Blackpool came from behind to beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the first leg of their play-off semi-final.
Forest beaten 2-1 in first leg of play-off tie
Blackpool came from behind to beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at Bloomfield Road in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final.
Forest took the lead courtesy of a stunning goal from Chris Cohen on 13 minutes before Keith Southern turned home an equaliser in the 26th minute.
Charlie Adam then fired the Seasiders in front from the penalty spot early in the second half after DJ Campbell had been brought down by James Perch.
Both sides continued to create chances in a pulsating encounter but Forest could not draw level and now have a deficit to overturn in Tuesday's second leg at the City Ground.
Advantage
Blackpool were unchanged from the side that started against Bristol City last week, while Forest made a total of eight changes following their draw at Scunthorpe.
Goalkeeper Lee Camp, Wes Morgan, Cohen, Chris Gunter, Paul McKenna, Dexter Blackstock, Radoslaw Majewski and Nathan Tyson were all recalled by Forest manager Billy Davies.
Tyson crashed a 20-yard shot over the crossbar in the fourth minute and while Blackpool forced a couple of early corners, it was Forest who seized the advantage in the 13th minute.
Blackpool only half-cleared a free-kick into their penalty area and when the ball broke to Cohen on the left edge of the box, the Forest midfielder lashed a rising shot beyond Blackpool goalkeeper Matt Gilks and into the far corner.
But Blackpool hit back with a well-worked equaliser in the 26th minute as Seamus Coleman weaved his way across the area and found Ian Evatt, who played the ball back across the six-yard line for Southern to convert.
Forest striker Blackstock's header came back off the crossbar moments later and Tyson's follow-up rolled agonisingly wide as both sides threatened when ever they broke forward.
Coleman then cleared Morgan's goalbound shot off the line in first half stoppage time.
Tempers flared eight minutes after the restart, with Blackstock and Coleman both booked for some argy-bargy after a contested throw-in.
Brilliant
Blackpool took the lead in the 57th minute. Campbell's brilliant run carried him into the area and after playing a one-two with Brett Ormerod the little striker was tripped by Forest defender Perch.
Staffordshire referee Phil Dowd pointed straight to the spot and Adam stepped forward to coolly place a left-footed penalty into the bottom corner.
Blackstock headed Tyson's superb cross inches wide midway through the second period, while Campbell spurned a gilt-edged chance for the Seasiders after being played in by Adam.
Forest goalkeeper Lee Camp did well to smother Ormerod's point-blank shot and Blackpool substitute Stephen Dobbie fired a left-footed shot wide as the Tangerines looked to add a third goal that would have given them more leeway going into the second leg.
Gilks then denied Forest a late equaliser when he turned away substitute Robert Earnshaw's low drive in the dying moments.
