Premier League 2024-25: 10-man Ipswich hangs on for draw at Aston Villa; Fulham beats Forest

A Liam Delap goal helped Ipswich Town overcome a red card for Axel Tuanzebe as it grabbed a 1-1 Premier League draw away to Aston Villa on Saturday, with Ollie Watkins netting a 69th-minute equaliser for the home side.

With keeper Alex Palmer putting in another brilliant performance between the posts, the point leaves Ipswich still in the relegation zone in 18th place on 17 points, two behind Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Villa slip to ninth on 38 points.

Ipswich defender Tuanzebe saw red in the 40th minute when he picked up his second yellow card for dragging down Youri Tielemans just outside the box, but Delap scored with a deft first-time finish 11 minutes into the second half to give the Tractor Boys a shock lead.

Marcus Rashford, who came off the bench at halftime, smacked a powerful free kick off the crossbar and Watkins did superbly to react quickest and steer the ball into the net.

Palmer pulled off a string of fine saves to ensure that Ipswich emerged with a point.

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Forest suffers top-four blow as Bassey seals Fulham victory

Fulham put a dent in Nottingham Forest’s Premier League top-four aspirations as defender Calvin Bassey’s first goal of the season sealed a 2-1 home victory for the London club on Saturday.

Bassey’s well-directed header in the 62nd minute left Forest empty-handed despite Chris Wood scoring his 18th league goal of the season for the visitors.

Emile Smith-Rowe headed in Adama Traore’s cross to give Fulham an early lead at Craven Cottage but striker Wood levelled before halftime with a clinical finish.

Forest were unable to make much of an impression after Bassey’s goal and a lively Fulham side could have added to their lead on several occasions.

While Forest remained in third place with 47 points from 25 games, Fulham are firmly in the hunt for European qualification, sitting in eighth spot with 39 points.