 During the first leg of the semi-final play-off match away to Nottingham Forest, left back Neil Taylor was sent off after only one minute of play.Rodgers substituted Dobbie immediately after the sending off that enabled the "Swans" to have another defender on the pitch.Dobbie scored the second goal in the home leg versus Nottm Forest that helped secure Swansea a place in the final with a 3–1 aggregate win.