Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Nottingham Forest stage late fightback to defeat Ipswich
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
- 3': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jordan Spence tries a through ball, but Grant Ward is caught offside.
- 5': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
- 7': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
- 7': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 12': Foul by Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town).
- 12': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
- 16': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Tristan Nydam (Ipswich Town).
- 19': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Watson.
- 19': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
- 20': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
- 20': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
- 25': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Grant Ward.
- 25': Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Tendayi Darikwa tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
- 31': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Daniel Fox.
- 32': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grant Ward with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Ipswich Town 1. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 39': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Grant Ward.
- 39': Attempt missed. Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Tomlin with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Spence.
- 45'+1': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Adlène Guédioura.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Ipswich Town 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Ipswich Town 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Tristan Nydam (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Ward.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Tomlin.
- 47': Attempt missed. Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Grant Ward.
- 49': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
- 49': Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest).
- 50': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn following a set piece situation.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tristan Nydam.
- 52': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Adlène Guédioura.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen.
- 52': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Daniel Fox.
- 53': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
- 53': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ben Brereton.
- 55': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Grant Ward.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Tomlin following a corner.
- 56': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Mustapha Carayol replaces Ben Morris.
- 56': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
- 57': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Callum Connolly replaces Tristan Nydam.
- 59': Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
- 59': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matthew Cash replaces Adlène Guédioura.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa with a cross.
- 61': Delay in match Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) because of an injury.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
- 68': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen.
- 69': Attempt saved. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Tomlin.
- 70': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol.
- 72': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
- 72': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Grant Ward (Ipswich Town).
- 73': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt missed. Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 75': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Connolly with a headed pass.
- 76': Delay in match Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Apostolos Vellios replaces Lee Tomlin.
- 78': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Liam Bridcutt replaces Ben Watson.
- 80': Attempt missed. Mustapha Carayol (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Myles Kenlock.
- 80': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 81': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Colback.
- 83': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
- 84': Attempt missed. Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Fox with a headed pass following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Stephen Gleeson replaces Luke Hyam.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
- 86': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 87': Attempt missed. Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Penalty Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 88': Penalty conceded by Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 89': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Ipswich Town 1. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
- 90'+3': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
- 90'+3': Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
- 90'+5': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Ipswich Town 1. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
- 90'+7': Foul by Mustapha Carayol (Ipswich Town).
- 90'+7': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Ipswich Town 1.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Ipswich Town 1.
Statistics
 IPS |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 234 | Accurate Passes | 377 |
| 351 | Passes | 476 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 18 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 88 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 31 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 25,093
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 25,093
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 15 | +14 | 31 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 15 | +12 | 31 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 15 | +15 | 29 |
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | +12 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Costel Pantilimon (GK) |
| 13 | Daniel Fox |
| 3 | Tobias Figueiredo |
| 11 | Ben Osborn |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa |
| 18 | Jack Colback |
| 32 | Ben Watson |
| 5 | Adlène Guédioura |
| 17 | Ben Brereton Díaz  |
| 15 | Lee Tomlin |
| 23 | Joe Lolley |
Ipswich Town (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Bartosz Bialkowski (GK) |
| 27 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 3 | Jonas Knudsen |
| 12 | Jordan Spence |
| 22 | Tristan Nydam |
| 19 | Luke Hyam |
| 8 | Cole Skuse |
| 30 | Myles Kenlock |
| 18 | Grant Ward |
| 9 | Martyn Waghorn |
| 35 | Ben Morris |
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