‘Players will know’… Steve Cook convinced Nottingham Forest have one key advantage over Man City

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Nottingham Forest take on Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Nottingham Forest are of course the underdogs and Chris Sutton has predicted Manchester City to beat Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.

But, when the two sides met last month, Forest were 1-0 victors as Callum Hudson-Odoi netted the winner.

1991 was the last time Forest won an FA Cup semi-final, so they have the chance to buck a 34-year trend.

And, speaking ahead of the clash at Wembley, former player Steve Cook is convinced Forest have one key advantage over the reigning Premier League champions.

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Steve Cook says Nottingham Forest will have fan advantage over Manchester City

Steve Cook, speaking to BBC Nottingham Sport, reflected on Nottingham Forest’s play-off final win at Wembley in 2022.

Cook, who played the full 90, felt like it was a home fixture because of how supportive the Forest fans were, and he believes that will be the case again for Nuno’s men this afternoon.

“We also knew that we would have a huge advantage at Wembley with our fans because of how good they are and how kind of passionate they were,” the now QPR defender said.

“So we knew that the atmosphere would be leaning in our favour and I think that will be the same on Sunday.

“I think the Forest fans will know that they’ve got the fan advantage and it’s huge, when we walked out it was like a home match for us.”

Last five meetings: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

Manchester City have the better of the recent meetings, having won three of their last five games against Forest.

However, the most recent meeting saw Nuno’s side secure a crucial three points in the race for Champions League football.

The last FA Cup meeting saw The Tricky Trees win 3-0 when they were a Championship side in 2009, with Nathan Tyson, Robert Earnshaw and Joe Garner on the scoresheet.

They’ll certainly be hopeful of replicating that result today.