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IPSWICH. Nottingham Forest beats Ipswich Town 4-2. Ipswich Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Portman Road Stadium stadium in Ipswich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 29,878 spectators. The referee was Michael Salisbury with the assistance of Simon Bennett and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Stephen Martin. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.93 degrees Celsius or 44.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 4 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 87 Attack 90
- 55 Dangerous attack 44
- 72 Ball safe 65
- 13 Free Kicks 4
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 4 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ipswich Town had a superior ball possession 56% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ipswich Town was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Nottingham Forest managed to find the solution to win this match.
Ipswich Town shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Nottingham Forest shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Ipswich Town received 1 yellow card (Kalvin Phillips). On the other side, Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (Nicolás Domínguez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Ipswich Town stays with 17 points like Leicester City to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest has 54 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Ipswich Town will play away with AFC Bournemouth on the 1st of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of AFC Bournemouth (4 draws).
Nottingham Forest will host Manchester United on the 1st of April with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Ipswich Town – Formation

Ipswich Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Kieran McKenna decided to play with the following team: Alex Palmer
, Dara O’Shea , Luke Woolfenden , Jacob Greaves , Leif Davis , Kalvin Phillips , Jens Cajuste , Jaden Philogene-Bidace , Omari Giraud-Hutchinson , Julio Enciso and Liam Delap .The home team had on the bench: Jack Clarke
, Sam Morsy, Jack Taylor, Cameron Burgess , Ben Johnson, Conor Townsend, George Hirst , Christian Walton and Nathan Broadhead .Substitutions
Ipswich Town made 5 changes: Jacob Greaves for Cameron Burgess (46′), Jaden Philogene-Bidace for Jack Clarke (80′), Kalvin Phillips for Jack Taylor (86′), Liam Delap for George Hirst (80′) and Julio Enciso for Nathan Broadhead (80′).
Player of the match: Jens Cajuste
The most impressive player for Ipswich Town was Jens Cajuste.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 38 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.Nottingham Forest – Formation

Also Nottingham Forest adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo played with: Matz Sels
, Ola Aina , Nikola Milenković , Murillo , Neco Williams , Nicolás Domínguez , Elliot Anderson , Anthony Elanga , Morgan Gibbs-White , Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood .They had on the bench: Felipe Morato
, Ibrahim Sangaré, Taiwo Awoniyi , Wayne Hennessey, Álex Moreno, Jota Silva , Ryan Yates , Danilo and Willy Boly.Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Callum Hudson-Odoi for Jota Silva (81′), Nicolás Domínguez for Ryan Yates (67′), Anthony Elanga for Felipe Morato (67′), Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi (80′) and Morgan Gibbs-White for Danilo (89′).
Player of the match: Anthony Elanga
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Anthony Elanga.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 15 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.