Forest Drop Points at Ipswich as Diop Escapes Red

Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 away at Ipswich Town despite dominating large parts of the match. The hosts pressed in the opposition box for long spells and took 17 shots. However, most of those efforts failed to find the target, and Forest could not hold on to the lead Neco Williams gave them in the first half.

Near the end of the first half, a mistake by Nikola Milenkovic led to Julio Enciso's goal, which levelled the score. During the match, referee Thomas Bramall went to the pitch-side monitor after a VAR review of Issa Diop's challenge on James McAtee. Diop was only shown a yellow card. Forest head coach Oliver Glasner said the incident was a clear red card and that the decision was wrong.

No goal came to lift Forest. Liam Delap and Callum Hudson-Odoi failed to take the chances that came their way. In the 74th minute, Delap headed over the bar against his former club and then sent a powerful shot just wide of the far post. Williams' injury and substitution disrupted Forest's rhythm.

The result was another disappointment for Forest. The team have scored well below their expected goals this season, netting only six from chances worth 13.4, and have won just one of their last eight matches. Ipswich, meanwhile, have already matched their total points from the whole of last season at Portman Road this campaign.