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

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Premier League · 2025-26

Chelsea FC

1 – 3

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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

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

Chelsea FC 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 3 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

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	3	7
2	Arsenal FC	2	6
3	Hull City AFC	2	6
4	Chelsea FC	2	6
5	Sunderland AFC	3	6
6	Newcastle United FC	3	5
7	Liverpool FC	3	5
8	Leeds United FC	3	5
9	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	3	4
10	Brentford FC	3	4
11	Everton FC	2	4
12	Manchester United FC	2	3
13	Ipswich Town FC	3	3
14	AFC Bournemouth	3	2
15	Nottingham Forest FC	3	2
16	Fulham FC	3	1
17	Coventry City FC	3	1
18	Crystal Palace FC	3	1
19	Tottenham Hotspur FC	3	1
20	Aston Villa FC	2	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#4	Position	#15
6	Points	2
2	Played	3
2 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 1
7	Scored	2
5	Conceded	3
+2	GD	-1
3.00	PPG	0.67
100%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Chelsea FC are 4th (6 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 15th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC

Joao Pedro	2 G	2 A
Cole Palmer	2 G	1 A
Morgan Rogers	1 G	1 A
Pedro Neto	1 G
Romeo Lavia	1 G

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	1 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Stamford Bridge. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
2' Nottingham Forest FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Taiwo Awoniyi on 2.
7' Trevoh Chalobah, a England , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Morato was booked on 10.
14' It’s gonna be a card for Malo Gusto.
15' What a strike from Igor Jesus! The score is 0-2.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 372 games and scored 433 goals.
25' Tosin Adarabioyo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
30' It’s high time Vítor Pereira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Chelsea FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
50' A quiet spell here at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
52' Taiwo Awoniyi doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
67' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
72' Chelsea FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's 4-4-2 shape.
73' Joao Pedro adds to his 4 season tally! Chelsea FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
78' Poor challenge from Moises Caicedo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
83' Chelsea FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
88' James McAtee has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 436 appearances.
1-3 the final result. Chelsea FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

Player	Goals
Raheem Sterling	4
Taiwo Awoniyi	4
Alvaro Morata	2
Mykhailo Mudryk	1
Nicolas Jackson	1
Chris Wood	1
Noni Madueke	1
Igor Jesus	1

Head to Head

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

2.26 Chelsea FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.72 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Chelsea FC or Nottingham Forest FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chelsea FC45% Draw24% Nottingham Forest FC31%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

55%

Chelsea FC or Nottingham Forest FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chelsea FC38% Draw38% Nottingham Forest FC24%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.9%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 0

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

Actual

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap	Chelsea FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	14%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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