Chris Sutton gives Nottingham Forest an ultimatum as he makes his prediction for Ipswich

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Nottingham Forest have been given a rather strange ultimatum from Chris Sutton ahead of their clash with Ipswich Town this weekend.

This weekend’s clash between Nottingham Forest and Ipswich carries extra importance for Nuno Espirito Santo‘s side, as they’ll be desperate to return to winning ways.

The Forest boss has spoken about how he’s not happy with the defending from his side of late, as they’ve shipped six goals in two games.

Nottingham Forest had the second best defence in the Premier League prior to the Newcastle loss, but they’ve dropped to joint-third, which is still impressive.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
6	TottenhamTottenham	12	6	1	5	27	13	14	19
7	Nottm ForestNottingham Forest	12	5	4	3	15	13	2	19
8	Aston VillaAston Villa	12	5	4	3	19	19	0	19

Ahead of Saturday’s game against Ipswich, Chris Sutton has made his prediction and even made a strange ultimatum to Nottingham Forest.

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Chris Sutton makes his prediction for Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich

Chris Sutton wasn’t too far off with his Arsenal prediction, as he went for a 2-0 win.

It was a bad day at the office for Forest and not to make excuses, but fans were shocked before the whistle had even been blown as Chris Wood was benched.

Now, speaking in his BBC column, Chris Sutton has predicted a 2-1 win this time round for Nottingham Forest, though he did make a strange ultimatum about disowning his ‘boyhood club’.

“For some reason people often think that I am quite petty when it comes to these predictions, and that I occasionally use them to make a point.

“So, I would like to remind Ipswich fans that I correctly predicted they would draw 1-1 with Manchester United last week and, importantly, the points I earned for that handed me victory in that round of games.

“I know that many Ipswich fans were pleased for me and I think it showed that, despite my allegiance to Norwich, I don’t hold any grudges against them.

“On to this week, and I hope Ipswich get absolutely pumped by Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

“I should explain that Forest were my boyhood team, so that is the only reason why I am rooting for them here. Mind you, if Forest play like they did in their previous home game against Newcastle, then I will be sending my replica shirt back to the club shop, and giving up on them again.

“Being serious, though, I like this Ipswich team. They have got some good players and play some good football. They deserved to beat United, and would have done if not for a couple of superb saves by Andre Onana.

“Still, I expect Forest to bounce back at the City Ground after two defeats in a row. Chris Wood has to be back in the team after starting last weekend’s defeat against Arsenal on the bench, but if he plays then they will come out on top.”

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Team News ahead of Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich

Nuno Espirito Santo provided a quadruple injury update ahead of Ipswich, which involved Morgan Gibbs-White, Anthony Elanga, Elliot Anderson and Danilo.

“We will see tomorrow, we have to assess the players and see how they are.

“They’re improving, Danilo is also improving, let’s see how they are tomorrow. The same with Elanga, we are still waiting to see if he can play.”

It would be great for fans to see Danilo back at the City Ground, months after picking up a significant injury.