NOTTINGHAM. Nottingham Forest defeats Ipswich Town 1-0 after C. Wood scored a penalty (50′).
The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tony Harrington who was helped by Edward Smart and Marc Perry. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.69 degrees Celsius or 54.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 12 Total 7
- 5 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 101 Attack 80
- 56 Dangerous attack 36
- 50 Ball safe 65
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ipswich Town was in firm control of the ball 55% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nottingham Forest was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nottingham Forest won the match.
Nottingham Forest shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Ipswich Town shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (Morgan Gibbs-White). Regarding the opposition, Ipswich Town received 3 yellow cards (Axel Tuanzebe, Jens Cajuste and D. O’Shea).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nottingham Forest has 22 points like Chelsea to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Ipswich Town stays with 9 points like Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will play away against Manchester City on the 4th of December with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (1 draw).
Ipswich Town will host Crystal Palace on the 3rd of December with a 10-6 head to head in favor of Crystal Palace (3 draws).
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
77'
43'
50'
Nottingham Forest adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: M. Sels , Ola Aina , N. Milenković , Murillo , N. Williams , Elliot Anderson , Ryan Yates , Jota Silva , Morgan Gibbs-White , Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood .
The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Domínguez , James Ward-Prowse, Álex Moreno , Felipe Morato , Taiwo Awoniyi, Harry Toffolo, A. Elanga , Ramón Sosa and Carlos Miguel.
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: N. Williams for Álex Moreno (77′), Jota Silva for A. Elanga (78′), Elliot Anderson for Nicolás Domínguez (71′), Morgan Gibbs-White for Felipe Morato (78′) and Callum Hudson-Odoi for Ramón Sosa (88′).
Player of the match: Elliot Anderson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Elliot Anderson even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 9 crosses.
Ipswich Town – Formation
Ipswich Town
Also Ipswich Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Kieran McKenna played with: Arijanet Murić , Axel Tuanzebe , D. O’Shea , Cameron Burgess , Leif Davis , Sam Morsy , Jens Cajuste , Omari Giraud-Hutchinson , Conor Chaplin , S. Szmodics and Liam Delap .
These were the players on the bench: W. Burns , Harry Clarke , J. Taylor , Ali Al-Hamadi, Conor Townsend, Massimo Luongo, Christian Walton, N. Broadhead and Jack Clarke .
Ipswich Town could not rely on the presence of Harry Clarke (injured).
Substitutions
Ipswich Town made 5 changes: Jens Cajuste for J. Taylor (74′), Axel Tuanzebe for Harry Clarke (79′), S. Szmodics for Jack Clarke (64′), Conor Chaplin for W. Burns (74′) and Omari Giraud-Hutchinson for N. Broadhead (79′).
Player of the match: Arijanet Murić
The most impressive player for Ipswich Town was the goalkeeper: Arijanet Murić. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
