Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom's first words on play-off opponents Nottingham Forest

Sheffield United players will celebrate their fifth-placed finish at the end-of-season player of the year awards tonight, but all eyes will then turn to Nottingham Forest.

The Blades set up a mouth-watering semi-final against Steve Cooper's side following a thumping 4-0 demolition of champions Fulham at Bramall Lane earlier today. Three goals in the space of 15 minutes from Morgan Gibbs-White, Iliman Ndiaye and Sander Berge set United on their way, before Enda Stevens completed the rout early in the second half.

Forest's dramatic late draw at Hull City meant they finished fourth and will travel to Bramall Lane on Saturday for the first leg. The sides have already been involved in two close encounters this season, drawing both 1-1 with late goals.

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Heckingbottom says it will be a similar scenario again. He said: "They will be two good games. We know each other well, we know their players well, they know us, so it's going to be two good games.

"It will be a huge game here, a full house here and it will be some atmosphere and then it will be roles reversed at the City Ground. We will celebrate getting in the play-offs and we'll enjoy it because of everything that comes with it, it is unique, but we haven't won anything or achieved anything. We have got more to do.

"It's the player of the year do tonight and I want everyone to enjoy that, relax, celebrate what we have done and understand why and then it's the usual recovery tomorrow and we start again on Monday morning."