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

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Premier League · 2025-26

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Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League .

Nottingham Forest FC 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 10 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Chris Kavanagh

9 games this season 🟨 5.6/game ⚽ 16.0 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

Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals Chelsea FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-09-02 Chelsea FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Chelsea FC	H	0–3	L
05 Oct	Newcastle United FC	A	0–2	L
02 Oct	FC Midtjylland	H	2–3	L
27 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	0–1	L
24 Sep	Real Betis Balompié	A	2–2	D
20 Sep	Burnley FC	A	1–1	D

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	A	3–0	W
04 Oct	Liverpool FC	H	2–1	W
30 Sep	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–0	W
27 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–3	L
20 Sep	Manchester United FC	A	1–2	L
17 Sep	FC Bayern München	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Liam Delap	3 G
Dan Ndoye	2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nottingham Forest FC launch into their encounter with Chelsea FC.
Chelsea FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-10-18 Nottingham Forest FC 0–3 Chelsea FC L 2025-10-05 Newcastle United FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-10-02 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 FC Midtjylland L 2025-09-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-09-24 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2025-09-20 Burnley FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Chelsea FC Form

2025-10-18 Nottingham Forest FC 0–3 Chelsea FC W 2025-10-04 Chelsea FC 2–1 Liverpool FC W 2025-09-30 Chelsea FC 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-09-27 Chelsea FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-09-20 Manchester United FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2025-09-17 FC Bayern München 3–1 Chelsea FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.07 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC23% Draw25% Chelsea FC52%

Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

49%

Draw or Chelsea FC

77%

Nottingham Forest FC or Chelsea FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC17% Draw43% Chelsea FC40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 3

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

3.3%

1 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	23%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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