Match Report
Nottingham Forest U21 went into the game 15th in the table on 27 points; Chelsea U21 sat 3rd on 38 — an 11-point gap. The last five rounds placed Nottingham Forest U21 10th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Per game in the league, Nottingham Forest U21 were scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.4, Chelsea U21 2.55 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.82 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Loughborough University Football Stadium in Loughborough (capacity 33,597). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nottingham Forest U21 led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-4.
Goal scorers
Nottingham Forest U21: Joe Gardner (24'), Joe Gardner (40') · Chelsea U21: Jimmy Morgan (56'), Donnell McNeilly (65'), Jimmy Morgan (83'), Donnell McNeilly (85')