English Premier League

Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 82': Jens Cajuste
  • 90'+3': George Hirst
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2 - 4
  • 35': Nikola Milenkovic
  • 37': Anthony Elanga
  • 41': Anthony Elanga
  • 87': Jota Silva

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

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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

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 30 +43 73
2 Arsenal 30 +30 61
3 Nottingham Forest 30 +15 57
4 Manchester City 30 +17 51
Full Standings

Line-Ups

IPS 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 Yellow Card
19 Liam Delap
9 Julio Enciso
29 Jaden Philogene

NFO 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 Yellow Card
11 Chris Wood
14 Callum Hudson-Odoi
21 Anthony Elanga

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