Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from The City Ground
Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Ipswich Town today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town
WHAT A SAVE! Muric with a superb double save to deny Forest a second goal. Jota meets a corner at the far post, crossing it back across goal and Murillo heads it towards goal, but Muric making a diving double stop on the line, to flick the ball away. Wood then tries to get to the rebound, but O'Shea just does enough to put him off.
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town
Cajuste is booked for clipping the ankles of Jota as he looked to break on the counter, although it seems like a soft one.
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town
VAR are taking a look at this one, with Szmodics appealing the decision, but it looks like it will stand, as there was clear contact on the leg of Jota inside the area.
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town
FOREST PENALTY! Jota dribbles into the box and flicks the ball past Szmodics, who sticks out a leg and catches the ankle of the Forest man. The referee takes his time, but then awards the home side a penalty.
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town
Both sides will be looking for more of the same after the break, with good chances in the final third, but Opta have Forest as the favourites still, with a live win probability of 48.2%, compared to 19.8% for the visitors and 32% for a draw.
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town
It's goalless at the break between Nottingham Forest and Ipswich, but it's been a frantic and entertaining first half of football, with both sides going close to opening the scoring. Forest went close straight from kick-off, with Gibbs-White heading just wide from a corner, before Yates saw a volley cleared off the line. Ipswich have had their chances as well, with Burgess and Hutchinson having opportunities, with Burgess having his header cleared by Aina in the nick of time.
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