Watch Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest: BBC, Sky Sports and FlashScore commentators on hand

The 2026 English Premier League match between Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest kicks off tonight at 20:00 UK time, with coverage from across the usual network of channels. Fans can tune in through BBC Radio 5 Live, FlashScore's audio and app services, the full Sky Sports lineup, plus the USA Network and talkSPORT feeds.

The BBC Radio 5 Live broadcast is fronted by reporter Sohail Sahi, who has been a fixture on BBC Sport coverage for years and is well placed to walk the audience through tonight's match. FlashScore's audio feed and FlashScore App carry commentator Matthew Rhodes, while the Sky Sports channels pull in a broader crew of presenters, commentators and pundits.

The FlashScore feed

Matthew Rhodes is the main commentator on FlashScore's audio and app services tonight. He is a freelance sports journalist, broadcaster and commentator based in Sheffield, and works as a football commentator for FlashScore. LinkedIn describes him as a "highly ambitious freelance sports journalist, commentator and broadcaster" who is looking to progress within the sports media industry.

FlashScore's audio feed and app are a staple of Premier League coverage, offering live commentary alongside the match feed.

The Sky Sports channels

Sky Sports are providing coverage across their highlights, main event and news feeds, with a sizeable commentary team. Seb Hutchinson headlines as main commentator and is one of the leading voices on the Sky Sports Football commentary team, working across Premier League, EFL and World Cup coverage. He has also been heavily involved in ITV's football coverage.

Lee Hendrie is the co-commentator on Sky's feeds. He has featured alongside Seb Hutchinson in previous seasons' coverage, including the 2024-25 Premier League cycle.

The Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League broadcasts are presented by Pien Meulensteen, with Seb Hutchinson and Lee Hendrie as commentators, plus pundits Steve Cooper and Ashley Young, and reporter Natalie Gedra. The Sky Sports News and HD feeds add Lee Hendrie as a pundit alongside reporters Sophie Evans and Natalie Gedra.

The world feed, USA Network and talkSPORT

The world feed is being carried by main commentator Joe Speight and co-commentator Courtney Sweetman-Kirk. The USA Network App and HD feed are presented by Rebecca Lowe, drawing on the world feed commentators, with pundits Danny Higginbotham and Tim Howard.

talkSPORT, including their app, are fronted by presenter Hugh Woozencroft, with main commentator Joe Shennan and co-commentator Dean Ashton rounding out their crew.

A note on audio description

Sky Sports' highlights feed is notable for its audio description commentary, a style of coverage that brings the match to life through vivid narration. Commentators such as Brad Hope are recognised for their expertise in this area, a format that has been praised as one of the most inclusive approaches to football coverage.

For more on the commentary training and audio description specialist services behind this kind of coverage, see The WFA commentary training page.

Article generated: 23 October 2026, 20:08 GMT