Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest Team News, Injuries & Confirmed Line Ups

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Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest have named their starting XIs for their Premier League Matchweek 8 game at Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich. Kick-off is at 8pm UK time on Friday 23 October 2026, and the match is live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. Thomas Bramall is the referee.

Injuries and suspensions

Ipswich have no reported absences for this game. Nottingham Forest are without two players: defender Nicolò Savona, who has a knee injury, and forward Igor Jesus, who has a calf injury.

No suspensions are reported for either side. Ipswich are 10th in the table with 9 points from seven games, while Forest are 19th with 5 points from the same number of matches.

Ipswich Town confirmed XI

Ipswich line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Christian Walton starts in goal, with Abdoul Ouattara, Dara O’Shea, Issa Diop and Leif Davis in defence. Florentino and Exequiel Palacios are the two central midfielders.

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Julio Enciso and Jaden Philogene start in the attacking line, with Emersonn leading the attack. Ipswich have won three and lost four of their seven league games, scoring 11 goals and conceding 15. In their last five league matches they have won two and lost three.

Nottingham Forest confirmed XI

Forest line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation. Matz Sels is in goal, behind a back three of Jair Cunha, Nikola Milenković and Murillo. Daniel Muñoz, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager and Neco Williams make up the midfield four.

Dan Ndoye and Morgan Gibbs-White start behind Liam Delap, who is the lone forward. Forest have won one, drawn two and lost four of their seven league games, scoring five goals and conceding nine. In their last five league matches they have won one, drawn one and lost three.

Substitutes

Ipswich’s bench is Darnell Furlong, Azor Matusiwa, Zian Flemming, Jacob Greaves, Chuba Akpom, Marcelino Núñez, Kjell Scherpen, Daizen Maeda and Jack Clarke. Scherpen is the goalkeeper among the replacements.

Forest’s substitutes are Ousmane Diomande, Ibrahim Sangaré, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chris Wood, John Victor, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Ryan Yates, Luca Netz and Ola Aina. John Victor is the substitute goalkeeper.

How to watch

The game is on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event, with kick-off at 8pm on Friday 23 October. As it is an evening kick-off, the 3pm Saturday blackout does not apply.

Sky customers can stream the match on Sky Go and NOW. NOW is also listed as a broadcaster for the fixture.

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