Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Both Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town will put their Premier League ambitions to one side on Monday night when they clash in the FA Cup, looking to secure passage to the quarter-finals.

Forest are stationed in the Champions League positions in the Premier League but will looking over their shoulders at Manchester City and Chelsea, while Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna has described the FA Cup as a "welcome distraction" from the club's relegation battle.

Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town betting tips and predictions

Nottingham Forest to win and over 2.5 goals - 6/4

Form goes out of the window for cup contests but it is hard to ignore the fact Nottingham Forest are 15 places and 31 points better off than Ipswich heading into this fifth-round encounter.

The Tricky Trees have excelled under Nuno Espirito Santo this term and, even though they are winless in their last four games, they should justify quotes of 4/6 to win this match.

Their winless streak began with a 2-2 draw with Exeter City in the FA Cup and they scraped through on penalties but it was a much-changed side from Santo and his team still generated 31 shots, 12 of which were on target, and saw 78 percent of the ball.

And their last two performances were not exactly disgraceful as they showed good attacking intent in their 4-3 loss to Newcastle before holding Arsenal to a 0-0 draw at the City Ground.

Santo should field a full-strength side this time around and they can take confidence from the fact Ipswich are on such a poor run.

The Tractor Boys thumped Coventry City 4-1 in the fourth round but have since lost two of their last three games, contributing to a run of six defeats in their last eight matches in all competitions.

They have also leaked 23 goals as part of that run, shipping twice against an abject Southampton team at Portman Road last month, so goals could be on the cards here.

Forest know how to turn on the style in attack and they can win a game featuring at least three goals.

Both teams to score - 3/4

For punters reluctant to bet on the result in this contest, both teams to score might make an appeal at 3/4.

For all of Ipswich's defensive frailties, they still give it a good go in attack, having scored twice in defeat to Manchester United last Wednesday.

Jaden Philogene bagged a brace on that occasion and will be full of confidence, while Liam Delap has shown how prolific he can be against top-flight opponents with 10 Premier League strikes this season.

Both teams have scored in each of Ipswich's last six matches and that looks a decent pick again.

Taiwo Awoniyi to score first - 4/1

Although Forest should go strong in team selection for this game, Chris Wood may have to give up his spot in attack for Taiwo Awoniyi, who was lively in the fourth round against Exeter City.

Awoniyi was one of Forest's best players in that contest before he was taken off after 102 minutes, having managed five shots, four of which were on target, and scoring his team's second goal.

The Nigerian can be a real handful in the box and will want to prove his worth, so he is looks a big price to score the first goal of this all-Premier League affair in the FA Cup.

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Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town odds

Nottingham Forest - 4/6
Draw - 29/10
Ipswich - 15/4

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