Ticket details for Nottingham Forest’s FA Cup fifth round fixture against Ipswich Town have been confirmed. 

The Reds will welcome the Tractor Boys to The City Ground on Monday 3 March (kick-off 7.30pm).

Tickets for the fixture start at £10 for children, £15 for youth and £20 for adult Season Card holders and MyForest members. Memberships are available for just £30 and give supporters immediate access to these tickets.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SUPPORTERS

• NFFC Season Card Holders have an exclusive period from 2pm on Tuesday 18th February until 2pm on Friday 21st February to secure their usual seats.
• For this fixture, Season Card holders that purchase their seat before 2pm on Friday 21st February will have access added onto their Season Card.
• All tickets purchased after 2pm on Friday 21 February will be issued Digital/Print at Home only.
• All sales will be online only*, including for Season Card Holders securing their reserved seat.

Seats will be released on Friday 21 February at 10am if not taken by Season Card Holders.

From 4pm on Friday 21 February, all MyForest Pro, MyForest Plus and MyForest members will have the opportunity to purchase, with general sales purchasers then having an option to buy, subject to availability. Full information on ticketing and hospitality for this fixture is available below.

• Tuesday 18th February (2pm): On sale to Season Card Holders to secure their seat only (online only)*.
• Friday 21st February (2pm): Deadline for Season Card Holders to secure their seat.
• Friday 21st February (4pm): On sale to all MyForest Members to purchase a ticket, subject to availability (online only)*.
• Monday 24th February (4pm): On general sale to purchase a maximum of 1 seat per supporter, subject to availability (online only)*.

Supporters with accessibility requirements, who require a disabled companion, or those who require a wheelchair, can call the NFFC Ticket Office on 0115 9824388 for assistance. Disabled supporters can also now purchase online, and you can find more information at tickets.nottinghamforest.co.uk.

Accessible car parking   

There are accessible parking spaces available on a first come, first served basis. To book, please email accessibility@nottinghamforest.co.uk from 2pm on Friday 28th February. Applications received before this date and time will be rejected and supporters will be advised to email their request again on the above date and time.

How to claim your reserved seat

Season Card holders are advised to ensure that they have created a new Nottingham Forest club account, as per guidance provided here. Please note, only one login can be created per email address, and only one ticketing account can be linked per club account. Should you require a number of your club accounts to have respective logins, please email tickets@nottinghamforest.co.uk with relevant email addresses and customer numbers, where further instruction will then be provided.

Please be advised that supporters MyForest network settings remain unchanged, so you will be able to continue to assign tickets/ manage tickets for other eligible individuals in your booking as you have been able to do so before.

To take-up your seat reservation, please login to your Online Club Account, click Buy Tickets and click on the profile icon in the top right-hand side of the screen, where a blue dot next to it will denote that your reserved seat is waiting for you.

If you wish to create a fan network and secure reserved seats for other Season Card holders in the same transaction, check out this handy guide, remembering to set their status to “Managed”.

Please note that all sales for this fixture are restricted to a maximum of one ticket per customer number for Season Card Holders, all MyForest, MyForest Plus and MyForest Pro members, supporters with previous booking history and general sale purchasers as detailed in the sales criteria above. Each eligible customer number must be assigned to each seat at checkout online or quoted when buying over the phone or in person.

Please refer to the aforementioned guide to ensure your accounts are linked.

Former Ipswich Town loanee David Stockdale has been named the new manager of Farsley Celtic.

The 39-year-old becomes the National League North side’s fourth new boss of the 2024/25 season, replacing Neil Redfearn, who left his role after just 20 days in charge.

It has been an eventful year for the West Yorkshire outfit as they have been forced to play their home games at Buxton FC, 64 miles away from their Citadel home, which is unavailable due to issues with its surface.

This has seen senior players and staff leave the club, with supporters boycotting matches. They have also launched a campaign to raise £25,000.

The former goalkeeper Stockdale returns to the management for the first time since leaving his role at Blyth Spartans back in October. 0:00

On his new role, he said: “I’m a local lad and I want to help. I’ve been coming here for a long time.

“I’ve spoken to the directors and I was impressed with what they are aiming to do with the club. It’s about being competitive. I don’t quit and I always keep going until the end.

“Football is unpredictable, we’re going to do everything we can to improve. Plans are in place for moving forward and I’m looking forward to helping the club get back to its former self.”

Stockdale spent the first half of the 2011/12 season with the Blues on loan from Fulham, making 11 appearances during his spell at Portman Road.

Max Verstappen will “not be a problem” for Lewis Hamilton in the 2025 F1 world championship, reckons Juan Pablo Montoya.

Verstappen enters the new season as the four-time defending world champion whilst Hamilton has swapped Mercedes for Ferrari in a bid to claim his eighth world title.

But Red Bull struggled with its 2024 car, with an alarming dip in performance which the team did not fully understand even though it did rally late on to allow Verstappen to clinch the drivers’ title.

The team is also facing the loss of Adrian Newey after he quit to join Aston Martin, with the McLaren and Ferrari cars both considerably faster than Red Bull at the end of last season, with the 2025 machines set to be largely evolutions of the 2024 ones.

Looking ahead to the new season, six-time F1 winner Montoya believes Verstappen will not be able to fight closely with old title rival Hamilton.

Max Verstappen is not going to be Lewis’s problem this year,” Montoya told OnlineCassino.com. 

“I’d be surprised if Red Bull comes out swinging like the last few years, Adrian Newey came out the other day saying that the problems at Red Bull are not as simple as they think it is.

“It’s really difficult because when you believe what you’re doing is right and all of a sudden things stop working, how far back do you go, and at what point do you go, ‘Is what we’re doing now right or are we still wrong?’

“If you’re saying you’re building the car wrong and you realize what you’re doing is wrong, then how convinced are you that what you’re doing now is completely right?

“At some point, they have just got to go: ‘This is what we believe in, and this is where we’re going to put an effort in, and this is what we’re going to do, and this is what’s going to happen.

“You just start moving sideways or even backwards. If you keep going forward based on the wrong basics you’re never going to get out of the hole.

“That hole can be very deep, that’s the problem.”

Kieran McKenna will have seen enough from his Ipswich Town troops on the road at Aston Villa to think they could still pull off an escape from relegation.

The Premier League relegation favourites managed to pick up a battling point at a daunting away stadium in Villa Park despite Axel Tuanzebe being given his marching orders late into the first half, with the Tractor Boys now hopeful they can surprise Tottenham Hotspur up next at Portman Road.

McKenna will know any positive result that’s likely to come about will be spearheaded by Liam Delap having another lethal game in front of goal, alongside knowing that Omari Hutchinson has the quality to hurt some of the top-flight’s best on his day.

Hutchinson’s positive season so far

After all, both Delap and Hutchinson would combine to devastating effect when Ipswich opened the scoring against Unai Emery’s men to silence the rocked home masses.

The ex-Manchester City man’s flicked finish was a joy to behold for those packed into the away end, but the crucial goal was all the former Chelsea attacker’s work, with Ian Maatsen unable to get a firm grip on the 21-year-old before he then played Delap into space.

This isn’t the only time this season the exciting attacking pair have combined to strike fear into a top-flight defence, with this lightning-quick counterattack against Hutchinson’s ex-employers, Chelsea back in December seeing Delap turn provider for the midfielder to stylishly slot a chance away.

McKenna and Co will hope another Chelsea-like scalp is on the cards when a potentially complacent Spurs side travels to Suffolk, with Hutchinson wanting more goals and assists to justify his high £20m price tag and to keep his team afloat in the Premier League.

But, whilst Hutchinson has that punchy value next to his name, there is another under-the-radar performer in McKenna’s camp that boasts a higher value, having originally cost the Tractor Boys a meagre £1m to obtain.

The “remarkable” star now worth £21m

Ipswich, even if they do succumb to relegation, should be commended come the end of the season for the loyalty handed out to players who have been at the club since their League One days, with the likes of George Hirst and Massimo Luongo who came off the bench versus Villa situated at Ipswich during their third tier stay.

Leif Davis also falls into this conversation of loyal servants who have managed to constantly keep up with the times, with a first-team spot nailed down throughout his three campaign stint to date.

Last season is where the former Leeds United reject would really come into his own in Suffolk, with defence-splitting passes like this assist for Hirst becoming a regular trademark move, as the expansive full-back went on to amass a stunning 21 assists come the end of the jubilant promotion-winning campaign.

Davis’ heroics would even see football pundit Jobi McAnuff label the explosive 25-year-old as “remarkable”, with his constant creativity no doubt helping boost his transfer value all the way up to a bumper £21m, as per Transfermarkt. The £20m Hutchinson, for instance, is valued at around £18m.

Looking at the table above, it’s clear that Davis’ value could end up rising far above its current £21m value, with the Newcastle-born defender potentially the club’s next big sale – similar to Delap being touted to move away for a steep fee of £40m.

Ipswich will hope they can keep a firm grip on their star number three past this season regardless of his price tag potentially rising higher and higher, having already got three assists out of the 25-year-old this campaign when making the leap up to the top-flight.

McKenna and Co would be facing a losing battle to keep Davis around if relegation was confirmed, but whether he stays or goes, it’s undeniable that the Suffolk underdogs hit gold with this shrewd purchase back in 2022.

On-loan Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has made a good start to life at Aston Villa (Image: Getty Images)

Marcus Rashford is only just finding his feet at Aston Villa after his late winter window move, but his performance during Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town will offer encouragement.

The on-loan Manchester United star performed well, with his free-kick playing a key role in Ollie Watkins’ equaliser after Ipswich took a shock lead. Rashford is yet to start for Unai Emery‘s team but will be relishing the chance to impress again when Villa face league leaders Liverpool at B6 on Wednesday (kick-off: 7:30pm).

Villa Park has offered a warm welcome to the 27-year-old who arrived in Birmingham alongside Yasin Ozcan, Axel Disasi and Marco Asensio in January. But what does the future hold for Rashford at Villa beyond this season? Below is a look at what has been said about the forward’s future.

Rashford transfer desire

Rashford reportedly remains keen on a move to Barcelona despite the Catalan club’s claims of not being overly eager to secure his signature in the recent transfer window. Discussions took place in January between Rashford’s agents and Barcelona, with the player hopeful for renewed interest come season’s end.

A source revealed to The Sun: “Marcus is confident that if he rediscovers his form at Villa Park and starts bagging goals, Barcelona will revive their interest, especially as a transfer price has been established.

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“It’s a huge incentive for him, which is good news for Villa. Now he just needs to get playing and start scoring.”

Adding to the narrative, Barcelona’s sporting director, Deco, commented earlier in the week on the Rashford speculation, stating: “It’s true there was talk of Rashford – but we weren’t desperately looking for a player either.”

Response to Villa result

Taking to Instagram, Rashford shared a winning mentality message after Saturday’s draw against Ipswich. “Unfortunately we couldn’t get the winner.,” he wrote on the social media platform.

Man United’s £40m clause

Rashford’s move to Villa includes an option to make the switch permanent for a reported £40million. The United academy graduate fell out of favour under Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford, with the Portuguese manager feeling he was unable to adapt to the way he wanted to play and train.

“I couldn’t put Marcus to see the way you’re supposed to play football and to train the way I see it,” Amorim said. “And sometimes you have one player that is really good with one coach, and the same player with another coach is different.

“I just wish the best to Rashford and to Unai Emery, and they can connect because he’s a very good player.”

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna believes his team can bloom in spring for the third season in a row.

The Blues won one league game in eight during a sticky December to mid-February period in 2022/23, but went on to storm their way to League One promotion.

They won just one league game in nine during a difficult spell at exactly the same time of the 2024/24 campaign, but once again kicked on to finish second – this time in the Championship.

Saturday’s gritty 1-1 draw at Aston Villa made it one Premier League win in nine, with the hope being that Ipswich will once again hit their best form for the run-in.

“It’s something we’re aware of and something that we’ve spoken to the group about,” said McKenna.

“I don’t think it’s a coincidence how similar the last two seasons were to each other given how quickly we’ve climbed.Ipswich Town are fighting for Premier League survival (Image: PA)

“We had strong first halves of the season, where we were wringing a lot out of the group, then got to a period where the group probably needed a boost. 0:00

Town signed four players in January – Ben Godfrey, Jaden Philogene, Julio Enciso and Alex Palmer – and are close to having the likes of Sammie Szmodics and Conor Chaplin available again after injuries.

“Adding players in January is a necessity when you’ve climbed really, really quickly, but it can be tricky as well. It doesn’t always accelerate you straight away,” said McKenna, whose side host Tottenham on Saturday, then travel to Manchester United next Wednesday.

“Actually, in the last couple of seasons, we probably took a step back when we made some additions as there’s a period where new players are settling into the team. It’s about working through that, being consistent with your work and keeping belief.

“If you do that, then margins can change pretty quickly. I don’t think we’re going to suddenly win nine out of 10 games in the Premier League this year, but I think sticking together and fighting to improve little details can turn some more margins our way.”