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Nottingham Forest boss Nuno: This is why we love the FA Cup!

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno was delighted for the fans after their extra-time FA Cup replay win against Blackpool.

Forest won 3-2 with Chris Wood scoring in extra-time for the Premier League club.

“This is the FA Cup. That's why this competition is so special, it allows every team to play and to fight the way Blackpool did today," Nuno said.

“We cannot take credit away from them. We had our problems but a lot of credit goes to Blackpool.

“This is the magic of the FA Cup. That's why I love it, because it is one chance for everybody.

“It was tough, but we did the job. The game was very demanding with the way Blackpool played, with long balls and second balls. We could have done better, but the character of the team in this tie of the cup is special - the way we came back at the City Ground, which allowed us to come here. We started well here and I thought at the beginning of the second half the game was over but we cannot think that way.

“We made mistakes that allowed Blackpool to get back in the game. In extra-time we showed that we deserve the victory. The players who came in gave us a big hand and thank God Chris was there to put it in the net."

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