Forest consolidate top-four push with comfortable win over relegation-threatened Ipswich

The win moves Forest within a point of second-placed Arsenal, who face Chelsea on Sunday, bringing them closer to securing Champions League football for next season.

On a milestone day for Nuno Espirito Santo, who marked his 50th Premier League match in charge of Forest, his team took full advantage of Ipswich's defensive vulnerabilities during a clinical seven-minute spell in the first half.

Nikola Milenkovic broke the deadlock for the visitors with a powerful shot from eight yards, following an accidental header from Ipswich's Liam Delap that sent the ball straight into the Serbian defender's path.

Less than three minutes later, Forest extended their lead as Ipswich's defense crumbled. Elliot Anderson found Anthony Elanga on the right, and the winger was given the freedom to run unopposed from just inside the Ipswich half. Elanga calmly slotted the ball into the far corner from 15 yards out.

The chaos in Ipswich's defense continued, leading to Forest's third goal. Elanga once again pounced, weaving between three defenders to tap the ball past Ipswich goalkeeper Alex Palmer, after Milenkovic's long clearance had evaded its intended target, Chris Wood.

Ipswich managed to pull one back through Jens Cajuste, whose superb curling shot beat Forest goalkeeper Dean Henderson after he cleverly danced away from Ryan Yates in midfield. However, Forest quickly restored their three-goal advantage when Jota Silva netted following a brilliant pass from Morgan Gibbs-White.

Ipswich's George Hirst gave the home side a glimmer of hope with a late strike, but it wasn't enough to mount a serious comeback.

Kieran McKenna's Ipswich remain in 18th place, and they are the only team across the top four divisions of English football yet to record a league win in 2025.

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