Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest - prediction, team news, lineups

Portman Road volition big an intriguing Premier League contention connected Friday night, arsenic Ipswich Town invited struggling Nottingham Forest.

Ipswich are 10th successful the Premier League table, picking up 9 points from their opening 7 matches of the campaign, portion Forest are down successful 19th spot successful the part connected 5 points.

Match preview

Promoted Ipswich person been a bully ticker successful England's apical formation this season, boasting a grounds of 3 wins and 4 defeats from their opening 7 Premier League matches of the campaign, portion they person scored 11 times and conceded 15.

Nine points and a extremity quality of minus 4 is really bully capable for 10th spot astatine this infinitesimal successful time, and they are lone 1 constituent disconnected sixth-placed Brentford; a triumph connected Friday nighttime would determination them supra the Bees and into sixth, temporarily astatine least.

Gary O'Neil's broadside recorded a 2-1 triumph implicit Fulham successful their past lucifer successful beforehand of their ain supporters connected October 10, earlier losing 3-2 astatine Manchester City past weekend, but it was different encouraging show from the Tractor Boys.

Ipswich volition decorativeness the period distant to chap promoted outfit Hull City, earlier starting November astatine location to a Bournemouth broadside that person struggled to get going this season.

The Tractor Boys person not really beaten Forest since December 2017, with the Reds triumphing successful 5 of the past six games betwixt the 2 sides, remaining unbeaten successful the process.

Forest posted a 4-2 triumph implicit Ipswich connected their past travel to Portman Road successful March 2025, and they person lone mislaid erstwhile against the Tractor Boys distant from location since March 2016, truthful caller past surely favours the Reds successful this peculiar contest.

However, determination is nary getting distant from the information that it has been a precise disappointing commencement to the run for Oliver Glasner's side, with 5 points from 7 matches leaving them down successful 19th spot successful the Premier League table.

Forest person a grounds of 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats successful England's apical formation this term, and they volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 1-0 location nonaccomplishment to Arsenal, which proved to beryllium a 3rd decision successful a enactment for the struggling team.

Glasner's broadside were past victorious connected September 12, winning distant astatine Aston Villa, and they person incredibly not scored a location Premier League extremity this season, with their stronger performances surely coming connected their travels.

Forest are the lowest goalscorers successful the Premier League this play with five, but they bash person stronger antiaircraft grounds than Ipswich, conceding 9 times to the location team's 15.

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Team News

Sasa Lukic (groin) is expected to beryllium cleared to instrumentality to the Ipswich squad connected Friday, though a last determination connected the midfielder's engagement has not yet been made.

Ipswich caput manager O'Neil could sanction the aforesaid broadside that took to the tract against Man City fixed the quality of the performance, which was impressive.

Zian Flemming came disconnected the seat to people against Man City, with the striker netting for the 2nd clip this season, but Emersonn is apt to proceed done the middle.

As for Forest, caput manager Glasner is hopeful that Morgan Gibbs-White volition flooded a muscular occupation successful bid to beryllium capable to commencement against Ipswich connected Friday.

However, Igor Jesus (calf) and Nicolo Savona (knee) are some retired of the contest.

Liam Delap has lone scored 1 Premier League extremity for the nine this season, but the striker is expected to proceed successful the starting XI astatine Portman Road against his erstwhile team.

Meanwhile, Daniel Munoz and Neco Williams volition proceed successful the wing-back positions.

Ipswich Town imaginable starting lineup:

Walton; O'Shea, Diop, Greaves; Ouattara, Florentino, Palacios, Davis; Maeda, Emersonn, Enciso

Nottingham Forest imaginable starting lineup:

Sels; Cunha, Diomande, Murillo; Munoz, McAtee, Schlager, N Williams; Gibbs-White, Delap, Ndoye

We say: Ipswich Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest

This is simply a pugnacious 1 to call; some teams were awesome successful decision past clip out, and we are expecting Friday's lucifer to beryllium incredibly tight, with the points perchance being shared successful a low-scoring draw.

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