Saturday , 14 November 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
9 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

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 #16
16 Points 9
10 Played 10
5 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 5
19 Scored 9
16 Conceded 13
+3 GD -4
1.60 PPG 0.90
50% Win % 20%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Chelsea FC are 5th (16 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
7/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 5 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 5 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 3 G 3 A
Pedro Neto 3 G 1 A
Jordan Henderson 2 G 1 A
Nottingham Forest FC
Liam Delap 3 G
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
Levi Colwill 1
Anthony Elanga 1
Callum Hudson-Odoi 1
Willy Boly 1
Mykhailo Mudryk 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
1.73 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC or Nottingham Forest FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC38% Draw26% Nottingham Forest FC36%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
62%
Chelsea FC or Nottingham Forest FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC31% Draw42% Nottingham Forest FC27%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
5.5%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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