Anthony Elanga scored twice and Nikola Milenkovic had a goal and an assist as Nottingham Forest's first-half surge set the tone for a 4-2 win over slumping Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday.

A bad afternoon for Ipswich only got worse when news of Wolves' victory at Southampton filtered through to Portman Road. Kieran McKenna's team, who remain 18th in the table, are now nine points from safety and while there were some positives against Nottingham Forest,

A brace by Anthony Elanga helped Nottingham Forest to a comfortable 4-2 win at Ipswich to open up a six-point gap to Manchester City in the battle for Champions League qualification.Forest had boosted their unexpected top-four charge with a late victory over City last Saturday and followed it up with a comprehensive display at Portman Road where three goals in six first-half minutes settled the contest.