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Chelsea FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2018-19
Chelsea FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 5 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45' · FT 45'
Ross Barkley 41' Y
Y 67' Jack Colback

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — FA Cup at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Daniel Leach
  • Referee Tim Wood

Head-to-Head

4
3
2
Chelsea FC 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-05 Chelsea FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W
02 Jan Southampton FC H 0–0 D
30 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 1–0 W
26 Dec Watford FC A 2–1 W
22 Dec Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
16 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–1 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
01 Jan Leeds United FC H 4–2 W
29 Dec Millwall FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Norwich City FC A 3–3 D
22 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
17 Dec Derby County FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Pedro Neto 4 G 2 A
Nottingham Forest FC
Callum Hudson-Odoi 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Chelsea FC host Nottingham Forest FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chelsea FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Nottingham Forest FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chelsea FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emerson made 409 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' The referee shows Chelsea FC player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 42' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Ruben Loftus-Cheek departs to be replaced by Eden Hazard.
  • 47' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 49' GOAL! Alvaro Morata scores on 49. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Joe Lolley comes on to replace Matty Cash.
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Alvaro Morata makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 64' A quiet spell here at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' Jack Colback picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Alvaro Morata exits the field as Azpilicueta enters on 75.
  • 80' Chelsea FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's shape.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Chelsea FC — N'Golo Kante on, Fabregas off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' It’s high time Karanka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurizio Sarri

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raheem Sterling 4
Taiwo Awoniyi 4
Alvaro Morata 2
Levi Colwill 1
Anthony Elanga 1
Callum Hudson-Odoi 1
Willy Boly 1
Mykhailo Mudryk 1

Head to Head

2019-01-05 Chelsea FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Chelsea FC Form

2019-01-05 Chelsea FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-01-02 Chelsea FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2018-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC W 2018-12-26 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC W 2018-12-22 Chelsea FC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2018-12-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Chelsea FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-01-05 Chelsea FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 4–2 Leeds United FC W 2018-12-29 Millwall FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2018-12-26 Norwich City FC 3–3 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-12-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2018-12-17 Derby County FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.44 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC56% Draw27% Nottingham Forest FC17%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
44%
Chelsea FC or Nottingham Forest FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC36% Draw52% Nottingham Forest FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.4%
0 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 26% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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