Forest win on penalties to reach FA Cup quarters

Nottingham Forest edged a tense penalty shootout to see off the challenge of Ipswich Town and book an FA Cup quarter-final trip to take on Brighton.

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After nine perfect penalties, Ipswich substitute Jack Taylor’s tame effort was saved easily by Matz Sels to start passionate celebrations from the Forest bench and stands.

After a drab first 45 minutes George Hirst scored his third goal of the season to put Ipswich ahead, heading in unmarked at the far post from a corner.

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Forest skipper Ryan Yates soon equalised, meeting an Anthony Elanga cross back into the middle with a smart header.

Yates hit the back of the net with another header but he was offside before Callum Hudson-Odoi hit the bar.

Both sides rested their main strikers with Chris Wood and Liam Delap given time off but both came on and scored in a shootout full of brilliant penalties until Taylor stepped up.

Forest have won all four of their penalty shootouts in the FA Cup – with only Macclesfield Town and Stevenage having a better record.

Ipswich were last in the quarter-finals way back in 1993 and the wait goes on, while Forest’s fine season continues on two fronts.