PREMIER LEAGUE Matchweek 8

Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest

Match data 2026-10-23 20:00 UK · Portman Road Stadium Referee Thomas Bramall, England Updated 2026.10.23

Full time

Ipswich1–1Forest

GoalsIpswich J. Enciso 41'Forest N. Williams 13'

Kicked off 2026.10.23. The data below is as it stood before kick-off and has not been edited to match the result. See the full head-to-head record

Ipswich host Nottingham Forest in Premier League matchweek 8: Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 BST (24 Oct 04:00 KST) at Portman Road Stadium. Referee Thomas Bramall.

The last 2 league meetings: Ipswich 0 wins, 0 draws, Forest 2 wins; the most recent was Ipswich 2–4 Forest in 2025/03. Last five games in all competitions: Ipswich W2 D0 L3, Forest W1 D1 L3. Forest have won 16.7% (3W 6D 9L) of 18 games under the condition "October games", below their 30.8% over the same window. Ipswich have won 22.2% (6W 5D 16L) of 27 games under the condition "After last result", above their 15.6% over the same window.

Last 2 meetings0 · 0 · 2Ipswich W · D · Forest WLast meeting Ipswich 2–4 Forest (2025.03)

H2H 2 games, average3.50 goals3+ goals 50.0% · red cards 0x · league average 2.84 goals

Win rate this season42.9% / 14.3%Ipswich / Forest3W 0D 4L / 1W 2D 4Llast season 50.0% (2nd tier) / 28.9%

Premier League table

Premier League table as of 2026-10-22
Pos	Team	Pl	W–D–L	GD	Pts
1	Man City	7	7–0–0	+12	21
2	Arsenal	7	6–0–1	+6	18
3	Brighton	7	5–1–1	+18	16
4	Chelsea	7	4–1–2	+4	13
5	Liverpool	7	3–3–1	+1	12
6	Brentford	7	2–4–1	+5	10
7	Leeds	7	2–4–1	+3	10
8	Everton	7	2–4–1	+1	10
9	Hull	7	2–3–2	+1	9
10	Ipswich	7	3–0–4	-4	9
11	Newcastle	7	2–2–3	-4	8
⋯
12	Villa	7	2–2–3	-4	8
13	Man Utd	7	1–4–2	+0	7
14	Palace	7	2–1–4	-8	7
15	Bournemouth	7	1–3–3	-4	6
16	Spurs	7	1–3–3	-4	6
17	Coventry	7	2–0–5	-8	6
18	Fulham	7	1–2–4	-3	5
19	Forest	7	1–2–4	-4	5
20	Sunderland	7	1–1–5	-8	4

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unit	Ipswich	Forest
Positionpoints	10th · 9	19th · 5
W–D–L7 games	3–0–4	1–2–4
Goals for / againstper game	1.57 / 2.14	0.71 / 1.29
xG / xGAper game	1.52 / 1.99	1.74 / 1.28
Possession%	43.1	45.7
Shots / on targetper game	11 / 4.4	17.1 / 3.6
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record	50.0% Championship 23–15–8	28.9% 11–11–16
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18	0–0–2	2–0–0

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Ipswich +0.15, Forest +0.01 (per game)

ManagersG. O'Neil — league 3 games · 1W 0D 2L · win rate 33.3% · O. Glasner — league 7 games · 1W 2D 4L · win rate 14.3% · manager duel 0W 1D 1L (Ipswich perspective)
Last matchIpswich 6 days ago PL away Man City 2–3 · Forest 5 days ago PL home Arsenal 0–1

Last five games

Ipswich

2W 0D 3L

Scored 9Conceded 11Clean sheets 0

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
Man City	away	2–3L	1.72
Fulham	home	2–1W	1.15
Everton	away	0–1L	—
ArsenalEFL Cup	home	2–4L	—
Palace	away	3–2W	1.67

Nottingham Forest

1W 1D 3L

Scored 3Conceded 6Clean sheets 1

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
Arsenal	home	0–1L	0.94
Palace	away	1–3L	3.34
Coventry	home	0–1L	—
Villa	away	2–1W	2.28
Spurs	home	0–0D	0.92

all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

2025.03.15Ipswich2–4Forest
2024.11.30Forest1–0Ipswich

Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →

Portman Road Stadium H2H 1 games Ipswich 0W 0D 1L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

16.7%October games Forest win rate18 games · 3W 6D 9L · usual 30.8%
22.2%After last result Ipswich win rate27 games · 6W 5D 16L · usual 15.6% · since 2022-23
28.6%Forecast: drizzle Forest away win rate21 games · 6W 3D 12L · usual 30.8%
26.5%Forecast weather type Forest win rate34 games · 9W 9D 16L · usual 30.8%
23.1%C. Wood not scoring: Forest win rate65 games · 15W 15D 35L · scored in 30 games: 53.3% (16W 10D 4L) · since 2022-23

The other side. win rate after conceding first: Ipswich 7.4%, Forest 8.8%.

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
Condition	Ipswich	Forest
After a match Ipswich 6 days · Forest 5 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions	sample too small7 games · 1W 1D 5L · usual 15.6%	-2.2p14 games · 4W 4D 6L · usual 30.8%
Friday 20:00 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18	sample too small2 games · 0W 0D 2L · usual 15.6%	sample too small7 games · 3W 0D 4L · usual 30.8%
After last resultIpswich L / Forest L · since 2022-23	+6.6p27 games · 6W 5D 16L · usual 15.6%	-4.3p68 games · 18W 21D 29L · usual 30.8%
Forecast: drizzleWin rate · Ipswich home / Forest away	sample too small2 games · 0W 0D 2L · usual 15.6%	-2.2p21 games · 6W 3D 12L · usual 30.8%
Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast 8.8°C	sample too small3 games · 1W 1D 1L · usual 15.6%	-7.3p17 games · 4W 7D 6L · usual 30.8%
Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast 76%	+2.0p17 games · 3W 3D 11L · usual 15.6%	+7.4p55 games · 21W 14D 20L · usual 30.8%
Rain or drizzleWin rate	sample too small6 games · 0W 3D 3L · usual 15.6%	-4.3p34 games · 9W 9D 16L · usual 30.8%
October gamesWin rate	sample too small5 games · 1W 0D 4L · usual 15.6%	-14.1p18 games · 3W 6D 9L · usual 30.8%
Manager vs this opponentwin rate · all clubs	20.0%sample too small5 games · 1W 4D 0L · usual 15.6%	100.0%sample too small2 games · 2W 0D 0L · usual 30.8%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Ipswich 15.6% (7W 10D 28L) / Forest 30.8% (49W 41D 69L)

Game management
items	Ipswich	Forest
After scoring firstWin rate	29.4%17 games · 5W 6D 6L	58.3%72 games · 42W 18D 12L
After conceding firstWin rate	7.4% -8.2p27 games · 2W 3D 22L · usual 15.6%	8.8% -22.0p80 games · 7W 16D 57L · usual 30.8%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate	42.9%7 games · 3W 3D 1L	83.0%53 games · 44W 7D 2L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames	12 / 2	35 / 7
Goals by substitutes% of team goals	17.4 8/46	10.3 20/194
Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate	+1.1p18 games · 3W 7D 8L · usual 15.6%	+1.9p49 games · 16W 12D 21L · usual 30.8%
Penalties won / concededper game	0.07 / 0.16	0.07 / 0.11
Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals	27.7 / 18.6	19.7 / 24.9
Failed to score / clean sheets%	35.6 / 4.4	30.2 / 22.0

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 7 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
items	Ipswich	Forest
Shots inside / outside the boxper game	7 / 4	10.3 / 6.9
Shots blockedper game	1.7	5.7
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game	16.9 / 5.6 / 10.7	10.6 / 3.3 / 7.3
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented	3.3 / -0.34	2.1 / 0.19
Corners won / concededper game	3.3 / 4.7	4.7 / 4.9
Offsides / fouls wonper game	1.9 / 9.1	2 / 11.6
Passes / accuracyper game / %	401 / 82.6	371 / 78

Order is always home team (Ipswich) then away team (Forest) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

Ipswich

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started10.0%30 games
3W 7D 20L

Off the bench—no record

Did not play26.7%15 games
4W 3D 8L

vs Forest · when playing 0.0% 1 games · 0W 0D 1L · small sample

Games: · · ·

D. O'Shea Started 16.7% (42 games 7W 9D 26L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Forest 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample)
L. Davis Started 15.4% (39 games 6W 8D 25L) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 20.0% (5 games 1W 2D 2L · small sample) · vs Forest 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample)
J. Clarke Started 7.1% (14 games 1W 2D 11L) · Off the bench 21.7% (23 games 5W 8D 10L) · Did not play 16.7% (6 games 1W 0D 5L · small sample) · vs Forest 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample)
J. Greaves Started 10.0% (30 games 3W 7D 20L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 26.7% (15 games 4W 3D 8L) · vs Forest 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
J. Enciso Started 21.1% (19 games 4W 3D 12L) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 0.0% (3 games 0W 0D 3L · small sample) · vs Forest 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
J. Philogene-Bidace Started 16.7% (6 games 1W 0D 5L · small sample) · Off the bench 16.7% (6 games 1W 1D 4L · small sample) · Did not play 16.7% (12 games 2W 2D 8L) · vs Forest 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
C. Walton Started 20.0% (10 games 2W 1D 7L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 14.3% (35 games 5W 9D 21L) · vs Forest no record
A. Ouattara Started 33.3% (3 games 1W 0D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench 50.0% (4 games 2W 0D 2L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Forest no record
D. Maeda Started 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Forest no record
Emersonn Started 42.9% (7 games 3W 0D 4L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Forest no record
I. Diop Started 42.9% (7 games 3W 0D 4L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Forest no record
A. Fatawu Started 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · vs Forest no record
E. Palacios Started 25.0% (4 games 1W 0D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Forest no record
S. Lukić Started 50.0% (6 games 3W 0D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Forest no record
C. Akpom Started no record · Off the bench 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample) · Did not play 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Forest no record
Z. Flemming Started no record · Off the bench 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Forest no record
Florentino Started 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Forest no record
K. Scherpen Started 50.0% (4 games 2W 0D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 33.3% (3 games 1W 0D 2L · small sample) · vs Forest no record
K. McAteer Started no record · Off the bench 33.3% (3 games 1W 0D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 50.0% (4 games 2W 0D 2L · small sample) · vs Forest no record
M. Nunez Started 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample) · vs Forest no record
S. W. Egeli Started no record · Off the bench 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 20.0% (5 games 1W 0D 4L · small sample) · vs Forest no record
A. Matusiwa Started no record · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Forest no record
D. Furlong Started no record · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample) · vs Forest no record

Nottingham Forest

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started39.7%78 games
31W 20D 27L

Off the bench0.0%2 games · small sample
0W 1D 1L

Did not play22.0%41 games
9W 9D 23L

vs Ipswich · when playing 100.0% 2 games · 2W 0D 0L · small sample

Games: · · ·

M. Gibbs-White Started 31.2% (144 games 45W 38D 61L) · Off the bench 20.0% (5 games 1W 2D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 25.0% (8 games 2W 1D 5L · small sample) · vs Ipswich 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
N. Williams Started 30.3% (109 games 33W 28D 48L) · Off the bench 38.5% (26 games 10W 7D 9L) · Did not play 25.0% (24 games 6W 6D 12L) · vs Ipswich 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
Murillo Started 34.0% (100 games 34W 24D 42L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 26.7% (15 games 4W 5D 6L) · vs Ipswich 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
C. Wood Started 38.0% (71 games 27W 18D 26L) · Off the bench 13.6% (22 games 3W 7D 12L) · Did not play 29.8% (47 games 14W 11D 22L) · vs Ipswich 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
C. Hudson-Odoi Started 34.8% (66 games 23W 19D 24L) · Off the bench 23.1% (26 games 6W 3D 17L) · Did not play 36.0% (25 games 9W 8D 8L) · vs Ipswich 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
M. Sels Started 37.4% (91 games 34W 24D 33L) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 14.3% (7 games 1W 1D 5L · small sample) · vs Ipswich 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
N. Domínguez Started 33.3% (60 games 20W 12D 28L) · Off the bench 40.0% (25 games 10W 7D 8L) · Did not play 25.8% (31 games 8W 10D 13L) · vs Ipswich 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
O. Aina Started 39.7% (78 games 31W 20D 27L) · Off the bench 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 22.0% (41 games 9W 9D 23L) · vs Ipswich 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
N. Milenković Started 37.7% (77 games 29W 20D 28L) · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 25.0% (4 games 1W 0D 3L · small sample) · vs Ipswich 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
I. Sangaré Started 28.3% (46 games 13W 18D 15L) · Off the bench 31.2% (16 games 5W 1D 10L) · Did not play 36.4% (55 games 20W 11D 24L) · vs Ipswich no record
Igor Jesus Started 30.0% (30 games 9W 9D 12L) · Off the bench 25.0% (12 games 3W 4D 5L) · Did not play 0.0% (3 games 0W 0D 3L · small sample) · vs Ipswich no record
D. Ndoye Started 23.8% (21 games 5W 5D 11L) · Off the bench 11.1% (9 games 1W 5D 3L · small sample) · Did not play 40.0% (15 games 6W 3D 6L) · vs Ipswich no record
J. McAtee Started 22.2% (9 games 2W 2D 5L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (10 games 0W 4D 6L) · Did not play 36.0% (25 games 9W 7D 9L) · vs Ipswich no record
Cunha Started 18.2% (11 games 2W 5D 4L) · Off the bench 33.3% (3 games 1W 0D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 32.0% (25 games 8W 6D 11L) · vs Ipswich no record
L. Netz Started 33.3% (3 games 1W 1D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 14.3% (7 games 1W 2D 4L · small sample) · Did not play 27.3% (11 games 3W 5D 3L) · vs Ipswich no record
A. Kalimuendo Started no record · Off the bench 0.0% (9 games 0W 2D 7L · small sample) · Did not play 31.4% (35 games 11W 11D 13L) · vs Ipswich no record
X. Schlager Started 16.7% (6 games 1W 2D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Ipswich no record
L. Delap Started 20.0% (5 games 1W 1D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Ipswich no record
D. Muñoz Started 25.0% (4 games 1W 0D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Ipswich no record
O. Diomande Started 25.0% (4 games 1W 0D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Ipswich no record

06How the numbers are compiled

Source: API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample: Premier League 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope: Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated: 2026.10.23 13:29 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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