Monday , 26 October 2026

Chelsea FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Chelsea FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Mon 4 May 2026 · 14:00 UTC Stamford Bridge 39,605 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Taiwo Awoniyi
0–2 15' Igor Jesus pen
0–3 52' Taiwo Awoniyi
Joao Pedro 90+3' 1–3
Y 10' Morato
Malo Gusto 14' Y
Moises Caicedo 78' Y
Liam Delap 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 8 21
2 Arsenal FC 8 21
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 8 16
4 Liverpool FC 8 15
5 Chelsea FC 8 13
6 Brentford FC 8 11
7 Leeds United FC 8 11
8 Newcastle United FC 8 11
9 Aston Villa FC 8 11
10 Hull City AFC 8 10
11 Everton FC 8 10
12 Ipswich Town FC 8 10
13 AFC Bournemouth 8 9
14 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 9
15 Fulham FC 8 8
16 Manchester United FC 8 7
17 Crystal Palace FC 8 7
18 Nottingham Forest FC 8 6
19 Coventry City FC 8 6
20 Sunderland AFC 8 5

Head-to-Head

4
3
2
Chelsea FC 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-04 Chelsea FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-10-18 Nottingham Forest FC 0–3 Chelsea FC 2025-05-25 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2024-10-06 Chelsea FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Nottingham Forest FC H 1–3 L
26 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
21 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–3 L
18 Apr Manchester United FC H 0–1 L
12 Apr Manchester City FC H 0–3 L
04 Apr Port Vale FC H 7–0 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Chelsea FC A 3–1 W
30 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–0 W
24 Apr Sunderland AFC A 5–0 W
19 Apr Burnley FC H 4–1 W
16 Apr FC Porto H 1–0 W
12 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Nottingham Forest FC
#5 Position #18
13 Points 6
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 3 / 4
17 Scored 6
15 Conceded 10
+2 GD -4
1.63 PPG 0.75
50% Win % 13%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Chelsea FC are 5th (13 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 18th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
7/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
4/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 5 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 4 G 1 A
Pedro Neto 3 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 2 G 3 A
Jordan Henderson 2 G 1 A
Nottingham Forest FC
Dan Ndoye 2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stamford Bridge!
  • 2' The Nigeria forward Taiwo Awoniyi breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 0-1!
  • 7' It’s high time Vítor Pereira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Poor challenge from Morato. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 14' Chelsea FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 14.
  • 15' Magnificent from Igor Jesus! That is 14 goals in 355 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Chelsea FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Chelsea FC have won 673 goals from 416 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Joao Pedro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Taiwo Awoniyi makes it 0-3.
  • 57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Calum McFarlane will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 67' Nottingham Forest FC come into this ranked 16 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joao Pedro makes it 1-3.
  • 78' Chelsea FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 83' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chelsea FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Chelsea FC 1-3 Nottingham Forest FC.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Calum McFarlane

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Pereira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raheem Sterling 4
Taiwo Awoniyi 4
Alvaro Morata 2
Igor Jesus 1
Serge Aurier 1
Joao Pedro 1
Levi Colwill 1
Anthony Elanga 1

Head to Head

2026-05-04 Chelsea FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-10-18 Nottingham Forest FC 0–3 Chelsea FC 2025-05-25 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2024-10-06 Chelsea FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 Chelsea FC

Chelsea FC Form

2026-05-04 Chelsea FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-04-26 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2026-04-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC L 2026-04-18 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester United FC L 2026-04-12 Chelsea FC 0–3 Manchester City FC L 2026-04-04 Chelsea FC 7–0 Port Vale FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2026-05-04 Chelsea FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W 2026-04-24 Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-04-19 Nottingham Forest FC 4–1 Burnley FC W 2026-04-16 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 FC Porto W 2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.79 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC or Nottingham Forest FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC40% Draw26% Nottingham Forest FC34%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
60%
Chelsea FC or Nottingham Forest FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC32% Draw42% Nottingham Forest FC26%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.