Forest win on penalties to achieve FA Cup quarters

March 3, 2025 Trending News

Nottingham Forest edged a tense penalty shootout to see off the problem of Ipswich City and ebook an FA Cup quarter-final journey to tackle Brighton.

After 9 good penalties, Ipswich substitute Jack Taylor’s tame effort was saved simply by Matz Sels to begin passionate celebrations from the Forest bench and stands.

After a colorless first 45 minutes George Hirst scored his third aim of the season to place Ipswich forward, heading in unmarked on the far put up from a nook.

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Forest skipper Ryan Yates quickly equalised, assembly an Anthony Elanga cross again into the center with a sensible header.

Yates hit the again of the web with one other header however he was offside earlier than Callum Hudson-Odoi hit the bar.

Either side rested their primary strikers with Chris Wooden and Liam Delap given day without work however each got here on and scored in a shootout stuffed with good penalties till Taylor stepped up.

Forest have received all 4 of their penalty shootouts within the FA Cup – with solely Macclesfield City and Stevenage having a greater document.

Ipswich have been final within the quarter-finals method again in 1993 and the wait goes on, whereas Forest’s fantastic season continues on two fronts.