Enciso cancels out Williams as Forest waste their chances at Ipswich
Attendance 29,198 · Referee Thomas Bramall
Nottingham Forest created far more at Portman Road and still left with a point, Julio Enciso cancelling out Neco Williams' 13th-minute opener in a 1-1 draw. The visitors had 17 shots to Ipswich Town's seven and expected goals of 2.31 against 0.46, yet scored once. In the table at 21:58 on Friday night Forest were 16th and Ipswich ninth.
- J. Enciso 41'
- N. Williams 13'
The match in three moments
- 13'Nottingham Forest
Williams puts Forest ahead
Daniel Muñoz was credited with the assist and Neco Williams scored on 13 minutes. It was Forest's only goal from 17 shots.
- 41'Ipswich Town
Enciso levels it before the break
Julio Enciso equalised on 41 minutes, Ipswich's only goal from seven shots. The score was 1-1 at half-time and stayed that way.
- 51'Ipswich Town
Diop picks up the first yellow
Diop was booked for Ipswich on 51 minutes. Murillo followed for Forest on 54, and those were the only two cards of the match.
How the game unfolded
Forest scored first. Williams found the net on 13 minutes, with Muñoz credited with the assist. Enciso levelled for Ipswich on 41 minutes, and neither side scored again. The match finished 1-1, the same score as at half-time.
The shot count and the quality figures point the same way. Forest had 17 shots to Ipswich's seven, five on target to three, and an expected goals total of 2.31 against 0.46, more than five times as much. They touched the ball in the opposition box 25 times to Ipswich's 12 and won five corners, while Ipswich won none. Forest scored once from all of it.
Possession was almost level, 49 per cent for Ipswich and 51 for Forest, and the passing was too: 486 passes against 480, with accuracy of 79.2 and 79.6 per cent. What separated the sides was where the ball went. Forest sent in 22 crosses to Ipswich's six and had 68 long balls to 50. Ipswich cleared the ball 22 times to Forest's nine.
Both managers used the bench. Gary O'Neil made five changes for Ipswich between the 60th and 86th minutes, the last of them taking off Enciso for Akpom. Oliver Glasner made three for Forest: Hudson-Odoi on for Ndoye on 69, Netz on for Williams on 84 and Wood on for Delap on 94 minutes. Ipswich lined up in a four-two-three-one, Forest in a three-four-two-one, and only two players were booked, one from each side.
The numbers are lopsided and the result is not. Ipswich scored once from seven shots and Forest once from 17, from expected goals of 2.31.
Match at a glance
Ipswich Town / Nottingham Forest
Goals and cards, minute by minute
- 13'N. WilliamsGoal · Nottingham Forest · assist D. Muñoz
- 41'J. EncisoGoal · Ipswich Town
- 51'I. DiopYellow card · Ipswich Town
- 54'MurilloYellow card · Nottingham Forest
Match statistics
Ipswich Town / Nottingham Forest
The basics
Chance quality
Attack
Passing
Defending
Goalkeeping
Physical
Line-ups
Ipswich Town 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Gary O'Neil
- 28 C. Walton
- 42 A. Ouattara
- 3 L. Davis
- 12 Florentino Off 85' for A. Matusiwa
- 6 I. Diop Yellow card 51'
- 26 D. O'Shea (c)
- 7 A. Fatawu Off 73' for D. Maeda
- 25 E. Palacios
- 19 Emersonn Off 60' for Z. Flemming
- 10 J. Enciso Off 86' for C. Akpom
- 11 J. Philogene Off 61' for J. Clarke
Substitutes
- 29 C. Akpom On 86' for J. Enciso
- 47 J. Clarke On 61' for J. Philogene
- 9 Z. Flemming On 60' for Emersonn
- 2 D. Furlong
- 24 J. Greaves
- 38 D. Maeda On 73' for A. Fatawu
- 5 A. Matusiwa On 85' for Florentino
- 32 M. Núñez
- 37 K. Scherpen
Nottingham Forest 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Oliver Glasner
- 26 M. Sels
- 27 D. Muñoz
- 3 N. Williams Off 84' for L. Netz
- 5 Murillo Yellow card 54'
- 31 N. Milenković
- 23 Jair Cunha
- 24 J. McAtee
- 21 X. Schlager
- 19 L. Delap Off 94' for C. Wood
- 10 M. Gibbs-White (c)
- 14 D. Ndoye Off 69' for C. Hudson-Odoi
Substitutes
- 34 O. Aina
- 2 O. Diomande
- 7 C. Hudson-Odoi On 69' for D. Ndoye
- 15 A. Kalimuendo
- 12 John Victor
- 25 L. Netz On 84' for N. Williams
- 6 I. Sangaré
- 9 C. Wood On 94' for L. Delap
- 22 R. Yates
Head to head
Forest have won both previous league meetings listed here, 1-0 in November 2024 and 4-2 in March 2025, with an FA Cup tie between them finishing 1-1.
Listed meetings: 3, newest first
- Premier LeagueIpswich Town2-4Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest win
- FA CupNottingham Forest1-1Ipswich TownDraw
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest1-0Ipswich TownNottingham Forest win
Ipswich Town
Last 5 games before this one
- LostManchester CityAway · Premier League2-3
- WonFulhamHome · Premier League2-1
- LostEvertonAway · Premier League0-1
- LostArsenalHome · League Cup2-4
- WonCrystal PalaceAway · Premier League3-2
Nottingham Forest
Last 5 games before this one
- LostArsenalHome · Premier League0-1
- LostCrystal PalaceAway · Premier League1-3
- LostCoventry CityHome · Premier League0-1
- WonAston VillaAway · Premier League2-1
- DrewTottenham HotspurHome · Premier League0-0
Premier League table
In the 21:58 table on Friday night Forest were 16th with six points from eight games, outside the bottom three. Ipswich were ninth on ten points from the same number of games.
Standings as BBC showed them on 23 October 2026 at 21:58, with this match included. Top 6 and the two clubs in this match. P played · W won · D drawn · L lost · GF goals for · GA goals against · GD goal difference · Pts points.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 16 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Brentford | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 6 |
Where the figures come from
Scores, scorers, statistics, line-ups, head-to-head results and the table come from the BBC Sport match page, accessed . The analysis and wording are The Sports Guru's own.