Ipswich host Nottingham Forest at Portman Road on 23 October 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 8 of the Premier League. They last met on 15 March 2025, when Nottingham Forest won 4-2.
Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest match facts
- Kick-off
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 20:00
- Stadium
- Portman Road, Ipswich
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 8
Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest lineups
Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.
Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest head to head
- 4
- Ipswich wins
- 6
- Draws
- 9
- Nottingham Forest wins
22–31 on goals in 19 meetings since 19 November 2011
Recent Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest results
- Ipswich2–4Nottingham ForestPremier LeaguePortman Road
- Nottingham Forest1–1IpswichFA CupThe City Ground
- Nottingham Forest1–0IpswichPremier LeagueThe City Ground
- Ipswich1–1Nottingham ForestChampionshipPortman Road Stadium
- Nottingham Forest2–0IpswichChampionshipCity Ground
Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest history
Ipswich have won none of the last five, with two drawn. Nottingham Forest last won at Portman Road on 15 March 2025, by 4-2. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in the last six meetings.
Last meeting: Ipswich 2-4 Nottingham Forest, March 2025
- 31Alexander PalmerG
- 26Dara O'SheaD
- 6Luke WoolfendenD
- 24Jacob GreavesD
- 3Leif DavisD
- 8Kalvin PhillipsM
- 12Jens-Lys CajusteM
- 29Jaden PhilogeneM
- 20Omari HutchinsonM
- 9Julio EncisoM
- 19Liam DelapF
Bench
- 15Cameron BurgessD
- 27George HirstF
- 33Nathan BroadheadF
- 47Jack ClarkeF
- 14Jack TaylorM
- 5Sam MorsyM
- 18Benjamin JohnsonD
- 22Conor TownsendD
- 28Christian WaltonG
Coach: K. McKenna
- 26Matz SelsG
- 34Temitayo AinaD
- 31Nikola MilenkovićD
- 5MurilloD
- 7Neco WilliamsD
- 16Nicolás DomínguezM
- 8Elliot AndersonM
- 21Anthony ElangaM
- 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 14Callum Hudson-OdoiM
- 11Christopher WoodF
Bench
- 22Ryan YatesM
- 4MoratoD
- 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
- 20Jota SilvaF
- 28Danilo SantosM
- 13Wayne HennesseyG
- 30Willy-Arnaud BolyD
- 19Álex MorenoD
- 6Ibrahim SangaréM
Coach: Nuno Espírito Santo
Ipswich lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Nottingham Forest in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 15 March 2025 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest won 4-2. Nikola Milenković, Anthony Elanga and Jens-Lys Cajuste and 2 others scored.
Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest lineups — common questions
- When is Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest?
- Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest kicks off at 20:00 UK time on 23 October 2026 at Portman Road in Ipswich. The match is Matchweek 8 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
- What was the score in the last Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest match?
- In the meeting before this one, Nottingham Forest won 4-2 on 15 March 2025 in the Premier League. The time before that, Nottingham Forest and Ipswich drew 1-1 on 3 March 2025 in the FA Cup. Ipswich have won 4 of the 19 meetings between the clubs and Nottingham Forest have won 9.
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich at City Ground
Updated 22 September 2026