City Ground (15:00 BST) sees Nottingham Forest (8th, 8 pts) host Ipswich (15th, 4 pts) in a classic midfield-driven contest. Morgan Gibbs-White is the creative engine for Nuno's side; Kieran McKenna's Ipswich have been solid in their second top-flight campaign but lack prolific attacking output.
Nottingham Forest: Gibbs-White leading the charge
Forest's 4-2-3-1 is built around Gibbs-White (31 FPL pts) threading through-balls into Awoniyi (22 pts). Elanga offers electric pace wide; Sels has kept two clean sheets. A home game versus a mid-table newly-promoted side is precisely where Forest expect points.
Nottingham Forest Predicted Starting XI & Lineup · 4-2-3-1
Official lineups confirmed 1 hour before kick-off.
Ipswich: steady in their second PL season
Liam Delap (21 FPL pts) is Ipswich's focal point — physical, direct, willing to hold up play. Szmodics adds creativity but their away record (W0 D1 L2) underlines how difficult road trips remain for McKenna's side.
Season snapshot
- Nottingham Forest are 8th on 8 points (9 scored, 7 conceded) through GW5.
- Last time out (GW5): Brighton 3–1 Forest — defeat at the Amex.
- Forest FPL top pick: Gibbs-White (31 pts, £7.5m, 8.8% owned).
- Ipswich are 15th on 4 points (6 scored, 11 conceded) through GW5.
- Last time out (GW5): Ipswich 1–1 Leeds — draw at Portman Road.
- Ipswich FPL pick: Liam Delap (21 pts, £7.0m, 7.2% owned).
- Forest have won three of four City Ground games this season.
- Ipswich have conceded 11 goals in five games — the joint-worst away record in the league.
FPL picks
- Morgan Gibbs-White (Forest, MID): home, facing an open Ipswich — his best single-game opportunity of the season.
- Anthony Elanga (Forest, MID): underpriced at £5.9m, pace and directness that causes trouble.
- Liam Delap (Ipswich, FWD): worth holding — tough fixture but Delap creates own chances.
- Prediction: Nottingham Forest 2–1 Ipswich.
Verdict
Forest's home advantage tells. Prediction: Nottingham Forest 2–1 Ipswich.