English League Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 43': Britt Assombalonga (P)
  • 57': Chris Cohen
  • 69': Britt Assombalonga
FT
3 - 0
Ipswich Town

    Nottingham Forest survive thanks to Britt Assombalonga brace against Ipswich

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 1': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Myles Kenlock.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol with a cross following a corner.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Mills.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Cohen.
    • 7': Offside, Ipswich Town. Cole Skuse tries a through ball, but Dominic Samuel is caught offside.
    • 8': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Jordan Smith tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emyr Huws with a headed pass.
    • 8': Foul by Dominic Samuel (Ipswich Town).
    • 8': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Lichaj.
    • 13': Delay in match Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Danny M. Rowe (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Spence.
    • 14': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Zach Clough replaces Mustapha Carayol because of an injury.
    • 16': Danny M. Rowe (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
    • 17': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest).
    • 22': Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
    • 23': Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
    • 26': Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town).
    • 34': Attempt missed. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Ward with a cross.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Danny M. Rowe (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Ward.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Dominic Samuel (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 37': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by David Vaughan.
    • 38': Offside, Ipswich Town. Cole Skuse tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Cohen.
    • 39': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
    • 42': Penalty Nottingham Forest. Jamie Ward draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 42': Penalty conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 43': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Ipswich Town 0. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 44': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Zach Clough.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Emyr Huws with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Ipswich Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Ipswich Town 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Joshua Emmanuel replaces Myles Kenlock.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Danny M. Rowe (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 47': Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
    • 49': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Freddie Sears.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 51': Offside, Ipswich Town. Emyr Huws tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
    • 53': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Danny M. Rowe.
    • 53': Attempt missed. David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Osborn following a corner.
    • 54': Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
    • 55': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
    • 55': Joshua Emmanuel (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Ipswich Town 0. Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Vaughan.
    • 59': Foul by Joshua Emmanuel (Ipswich Town).
    • 59': Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Danny M. Rowe.
    • 64': Foul by Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town).
    • 64': Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Penalty Nottingham Forest. Jamie Ward draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 65': Penalty conceded by Joshua Emmanuel (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 66': Joshua Emmanuel (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Penalty saved! Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top right corner.
    • 66': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
    • 68': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kieffer Moore replaces Freddie Sears.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Ward with a cross.
    • 69': Foul by Emyr Huws (Ipswich Town).
    • 69': Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Ipswich Town 0. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by David Vaughan following a set piece situation.
    • 70': Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
    • 72': Hand ball by Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest).
    • 73': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Ward.
    • 75': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
    • 75': Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton replaces Jamie Ward.
    • 79': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Cohen tries a through ball, but Eric Lichaj is caught offside.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Zach Clough.
    • 81': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Adam Webster replaces Christophe Berra.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 85': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
    • 85': Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matthew Cash replaces Chris Cohen.
    • 86': David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Danny M. Rowe (Ipswich Town).
    • 86': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
    • 90': Delay in match Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Ben Osborn went off injured after Nottingham Forest had used all subs.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Spence.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Ward with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Ipswich Town 0.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Ipswich Town 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 4
    43.6 Possession 56.4
    9 SHOTS 19
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    228 Accurate Passes 314
    321 Passes 428
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    24 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    87 Long Balls 80
    34 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    12 Effective Tackles 14
    20 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    33 Effective Clearances 29
    33 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 28,249

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NFO Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    43 Jordan Smith (GK)
    5 Matthew Mills
    4 Michael Mancienne
    42 Joe Worrall
    24 David Vaughan
    8 Chris Cohen
    11 Ben Osborn
    2 Eric Lichaj
    9 Britt Assombalonga
    18 Mustapha Carayol
    19 Jamie Ward
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Zach Clough, Dimitar Evtimov, Thomas Lam, Ben Brereton Díaz, Aaron Tshibola, Matty Cash, Apostolos Vellios.

    IPS Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    33 Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
    6 Christophe Berra Yellow Card
    4 Luke Chambers
    30 Myles Kenlock
    12 Jordan Spence
    18 Grant Ward
    8 Cole Skuse
    44 Emyr Huws
    42 Dominic Samuel
    20 Freddie Sears
    35 Danny Rowe
    Ipswich Town Substitutes:
    Brett Pitman, Andre Dozzell, Dean Gerken, Kieffer Moore, Joshua Emmanuel, Adam Webster, Flynn Downes.

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