Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest, 15 March 2025

Score4-2 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeMichael Salisbury
CompetitionPremier League
VenuePortman Road
Attendance29,878

View Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 6 Ipswich Town won: 2 Drawn: 0 Nottingham Forest won: 4 Ipswich Town scored: 6 Nottingham Forest scored: 11 . Ipswich Town were now without a win in the six meetings in all competitions since December 2017 (lost five).

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

4 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Jens Cajuste 82 G
George Hirst 90+3 G

Goals:

Nikola Milenković 35 G
Anthony Elanga 37 G
Anthony Elanga 41 G
Jota Silva 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex Palmer
Defender Leif Davis
Defender Jacob Greaves
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender Luke Woolfenden
Midfielder Jens Cajuste
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Forward Liam Delap

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Cameron Burgess for Jacob Greaves 46
Nathan Broadhead for Julio Enciso 80
Jack Clarke for Jaden Philogene 80
George Hirst for Liam Delap 80
Jack Taylor for Kalvin Phillips 86

Substitutions:

Morato for Anthony Elanga 67
Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 67
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 80
Jota Silva for Callum Hudson-Odoi 81
Danilo for Morgan Gibbs-White 89

Cards:

Kalvin Phillips 54 Y

Cards:

Nicolás Domínguez 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Cameron Burgess
Defender Conor Townsend
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Jack Taylor
Midfielder Nathan Broadhead
Midfielder Sam Morsy
Forward Jack Clarke
Forward George Hirst

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva

Comments:

League position: 18th . Ipswich Town now remained as the only team in the top four divisions without a league win in 2025. . Town were now without a win in their last 15 games in the top division against a team starting the day in the top three (lost 13). . Jens Cajuste had now become the first player born outside of England to score for the Tractor Boys in the Premier League since Finidi George (from Port Harcourt in Nigeria) against Southampton in March 2002.

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Nottingham Forest had now won 16 games in a season in the Premier League for first time since 1994-95 (22 in a 42-game season). . Forest avoided losing four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2023 (seven). . They had now scored in 41 of their last 50 games in the Premier League.

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

Goals:

Jens Cajuste 82 G
George Hirst 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex Palmer
Defender Leif Davis
Defender Jacob Greaves
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender Luke Woolfenden
Midfielder Jens Cajuste
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Forward Liam Delap

Substitutions:

Cameron Burgess for Jacob Greaves 46
Nathan Broadhead for Julio Enciso 80
Jack Clarke for Jaden Philogene 80
George Hirst for Liam Delap 80
Jack Taylor for Kalvin Phillips 86

Cards:

Kalvin Phillips 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Cameron Burgess
Defender Conor Townsend
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Jack Taylor
Midfielder Nathan Broadhead
Midfielder Sam Morsy
Forward Jack Clarke
Forward George Hirst

Comments:

League position: 18th . Ipswich Town now remained as the only team in the top four divisions without a league win in 2025. . Town were now without a win in their last 15 games in the top division against a team starting the day in the top three (lost 13). . Jens Cajuste had now become the first player born outside of England to score for the Tractor Boys in the Premier League since Finidi George (from Port Harcourt in Nigeria) against Southampton in March 2002.

4 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Nikola Milenković 35 G
Anthony Elanga 37 G
Anthony Elanga 41 G
Jota Silva 87 G

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Morato for Anthony Elanga 67
Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 67
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 80
Jota Silva for Callum Hudson-Odoi 81
Danilo for Morgan Gibbs-White 89

Cards:

Nicolás Domínguez 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Nottingham Forest had now won 16 games in a season in the Premier League for first time since 1994-95 (22 in a 42-game season). . Forest avoided losing four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2023 (seven). . They had now scored in 41 of their last 50 games in the Premier League.