Ipswich draw 1-1 with Nottingham Forest in Premier League

The match between Ipswich and Nottingham Forest, played as part of the eighth round of the Premier League, ended in a 1-1 draw, in the game held on 23 October at 22:00 Damascus time.

Neco Shay Williams opened the scoring for Nottingham Forest in the 13th minute, before Julio César Enciso Espínola equalised for Ipswich in the 41st minute, with the first half ending in a draw that lasted until the end of the match.

Neco Shay Williams won the man of the match award after scoring a goal and playing for 84 minutes, with a rating of 7.83.

Statistically, Nottingham Forest clearly dominated the match, taking 17 shots compared to 7 for Ipswich, with 5 on target compared to 3 for the home side. Nottingham Forest also won 5 corners compared to zero for Ipswich, while the expected goals rate stood at 2.33 for Nottingham Forest compared to just 0.49 for Ipswich.

Ipswich had 49% possession compared to 51% for Nottingham Forest, while the two teams committed 9 and 11 fouls respectively. The match saw no red cards, while each team received one yellow card. The match was officiated by referee Thomas Bramall.

With this result, Ipswich raised their tally to 9 points in tenth place with 3 wins and 4 defeats from 7 matches, with a goal difference of 11 scored against 15 conceded. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest's tally remained at 5 points in nineteenth place, after one win, two draws and 4 defeats, having scored 5 goals and conceded 9.