Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Ipswich Town FC, FA Cup 2024-25 LAST 16

FA Cup · 2024-25
Nottingham Forest FC
5 – 4
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Mon 3 Mar 2025 · 19:30 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 29,171 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 54' George Hirst
Ryan Yates 68' 1–1
Y 17' Massimo Luongo
Morato 56' Y
Elliot Anderson 78' Y
Y 90' Sam Morsy
Ryan Yates 96' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Ipswich Town FC — FA Cup at City Ground, Nottingham.

Match Details

  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Assistant 1 Wade Smith
  • Assistant 2
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 12.9 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Head-to-Head

4
2
Nottingham Forest FC 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest FC 5–4 Ipswich Town FC 2024-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC 2019-03-16 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-01 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 5–4 W
26 Feb Arsenal FC H 0–0 D
23 Feb Newcastle United FC A 3–4 L
15 Feb Fulham FC A 1–2 L
11 Feb Exeter City FC A 4–2 W
01 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 7–0 W
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 4–5 L
26 Feb Manchester United FC A 2–3 L
22 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–4 L
15 Feb Aston Villa FC A 1–1 D
08 Feb Coventry City FC A 4–1 W
01 Feb Southampton FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at City Ground, Nottingham. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nottingham Forest FC and Ipswich Town FC.
  • 5' Brazil international Morato has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Ipswich Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 17' The referee shows Ipswich Town FC player a card on 17.
  • 22' Ipswich Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
  • 32' Conor Townsend, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' A change in the Ipswich Town FC ranks — Axel Tuanzebe exits the field as Dara O'Shea enters on 46.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 54' A goal from the Scotland international George Hirst! He fires home on 54 to make it 0-1!
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a card for Morato.
  • 59' Elliot Anderson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira on 59 minute.
  • 60' Ibrahim Sangare makes way for Morgan Gibbs-White at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ipswich Town FC that had 366 games and scored 483 goals.
  • 67' The whistle greets Nathan Broadhead as he departs to be replaced by Jack Clarke.
  • 68' Ryan Yates adds to his 0 season tally! Nottingham Forest FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 73' It looks surprising Ipswich Town FC does not make any changes. Jack Taylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' Nottingham Forest FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Taiwo Awoniyi is replaced by Chris Wood.
  • 87' Nottingham Forest FC have won 439 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The referee shows Ipswich Town FC player a card on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Ipswich Town FC — Liam Delap on, George Hirst off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 5-4.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anthony Elanga 2
George Hirst 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Jon Nolan 1
Chris Wood 1
Nikola Milenkovic 1
Jota Silva 1
Jens Cajuste 1

Head to Head

2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest FC 5–4 Ipswich Town FC 2024-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC 2019-03-16 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-01 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest FC 5–4 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2025-02-23 Newcastle United FC 4–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-02-15 Fulham FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-02-11 Exeter City FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-02-01 Nottingham Forest FC 7–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Ipswich Town FC Form

2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest FC 5–4 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-02-26 Manchester United FC 3–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-02-22 Ipswich Town FC 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2025-02-15 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2025-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–4 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-02-01 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.13 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC54% Draw22% Ipswich Town FC24%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
46%
Nottingham Forest FC or Ipswich Town FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC38% Draw39% Ipswich Town FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–4 not predicted
5 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.