Nottingham Forest FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Nottingham Forest FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Chelsea FC

Sat 11 May 2024 · 16:30 UTC City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 8' Mykhailo Mudryk

Willy Boly 16' 1–1

Callum Hudson-Odoi 75' 2–1

2–2 80' Raheem Sterling

2–3 82' Nicolas Jackson

Y 15' Benoit Badiashile

Y 34' Conor Gallagher

Moussa Niakhate 77' Y

Y 83' Nicolas Jackson

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at City Ground.

Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tony Harrington
Assistant 1 Neil Davies
Assistant 2 Marc Perry

6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 2 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

Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals Chelsea FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 Chelsea FC 2023-09-02 Chelsea FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-05-13 Chelsea FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2019-01-05 Chelsea FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Chelsea FC	H	2–3	L
04 May	Sheffield United FC	A	3–1	W
28 Apr	Manchester City FC	H	0–2	L
21 Apr	Everton FC	A	0–2	L
13 Apr	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
07 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–3	L

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Nottingham Forest FC	A	3–2	W
05 May	West Ham United FC	H	5–0	W
02 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	2–0	W
27 Apr	Aston Villa FC	A	2–2	D
23 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	0–5	L
20 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chelsea FC

0-15

5/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Nottingham Forest FC welcome Chelsea FC for this crunch clash at City Ground.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
8' What a strike from Mykhailo Mudryk! The score is 0-1.
13' Chelsea FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' That looks like a foul for a card for Benoit Badiashile.
16' Magnificent from Willy Boly! That is 10 goals in 347 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mauricio Pochettino will be considering his options from the bench.
26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
34' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Conor Gallagher on 34 minutes.
39' Nottingham Forest FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mauricio Pochettino might look to freshen things up shortly.
54' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their 5-4-1 trying to find a way past Chelsea FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
58' Christopher Nkunku is ready to make an impact after coming on for Noni Madueke at the 58 minute mark.
63' Chelsea FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Chelsea FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
72' Anthony Elanga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gonzalo Montiel at the 72 minute mark.
73' Raheem Sterling gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Mykhailo Mudryk and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Against the run of play, Callum Hudson-Odoi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
77' Moussa Niakhate is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
79' Reece James gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Conor Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Magnificent from Raheem Sterling! That is 113 goals in 438 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
82' GOAL! Nicolas Jackson scores on 82. Assisted by Reece James
83' It’s a booking for Chelsea FC player. Nicolas Jackson gets a card.
86' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Nicolas Dominguez comes on to replace Callum Hudson-Odoi.
87' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Moussa Niakhate by Taiwo Awoniyi on 87 minute.
The final score is 2-3.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

14
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↓ Nicolas Dominguez 86'
11
Chris Wood
22
Ryan Yates ↓ Harry Toffolo 72'
30
Willy Boly
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
26
Matz Sels
19
Moussa Niakhate ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 87'
43
Ola Aina
29
Gonzalo Montiel ↓ Anthony Elanga 72'
28
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira
40
Murillo

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Trevoh Chalobah
6
Thiago Silva
3
Cucurella
10
Mykhailo Mudryk ↓ Raheem Sterling 73'
23
Conor Gallagher ↓ Reece James 79'
28
Dorde Petrovic
20
Cole Palmer
25
Moises Caicedo
11
Noni Madueke ↓ Christopher Nkunku 58'
5
Benoit Badiashile ↓ Malo Gusto 58'
15
Nicolas Jackson

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raheem Sterling	4
Taiwo Awoniyi	4
Alvaro Morata	2
Igor Jesus	1
Serge Aurier	1
Joao Pedro	1
Levi Colwill	1
Anthony Elanga	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 Chelsea FC L 2024-05-04 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2024-04-21 Everton FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-04-13 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2024-04-07 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2024-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 Chelsea FC W 2024-05-05 Chelsea FC 5–0 West Ham United FC W 2024-05-02 Chelsea FC 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2024-04-27 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Chelsea FC D 2024-04-23 Arsenal FC 5–0 Chelsea FC L 2024-04-20 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.63 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Chelsea FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC36% Draw26% Chelsea FC38%

Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Chelsea FC

64%

Nottingham Forest FC or Chelsea FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw42% Chelsea FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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