Neco Williams fired Nottingham Forest to an early 1-0 lead against Ipswich Town in the match Premier League Clash in Portman Road on Friday night.
The Wales international opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a stunning shot at the back post, giving the visitors a huge boost in their battle to move out of the relegation zone.
Williams’ goal rewarded a brilliant start from Forest, who had already threatened the Ipswich goal on several occasions.
Goalkeeper Christian Walton had to intervene to keep out Jair Cunha, while Liam Delap also missed a chance before the visitors finally made the breakthrough.
Forest entered the competition sitting 19th in the Premier League table, having endured a difficult start to the 2026-27 season.
They lost 1-0 to Arsenal in their previous match, while Ipswich looked to bounce back from a narrow 3-2 defeat to Manchester City.
The visitors were also strengthened by the return of Morgan Gibbs-White and Nikola Milinkovic to the starting line-up, with both players missing the defeat to Arsenal.
