Nottingham Forest held to 1-1 draw by Ipswich in Premier League opener

Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town shared the points in a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the eighth round of the Premier League.

Nico Williams put Forest ahead in the 13th minute, finishing from Victor Munoz’s cross to give the home side the early advantage.

Ipswich responded just before half-time when Julio Enciso capitalised on an error in the Nottingham Forest defence. He broke through on goal and beat the Forest goalkeeper to level the match.

The result was Nottingham Forest’s third draw of the season, while Ipswich recorded their first.

Forest move to six points and sit 16th in the table. Ipswich have 10 points and are ninth.

Nottingham Forest will travel to face Brentford next Saturday in the ninth round of the Premier League.

Ipswich will also play next Saturday, when they meet Hull City in the same round.