'Gloom is lifting at Burton' - Clough

Clough's side shocked many to beat Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night. 

Clough, whose father legendary managed Forest, oversaw an impressive 3-2 victory at the Pirelli Stadium as Burton reached the EFL Cup quarter-finals for the first time in the club's 10 years as a Football League club.

"It was history to get to the last 16 and now we have gone a step further and we are really looking forward to the quarter-final draw now," the former Forest striker told 'Sky Sports'. 

"It's wonderful for everyone here at Burton to enjoy it, especially after dropping out of the Championship last season."

Albion had already knocked out Aston Villa and Premier League side Burnley at the Pirelli Stadium and proved to be more than a match for their East Midlands rivals.

"It was a great cup tie," Clough continued. "End-to-end stuff, although we created a lot of chances in the first half but couldn't finish them.

"A good game and just so pleased that we came out of it with the right result in the end."