Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
4 - 2
4 - 2
Ipswich on the rise with win over Forest
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest).
- 4': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 6': Foul by Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest).
- 6': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Skuse.
- 7': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 9': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
- 9': Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
- 13': Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
- 14': Attempt missed. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
- 16': Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Adam Webster (Ipswich Town).
- 16': Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
- 16': Attempt saved. Tyler Walker (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 17': Attempt missed. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 17': Delay in match Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich Town) because of an injury.
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Bersant Celina (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
- 23': Attempt missed. Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 24': Offside, Ipswich Town. Cole Skuse tries a through ball, but Emyr Huws is caught offside.
- 25': Offside, Ipswich Town. Emyr Huws tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
- 26': David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Emyr Huws (Ipswich Town).
- 29': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Ipswich Town).
- 29': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emyr Huws with a headed pass.
- 33': Dominic Iorfa (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Bridcutt.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Murphy with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
- 34': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Ipswich Town. Cole Skuse tries a through ball, but Jonas Knudsen is caught offside.
- 37': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Dominic Iorfa (Ipswich Town) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bersant Celina.
- 41': Attempt missed. Emyr Huws (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
- 42': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Emyr Huws (Ipswich Town).
- 43': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Tyler Walker (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Liam Bridcutt with a through ball.
- 45': Dominic Iorfa (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest).
- 45': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
- 45'+3': Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 2, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 46': Foul by Emyr Huws (Ipswich Town).
- 46': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Delay in match Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) because of an injury.
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eric Lichaj.
- 51': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
- 52': Emyr Huws (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 52': David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Ipswich Town).
- 53': Goal! Ipswich Town 3, Nottingham Forest 2. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 55': Attempt saved. Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
- 55': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
- 55': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jordan Spence.
- 57': Emyr Huws (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Tyler Walker (Nottingham Forest).
- 57': Foul by Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest).
- 57': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high following a set piece situation.
- 60': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
- 60': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
- 64': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Vaughan.
- 67': Goal! Ipswich Town 4, Nottingham Forest 2. Bersant Celina (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
- 68': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Mustapha Carayol replaces Ben Osborn.
- 68': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Andreas Bouchalakis replaces David Vaughan.
- 70': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
- 70': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kevin Bru replaces Emyr Huws.
- 71': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall tries a through ball, but Daryl Murphy is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
- 73': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
- 79': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen.
- 81': Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).
- 81': Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Barrie McKay replaces Tyler Walker.
- 82': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
- 82': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Freddie Sears replaces Martyn Waghorn.
- 84': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Michael Mancienne.
- 85': Attempt missed. Dominic Iorfa (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
- 86': Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
- 87': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
- 88': Attempt missed. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Traore.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Adam Webster.
- 90'+4': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+4': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 4, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Ipswich Town 4, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Ipswich Town 4, Nottingham Forest 2.
Statistics
 NFO |
IPS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 70.8 | Possession | 29.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 559 | Accurate Passes | 178 |
| 665 | Passes | 277 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 30 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 9 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 37 |
| 20 | Clearances | 37 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 16,808
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 16,808
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 |
Line-Ups
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Bartosz Bialkowski (GK) |
| 6 | Adam Webster |
| 12 | Jordan Spence |
| 3 | Jonas Knudsen |
| 2 | Dominic Iorfa |
| 44 | Emyr Huws |
| 16 | Callum Connolly |
| 8 | Cole Skuse |
| 9 | Martyn Waghorn |
| 11 | Bersant Celina |
| 18 | Grant Ward |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 43 | Jordan Smith (GK) |
| 4 | Michael Mancienne |
| 42 | Joe Worrall |
| 6 | Armand Traore |
| 2 | Eric Lichaj |
| 20 | Kieran Dowell |
| 24 | David Vaughan |
| 7 | Liam Bridcutt |
| 9 | Daryl Murphy |
| 11 | Ben Osborn |
| 34 | Tyler Walker |
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