Enciso earns Ipswich a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at Portman Road

Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 at Portman Road in the Premier League on Friday evening, with Julio Enciso's equaliser in the 41st minute cancelling out an early goal from Forest's Neco Williams. The match kicked off at 8:00pm UK time.

Williams gave the visitors the lead in the 13th minute, finishing from a Daniel Munoz cross. Shot data rated the chance at an expected-goals value of 0.27, from a close-range effort of around eight yards, and it looked as though Forest might take control of the contest.

Ipswich pulled level shortly before the interval. Enciso took advantage of an error by Nikola Milenkovic, whose poor back-pass let the forward in, and he struck a left-footed shot from about 20 yards. That chance carried an expected-goals value of 0.17, but it was enough to restore parity.

Both first-half goals owed much to defensive laxness, and the conditions did little to help either side. The game was played in wind and constant rain, and it featured a number of half-chances and mistakes at both ends of the pitch.

Forest created the cleaner opportunities over the evening. One of them was cleared off the line by Ipswich's Davis, after Walton got a toe to a touch from Morgan Gibbs-White, and that moment denied the visitors what might have been a decisive second goal.

Late drama followed in stoppage time. In the fifth minute of added time, Ipswich's Chuba Akpom shot wide after a free-kick was flicked on. Commentary on the match noted that a player had been offside in the build-up, though the flag was not raised by the officials.

Ipswich manager Gary O'Neil was considered the happier of the two managers at the end. His side now have a record of three wins, no draws and four defeats in the table listing, with nine points, though it is unclear whether that tally includes this result.

Forest are in a poor run of form, having lost 1-0 to Arsenal on 18 October. Their record stands at one win, two draws and four defeats with five points, again before any adjustment for this match. They finished 16th last season on 44 points.