Ipswich v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Ipswich 2–4 Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Sat, 15 Mar 2025 15:00 GMT · Portman Road

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Ipswich 2–4 Nottingham Forest — Nottingham Forest won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Nottingham Forest won 4–2 at Portman Road in the Premier League on Saturday 15 March.

Ipswich are winless in their last six matches.

The goals

Nottingham Forest led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Nottingham Forest: Nikola Milenković (35’), Anthony Elanga (37’, assisted by Elliot Anderson; 41’, assisted by Nikola Milenković) and Jota Silva (87’, assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White); Ipswich: Jens-Lys Cajuste (82’, assisted by Jack Clarke) and George Hirst (90’, assisted by Dara O'Shea).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Ipswich 0.42, Nottingham Forest 1.52, from 11 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

M. Salisbury showed two yellow cards — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Ipswich: Kalvin Phillips (54’); Nottingham Forest: Nicolás Domínguez (64’).

What it changes

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last four matches.

With six goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 29, across 10 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Nikola Milenković (Nottingham Forest) 10.3, Jens-Lys Cajuste (Ipswich) 9.5 and Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) 9.4 led the match.

Next up

Ipswich next host Nottingham Forest on 23 October 2026.

Nottingham Forest next host Arsenal on 18 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Ipswich: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Nottingham Forest v Arsenal, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Ipswich 2–4 Nottingham Forest · Premier League
Venue: Portman Road · Ipswich, Suffolk
Referee: M. Salisbury
Head-to-head (last 6): Ipswich 1 · draws 2 · Nottingham Forest 3 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Ipswich 0W 2D 3L · Nottingham Forest 1W 2D 2L

Ipswich 2–4 Nottingham Forest (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.88

Goals

against 2.13 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 6.25

Corners

against 7.13 / 5.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5.25

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 5.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.38 / 2

Cards

against 2 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.6 yellows

Referee · M. Salisbury

2.6 home / 2 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 March 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 March 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Ipswich for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.38 for · 7.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.25 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 15.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.63 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.75 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.25 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Salisbury — 4.6 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.8 fouls over 10 matches (2.6 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 2.6Away 2

Ipswich

Ipswich — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Delap n 8	67.8	3.3 8/5	1.2 5/1	—
George Hirst n 8	28.9	1.9 3/1	1.2 2/1	—
O. Hutchinson n 8	75	1.7 7/4	1.5 7/3	—
K. Phillips n 8	76.1	1.6 7/2	0.7 4/1	E. Anderson
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 8	61.1	1.5 6/2	0.9 3/2	—

Ipswich — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Enciso n 8	49	4.4 6/4	2.8 6/4
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 8	61.1	2.4 5/4	1.7 3/3
L. Delap n 8	67.8	2.3 5/3	1.2 4/3
George Hirst n 8	28.9	2.3 4/2	1.2 3/0
N. Broadhead n 8	43.4	1.3 4/1	0.8 3/0

Ipswich — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
George Hirst n 8	28.9	0.8 2/0	0.4 1/0
Jack Clarke n 8	58.9	0.4 1/1	0.4 2/0
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 8	61.1	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
O. Hutchinson n 8	75	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Enciso n 8	49	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Ipswich — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Luongo n 8	29.1	3.9 5/2
K. Phillips n 8	76.1	3.1 7/7
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 8	61.1	2.6 6/4
C. Townsend n 8	75.8	2.4 7/5
Sam Morsy n 8	71.9	2.3 6/5

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Sangaré n 8	34.6	3.6 5/3	1.3 2/1	—
R. Yates n 8	49.4	2.7 7/3	2.1 4/3	—
R. Sosa n 8	41.4	2.2 4/2	1.9 3/3	—
Jota Silva n 8	45.6	2 5/2	1.2 3/2	—
E. Anderson n 8	78	1.3 7/2	2.5 8/4	K. Phillips

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jota Silva n 8	45.6	2.5 5/3	0.5 2/0
T. Awoniyi n 8	29.6	1.9 2/1	1.9 2/1
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	68.3	1.8 8/3	1.2 5/2
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	77.4	1.7 6/4	0.4 3/0
C. Wood n 8	74	1.7 6/2	1.4 5/2

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Sangaré n 8	34.6	0 0/0	1 2/1
C. Wood n 8	74	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
R. Sosa n 8	41.4	0.5 2/0	0.3 1/0
A. Elanga n 8	85.9	0 0/0	0.5 2/1
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	68.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Domínguez n 8	54.5	5.8 7/6
I. Sangaré n 8	34.6	4.5 4/3
N. Williams n 8	73	2.9 6/5
Eric da Silva Moreira n 5	61.2	2.9 4/3
Danilo n 8	47.3	2.9 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Ipswich		Nottingham Forest
56%	Possession	44%
0.42	Expected goals (xG)	1.52
11	Shots	11
4	Shots on target	6
5	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	1
4	Shots inside the box	6
6	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
4	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
438	Passes	356
84%	Pass accuracy	79%

Ipswich player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alex Palmer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Dara O'Shea	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
L. Woolfenden	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
Leif Davis	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.3
Jens-Lys Cajuste	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.6
O. Hutchinson	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.7
K. Phillips	86	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.3
Jaden Philogene-Bidace	80	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Enciso	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Delap	79	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	7
Jacob Greaves	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Burgess sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
George Hirst sub	11	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5
N. Broadhead sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Jack Clarke sub	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7
J. Taylor sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
O. Aina	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Milenković	90	1	1	1	1	1	4	0	8.9
Murillo	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
N. Williams	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
E. Anderson	90	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	6.3
Morgan Gibbs-White	89	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	7.2
C. Hudson-Odoi	81	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
C. Wood	80	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	7
N. Domínguez	67	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.7
A. Elanga	67	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	8.3
Morato sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Yates sub	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
T. Awoniyi sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Jota Silva sub	9	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.3
Danilo sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Ipswich v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

IpswichDLLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 2 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestLLDDW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Ipswich 1 · 2 draws · Nottingham Forest 3 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Ipswich
2024-11-30 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Ipswich
2019-03-16 Ipswich 1–1 Nottingham Forest
2018-12-01 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Ipswich
2018-04-14 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Ipswich
2017-12-02 Ipswich 4–2 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Ipswich#19 pos22 pts38 pl-46 GD

Nottingham Forest#7 pos65 pts38 pl+12 GD

Goals per game

Ipswich scored0.95

Nottingham Forest scored1.53

Ipswich conceded2.16

Nottingham Forest conceded1.21

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What is the head-to-head record between Ipswich and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 6 meetings, Ipswich won 1, Nottingham Forest won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Ipswich and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Ipswich 0W 2D 3L; Nottingham Forest 1W 2D 2L.

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