday. Kenilworth Road seemed further away than I remembered it and there weren’t many red...

Apart from a few decent minutes very early in the game, we were very much second best all over the field here. Forest were really up for the win and a combination of their sharp finishing and our appalling defending gave them a great result. BEFORE The Villa match left with me feeling pretty good about a defeat, which sounds strange, but this evening I'm hoping to be feeling very good about a win. Forest find themselves in the unusual position of being in a Europa League semi while also...