Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich: Preview, predictions and lineups | OneFootball

Nottingham Forest welcome Ipswich Town to the City Ground for the final tie of the FA Cup fifth round, with the winner to face Brighton & Hove Albion in the quarter-finals.

The hosts are currently preoccupied by their push for Champions League qualification but have an excellent opportunity to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for only the second time this century. The two-time competition victors have stumbled slightly in recent Premier League outings but should get back on track against strugglers Ipswich.

The Tractor Boys are staring at a return to the Championship but could find some solace in the cup. Their only victories in their last ten matches came in this competition against lower league sides Bristol Rovers and Coventry City, but they will harbour slim hopes of making it beyond the high-flying Forest on Monday.

Here is 90min's guide to the clash.

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Nottingham Forest team news

Nuno Espirito Santo has just one fitness concern / Crystal Pix/MB Media/GettyImages

Nuno Espirito Santo has an almost entirely fit squad at his disposal but will be without backup goalkeeper Carlos Miguel, who has been missing since suffering a hamstring injury in the fourth round clash with Exeter City.

The Portuguese may be tempted to rest some of his regular first-teamers on Monday following tiring fixtures with Newcastle United and Arsenal, but the Tricky Trees are not in action again until next Saturday when they host Manchester City.

Forest predicted lineup vs Ipswich (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Danilo; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Sosa; Wood.

Ipswich team news

Omari Hutchinson is absent / Alex Livesey/GettyImages

Ipswich are struggling with injuries at present and will be without a host of players for the visit to the City Ground, including key forward Omari Hutchinson. He picked up a knee injury in the 3-2 defeat to Manchester United midweek.

Chiedozie Ogbene, Wes Burns and Julio Enciso are others missing in the final third of the pitch, but Conor Chaplin could make his comeback having been absent since the end of last year.

Christian Walton is unavailable with a muscle problem and Kalvin Phillips is also sidelined with a thigh injury.

Ipswich predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Palmer; Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Greaves, Townsend; Taylor, Cajuste; Philogene, Szmodics, Clarke; Delap.

Forest and Ipswich could make alterations for Monday's match-up but it will be the hosts who are deemed significant favourites. They have an incredibly strong home record and have beaten Ipswich at the City Ground already this term.

The Suffolk side have bigger fish to fry this term and will not be overly concerned with the FA Cup as they continue their fight against relegation. Forest could take advantage, although it's unlikely to be a high-scoring affair.