Match summary
Before kickoff, Chelsea were 10th in the table but 19th on points from the last five league games. Chelsea had lost 7 matches in a row before this one.
Nottingham Forest won with 33% of the possession.
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Chelsea0W 0D 5L
ChelseaNottingham Forest
0Pointsof 1513
0Goals scored12
13Goals conceded2
0Clean sheets3
0Scored in a row8
0Unbeaten in a row9
7Without a win0
11Conceded in a row0
Head to head10 meetings · Sep 2017 – Oct 2025
- Chelsea wins
- 6
- Draws
- 3
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 1
2.8goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
40%3+ goals
30%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsChelsea 3W 1D 1L · 2.4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 347 earlier results
ChelseaNottingham Forest
#10Position#16
48Points34 v 34 games39
+8Goal difference-4
1.56Scored per gameleague avg 1.371.21
1.32Conceded per game1.32
#19Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
ChelseaNottingham Forest
- Goal · Chelsea · João Pedro1-390+3'
- 80'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Omari Hutchinson · InOut: Dilane Bakwa
- Yellow Card · Chelsea · Moisés Caicedo78'
- Yellow Card · Chelsea · Liam Delap78'
- 66'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Chris Wood · InOut: Morgan Gibbs-White
- Substitution · Chelsea · Filip Jørgensen · InOut: Robert Sánchez66'
- Substitution · Chelsea · Andrey Santos · InOut: Roméo Lavia58'
- 52'Goal · Nottingham Forest · Taiwo Awoniyi 0-3
- 46'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Elliot Anderson · InOut: Nicolás Domínguez
- 46'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Nikola Milenković · InOut: Jair Cunha
- 46'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Morgan Gibbs-White · InOut: Igor Jesus
- Substitution · Chelsea · Levi Colwill · InOut: Tosin Adarabioyo46'
- Missed Penalty · Chelsea · Cole PalmerMissed Penalty45+10'
- Substitution · Chelsea · Liam Delap · InOut: Jesse Derry45+9'
- 45+5'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Neco Williams · InOut: Zach Abbott
- 15'Penalty · Nottingham Forest · Igor Jesus0-2 · Penalty
- Yellow Card · Chelsea · Malo Gusto14'
- 10'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Morato
- 2'Goal · Nottingham Forest · Taiwo Awoniyi 0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
ChelseaNottingham Forest
67%Ball Possession33%
21Shots Total6
5Shots On Target4
10Corners1
12Fouls10
3Yellow Cards1
1Offsides2
1Saves4
659Passes334
8Shots Off Target1
140Attacks54
84Dangerous Attacks16
12Shots Inside Box6
9Shots Outside Box1
1Goals3
12Free Kicks12
8Shots Blocked1
4Substitutions6
1Hit Woodwork0
14Tackles22
1Assists2
597Accurate Passes267
3Injuries4
35Total Crosses4
10Accurate Crosses1
7Interceptions10
43Duels Won49
2Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | 79(90%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 27(73%) | - | 9/17 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 62(89%) | 2 | 3/8 | |
| 7.0 | 45' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 13(92%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 54(98%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 87(94%) | 3 | 5/9 | |
| 6.8 | 32' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 44(93%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
| 6.7 | 58' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 44(91%) | 3 | 5/9 | |
| 6.6 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(91%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.5 | 45' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 2(50%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 78(95%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 6.3 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(92%) | 2 | 5/7 | |
| 6.2 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(75%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 44(90%) | - | 2/10 |
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