It is a credit to the strength of the Reds' team that they were able to get over the line, without Johnson fully firing and they did produce a very measured defensive display, with the exception of two controversial incidents.

The Verdict

Johnson would have likely been playing in the Premier League next season with or without Nottingham Forest, and the same goes for a number of players who represented the club on Sunday afternoon.

However, with the sharp increase in TV money they will receive in the top-flight, the likes of Djed Spence, Keinan Davis and potentially even a contract extension for Johnson could be affordable, to allow the club to carry their incredible momentum under Steve Cooper.

Johnson, 21, made 53 appearances for Forest this season and could be heavily involved for Wales in their World Cup play-off against Scotland or Ukraine in the coming weeks, he could be forgiven a slow start to life in the top-flight for the sheer weight of his workload this season.