Nottingham Forest were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town on Wednesday night despite dominating the game and creating a host of clear chances. Neco Williams gave Forest the lead but a defensive error allowed Julio Enciso to equalise, leaving Oliver Glasner's side with just one win from their last eight matches. The 1-1 draw on Saturday 23 October leaves the club 19th in the Premier League with only five points from seven games, a record of one win, two draws and four losses.
Williams opened the scoring in the 13th minute, his looping cross from a Daniel Muñoz assist catching out Christian Walton in the Ipswich goal. Forest controlled possession and racked up 17 shots to Ipswich's seven, generating 2.31 expected goals. They were guilty of squandering a hatful of opportunities, with Jair Cunha, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Liam Delap all wasteful in front of goal. Leif Davis cleared off the line twice for the hosts.
The equaliser came from a Forest mistake. Nikola Milenkovic fluffed a pass under pressure in the 41st minute, allowing Enciso to steal in and score. The match was not without controversy, as Issa Diop survived a red card after a VAR review for a last-man challenge on James McAtee, with the officials ruling McAtee had lost possession during the collision.
Relegation pressure builds
The result leaves Forest 19th in the Premier League with only five points from seven games, having scored just five goals all season and conceded nine. Their recent form reads one win, one draw and three losses from the last five, a run that includes defeats to Arsenal and Crystal Palace. This sequence began with a 1-2 win at Aston Villa on 12 September, followed by a 0-1 home loss to Coventry, a 3-1 defeat at Crystal Palace, and a 0-1 home loss to Arsenal last Sunday. They are now 16 points adrift of leaders Manchester City and face a tough trip to sixth-placed Brentford next weekend on Saturday 31 October.
Morgan Gibbs-White returned from injury and played the full match, making a key goal-line clearance in the first half. The team's inability to convert pressure into goals remains a major concern, having failed to score in their previous outing against Arsenal. Fans can view the full standings to see the scale of the relegation battle.
Forest's next chance to find a win comes away at Brentford on 31 October.
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