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Mark Wakefield

The key Nottingham Forest, Leeds and West Brom fixtures which could decide promotion race

Nottingham Forest are approaching their final run of games as the race for promotion to the Premier League begins to intensify.

The Reds are currently in fifth place in the Sky Bet Championship table, and have nine league matches remaining to try and secure promotion to the top flight.

Sabri Lamouchi's side are 10 points adrift of the automatic promotion spots, which are currently occupied by Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion.

Forest lost ground on the top two after suffering a 3-0 home defeat to play-off chasers Millwall.

So how do Forest’s remaining fixtures compare to their nearest promotion rivals?

We take a look at the final nine league matches of the current top seven in the Championship, featuring West Brom, Leeds, Fulham, Brentford, Preston, as well as Forest.

LEEDS UNITED

Cardiff (A) - Mar 15

Fulham (H) - Mar 18

Luton (H) - Mar 21

Blackburn (A) – April 4

Stoke (H) – April 10

Swansea (A) – April 13

Barnsley (H) – April 18

Derby (A) – April 25

Charlton (H) – May 2

WEST BROM

Birmingham (H) - Mar 14

Brentford (A) - Mar 17

Sheff Wed (A) - Mar 21

Hull (H) – April 4

Derby (H) – April 10

Blackburn (A) – April 13

Fulham (H) – April 18

Huddersfield A) – April 25

QPR (H) – May 2

FULHAM

Brentford (H) - Mar 13

Leeds (A) - Mar 18

QPR (A) - Mar 21

Birmingham (H) – April 4

Nottingham Forest (A) – April 10

Cardiff (H) – April 14

West Brom (A) – April 18

Sheff Wed (H) – April 25

Wigan A) – May 2

BRENTFORD

Fulham (A) - Mar 13

West Brom (H) - Mar 17

Reading (A) - Mar 21

Wigan (H) – April 4

Charlton (H) – April 10

Derby (A) – April 13

Preston (H) – April 18

Stoke (A) – April 25

Barnsley (H) – May 2

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Sheff Wed (A) - Mar 14

Huddersfield (H) - Mar 18

Bristol City (H) - Mar 22

Derby (A) – April 4

Fulham (H) – April 10

Preston (A) – April 13

Swansea (H) – April 18

Barnsley (A) – April 25

Stoke (H) – May 2

PRESTON

Luton (A) - Mar 14

Cardiff (H) - Mar 18

Derby County (H) - Mar 21

Huddersfield (A) – April 4

Sheff Wed (A) – April 10

Nottingham Forest (H) – April 13

Brentford (A) – April 18

Birmingham (H) – April 25

Bristol City (A) – May 2

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