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 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 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	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

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
#10	Position	#13
7	Points	5
5	Played	5
2 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 2
10	Scored	4
12	Conceded	5
-2	GD	-1
1.40	PPG	1.00
40%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Chelsea FC are 10th (7 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC

0-15

5/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC

Joao Pedro	3 G	3 A
Morgan Rogers	3 G	1 A
Cole Palmer	2 G	2 A
Pedro Neto	1 G
Romeo Lavia	1 G

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Chelsea FC host Nottingham Forest FC — let the battle begin!
2' GOAL! Taiwo Awoniyi scores on 2.
7' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' It’s gonna be a card for Morato.
14' Poor challenge from Malo Gusto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
15' The deadlock is broken! Igor Jesus gets on the scoresheet on 15 minutes.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' Chelsea FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's 4-4-2 shape.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chelsea FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' 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.
50' Cucurella has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
52' GOAL! Taiwo Awoniyi fires home to make it 0-3!
57' Enzo Fernandez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 41 Yellow cards this season.
62' Jair Paula has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matz Sels, as he is very good at scoring at Stamford Bridge with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
72' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
73' GOAL! Joao Pedro scores on 73.
78' Controversy at the stadium! Moises Caicedo argues furiously but the card stands.
83' 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.
88' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
Nottingham Forest FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Callum Hudson-Odoi	1
Willy Boly	1
Mykhailo Mudryk	1
Nicolas Jackson	1
Chris Wood	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

3 / 4

1.5 Chelsea FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Chelsea FC or Nottingham Forest FC 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chelsea FC33% Draw27% Nottingham Forest FC40%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

67%

Chelsea FC or Nottingham Forest FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chelsea FC26% Draw42% Nottingham Forest FC32%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

0 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap	Chelsea FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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