Ipswich Town continue to search for their first clean sheet since September.
Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood struck a penalty in the 49th minute to hand Ipswich Town a 1-0 defeat at City Ground on Saturday afternoon.
Ipswich Town unable to create many major chances despite having 55% ball possession throughout the contest.
Jacob Greaves’ departure undoubtedly damaged their prospects of getting a result.
Greaves has not played for the team since early October, and his absence has made things difficult for the club. Ipswich Town hasn’t had a clean sheet since September 14th. Nottingham Forest were more incisive in the final third, creating opportunities against the opponents. Cameron Burgess and Dara O’Shea, the team’s center backs, helped them keep a clean sheet against Manchester United.
Ipswich Town were unfortunate to receive a result with the same center back pairing today. Leif Davis was perhaps the best player on Ipswich Town’s back line. Arijanet Muric, the goalkeeper, also made some amazing saves to protect his team. This was a disappointing outcome for Ipswich Town, but they will be expecting to keep a clean sheet in the future for the first time in two months.
Ipswich Town might need another winger or attacking midfielder in the winter transfer window.
Ipswich Town has only scored 13 goals this season. The absence of attacking prowess is becoming a major concern. Liam Delap, when at his peak, is a tremendous striker for the team. He requires support.
This season, the three behind Delap have switched positions for Ipswich Town’s 4-2-3-1 system.
Sammie Szmodics and Omari Hutchison have been bright spots for the club this season. Another technical winger who can cause problems for defenses would be valuable to the club. It would allow for more dragbacks into the six-yard box, crosses, and one-twos around the 18-yard box.
Delap has scored six of the thirteen goals this season. He’ll need another source to furnish and provide aims.
Leif Davis is still the primary creator for Ipswich Town.
Ipswich Town’s Leif Davis had the most chances created with nine, while his nearest teammate, Omari Hutchinson, has three.
The need for additional goals is clear. A left back being the primary supplier for a team is not always a bad thing, but the disparity between him and the other players is too great.
Ipswich Town would benefit greatly from adding another attacker who can generate chances during the winter transfer window.
Jack Taylor might need more minutes off the bench
He barely appeared for sixteen minutes, but it had a significant influence. He completed all 15 of his passes (15/15) and made two important plays.
He attempted three crosses and posed a threat to the Nottingham Forest defense.
Taylor appeared to be on track to score at any moment. Ipswich Town should aim to give him more minutes off the bench.
Taylor was effective and incisive as a substitute. He has had a significant impact during his outings as a substitute during the season.
