Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 4
2 - 4
Forest boost top-four hopes with 4-2 win over struggling Ipswich
Nottingham Forest continued their push for an unlikely top-four finish with a comfortable 4-2 win at Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 3': Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Chris Wood.
- 11': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Attempt missed. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 15': Attempt missed. Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leif Davis following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 18': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 19': Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 32': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jens Cajuste.
- 35': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 37': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Nottingham Forest 2. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson following a fast break.
- 39': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 39': Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town).
- 40': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 40': Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Nottingham Forest 3. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 45': Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town).
- 45'+2': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+2': Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Nottingham Forest 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 0, Nottingham Forest 3.
- 45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Cameron Burgess replaces Jacob Greaves.
- 46': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Murillo.
- 47': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 47': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 48': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Anthony Elanga.
- 50': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town).
- 54': Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 57': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 59': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 59': Luke Woolfenden (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 59': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jaden Philogene is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 63': Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
- 66': Attempt missed. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Delap following a set piece situation.
- 67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Nicolás Domínguez because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morato replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
- 68': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 70': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 70': Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Ipswich Town. George Hirst replaces Liam Delap.
- 80': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Jaden Philogene.
- 80': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Nathan Broadhead replaces Julio Enciso.
- 80': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Chris Wood.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 82': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Nottingham Forest 3. Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
- 86': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Kalvin Phillips.
- 87': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Nottingham Forest 4. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a fast break.
- 89': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Danilo replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Nottingham Forest 4. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Nottingham Forest 4.
- 0': Match ends, Ipswich Town 2, Nottingham Forest 4.
Statistics
 NFO |
IPS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 280 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
| 356 | Passes | 438 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 33 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 29,878
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 29,878
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 29 | +42 | 70 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 30 | +30 | 61 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | +15 | 57 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | +16 | 49 |
Line-Ups
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 24 | Jacob Greaves |
| 6 | Luke Woolfenden |
| 3 | Leif Davis |
| 26 | Dara O'Shea |
| 20 | Omari Hutchinson |
| 12 | Jens Cajuste |
| 8 | Kalvin Phillips  |
| 19 | Liam Delap |
| 9 | Julio Enciso |
| 29 | Jaden Philogene |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 14 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 21 | Anthony Elanga |
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