Neco Williams fired Nottingham Forest into an early 1-0 lead against Ipswich Town in their Premier League clash at Portman Road on Friday night. The Wales international broke the deadlock in the 13th minute with a brilliant back post finish, to hand the visitors a much-needed boost in their battle to climb away from the relegation zone.Williams strike rewarded a bright start from Forest, who had already threatened the Ipswich goal on several occasions.Goalkeeper Christian Walton had been forced into action to deny Jair Cunha, while Liam Delap also wasted an opportunity before the visitors eventually made the breakthrough.Forest entered the contest sitting 19th in the Premier League table, having endured a difficult start to the 2026-27 campaign.They had lost 1-0 to Arsenal in their previous outing, while Ipswich were looking to bounce back from a narrow 3-2 defeat against Manchester City.The visitors were also boosted by the returns of Morgan Gibbs-White and Nikola Milenkovic to the starting XI, with both players having missed the defeat to Arsenal. Topics Ipswich Town F.C. Nottingham Forest F.C. If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Ipswich v Nottingham Forest: Confirmed team news and line-ups Mitch Fretton 23rd October, 2026 Tip of the Day: Forest to derail Tractor Boys and more misery for Malaga Jon Fisher 23rd October, 2026 Ipswich v Nottingham Forest: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 23rd October, 2026 Which Premier League fixtures are on TV in December? Ben Miller 19th October, 2026 Madueke hails Arsenals absurd strength in depth after grabbing late winner at Nottingham Forest Jon Fisher 18th October, 2026 Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal: Madueke wins it after war of attrition Jon Fisher 18th October, 2026
