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Nottingham Forest v Ipswich
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Kick Off: Monday 3rd March at 19:30
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Competition: FA Cup
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Forest will be 1 of a few sides that will believe that this trophy is well within their reach following the early exit of many heavy-hitters, coupled with their excellent performances in the Premier League this season. They look like they’re at a bit of a roadblock at the moment with no wins since their 7-0 demolition of Brighton a month ago.
Ipswich’s bid for survival looks in peril, they’ve also only won 1 of their last 5 games across all competitions, which came in the last round of the FA Cup up against Frank Lampard’s Coventry. Kieran McKenna will be hoping the cup can act as a welcome distraction from their unravelling league campaign, but his focus may be elsewhere with 3 tough league games to follow this game, followed by a 6-pointer against Wolves at Portman Road.
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Hutchinson and Liam Delap have been Ipswich’s standout players in the final third this season. Hutchinson has won 34 fouls across his 25 Premier League appearances this campaign (1.45 per 90) and has been brought down at least once in 4 of his last 5 Premier League appearances.
Hutchinson was hauled down twice in Ipswich’s 3-2 loss to Manchester United last time out, he usually plays just behind Delap but often drifts over to the right hand side of the pitch where he likes to cut in onto his dangerous left foot. Forest are averaging 10.6 fouls committed per game in the Premier League this season so you would expect Hutchinson to be on their radar for at least 2 of these.
The league meeting between these sides saw Hutchinson hauled down once, playing on the right hand side of the pitch. He’s likely to line up in a central position here which has been where McKenna has preferred him since the signing of Jaden Philogene, who now regularly plays on the right. He’ll be up against Ryan Yates who has committed 41 fouls across his 24 Premier League appearances this season, only 15 of these have been starts taking his average to 2.47 fouls committed per 90.
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Both of these players lead their squad rankings of regular starters when it comes to shots on target. Chris Wood is averaging 1.19 shots on target per 90 in the Premier League this season and scored the winner in the league meeting between these sides from the penalty spot earlier in the season.
Delap has had 24 shots on target across his 26 Premier League appearances this season (1.06 per 90), a record that has returned 10 goals for the 22-year-old which is a really impressive record when considering that Ipswich have only scored 26 goals in the Premier League this season, meaning Delap has had a hand in 46% of Ipswich’s goals this season having also provided 2 assists.
There were 8 shots on target in the league meeting at the City Ground between these sides (5-3), which suggests that both sides will get opportunities to feed their strikers to get the opening shot on target for their respective sides.
👕 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Predicted XI
🔍 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Players to Watch
🔴 Chris Wood
Chris Wood has been sensational for Nottingham Forest this season, scoring 18 goals across his 27 Premier League appearances this season – 13 more than Forest’s next top scorer in Morgan Gibbs-White which emphasises how important he is to Nuno Espirito Santo’s side. He’s scored 4 goals across his last 5 appearances across all competitions and will be on penalty duty for Nottingham Forest. It was from the penalty spot that Wood scored Nottingham Forest’s winner over Ipswich in the league meeting between these sides, he should get opportunities to add to his goal tally here against an Ipswich side that has conceded 27 goals across their 13 away games in the Premier League this season (2.07 per game).
🔴 Ola Aina
Ola Aina was run ragged recently in Nottingham Forest’s 4-3 defeat to Newcastle at St James’ Park a few weeks ago, he committed 4 fouls in the game, which was a notable increase on his 0.73 fouls committed per 90 average in the Premier League this season. This was largely due to a fierce 1 v 1 battle with Anthony Gordon who was brought down twice by the Chelsea academy product. Aina will have another tough 1 v 1 battle here up against Jack Clarke, Clarke has won 15 fouls across his 22 Premier League appearances this season (1.72 per 90) and can cause problems for Aina, similar to how Gordon did a few weeks prior.
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💻 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Form and Tactics
- Nottingham Forest’s recent form will be a minor concern for Nuno Espirito Santo who has seen his side put in incredible performances for the majority of the campaign, but there are just a few signs that opposition sides are starting to work out their gameplan – and are putting in the necessary safeguards to protect against their lethal counte- attacking ability. They’re without a win in their last 5 games across all competitions and only got through to this round of the FA Cup following a penalty shoot-out against lower league Exeter.
- It’s a similar situation for Ipswich at the moment with their only win in their last 5 games coming in this competition in a 4-1 win over Coventry last time out. McKenna’s focus will be Premier League survival but these cup competitions can act as a source of motivation for struggling sides, and often yield more positive performances as a result of the shackles of pressure being loosened temporarily. Ipswich have been finding the back of the net quite regularly despite these recent disappointments, scoring in each of their last 5 games across all competitions.
- Despite the recent dip in form, Forest tend to be pretty reliable at the City Ground. They’ve only lost 2 of their 13 games at home this season, scoring 22 goals in the process and conceding 10. By contrast, Ipswich’s away record will need to improve if they want to take something from this game – Kieran McKenna’s side have only won two of their 13 away trips from Portman Road this campaign, conceding 27 goals in the process.
- The initial meeting between these sides ended 1-0 to Nottingham Forest due to a Chris Wood penalty early in the second half. Ipswich were worse off in the majority of metrics including shots (12-7), xG (1.68-0.57) and shots on target (5-3) suggesting that Ipswich may just lack that final bit of quality to be able to progress through to the next round, but rotation to either side could sway the balance of this game.
🏁 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Ref Watch
- Referee: Tony Harrington
| Average Cards (Y / R) | 4.17 / 0.22 |
| Fouls Given | 22.72 |
| Penalties | 0.22 |
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