Simon: George Hirst's goal shows we'll be fine when Liam Delap is sold to a bigger club. Shame we won't take the same kind of risks at the start of the game that we do at the end. We're scared of giving the ball away in the final third but you have to take risks or else you'll never create anything.

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.

Nuno Espirito Santo's Nottingham Forest claimed an important Premier League win over Ipswich Town at Portman Road

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,

Nottingham Forest tightened their grip on third place in the Premier League after edging a six-goal thriller with strugglers Ipswich Town.

Callum Hudson-Odoi and Elliot Anderson would also hope to have been in the frame for call-ups this time - albeit the latter will link up with the Under-21s. Like Gibbs-White, both were also instrumental in Saturday’s victory and have had fantastic seasons.

On the Forest fans: "They have been huge for us. The help and support at the City Ground, and away from home I am delighted they can go back home happy."

Nottingham Forest's Nicolas Dominguez, center, jumps for the ball in front of the Arsenal's Martin Odegaard, during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal at the City Ground stadium in Nottingham, England, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rui Viera) AP

Ipswich Town make the final scores look a little more respectable as George Hirst's header goes in to make it 4-2 for Nottingham Forest at Portman Road.

Nottingham Forest kept themselves on track for a top-four finish with a 4-2 win at struggling Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Saturday.