Morgan Gibbs-White returned to the starting lineup for the Ipswich Town clash after being out injured against Arsenal last time out.
It’s safe to say that the injury suffered by Morgan Gibbs-White against Chelsea has turned out to be costly, as he’s just not looked the same since returning.
Nottingham Forest are going to need their star man getting near to his best if they are to stand any chance of securing a European spot, as he makes them tick.
Garry Birtles even said that Gibbs-White should have rejected his England call-up in order to fully recover and get the rest ready for the return of the Premier League.
However, that was never going to happen as Gibbs-White won’t want to ruin his international chances.
Nonetheless, it appears as if the injuries and a lack of match sharpness in recent times has taken its toll, as Nottingham Forest fans weren’t too pleased with his performance.
Morgan Gibbs-White’s performance in numbers against Ipswich
There were concerns prior to the game over whether Morgan Gibbs-White would be fit enough to start against Ipswich, but he must have passed the test.
He featured in 78 minutes of action before being replaced by Morato in what was a rather defensive switch from Nuno Espirito Santo.
The Englishman had 47 touches of the ball, a passing accuracy of 84%, made one key pass, completed both of his long balls, completed two out of four dribbles, lost five of his eight duels, lost possession 11 times, was fouled once and made two clearances (SofaScore).
Nottingham Forest fans all agree on Morgan Gibbs-White’s display against Ipswich Town
Some Nottingham Forest fans, when speaking on X, all said the same thing about Morgan Gibbs-White.
@GeneLoblaw mentioned: “Gibbs White was trash. At least Cho created some good chances.”
“MGW was very wasteful today.”, @Tr1ckyTree wasn’t happy with his service.
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