Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Nottingham Forest FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sun 25 May 2025 · 15:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 30,263 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 50' Levi Colwill
Elliot Anderson 32' Y
Y 56' Moises Caicedo
Ola Aina 79' Y
Y 79' Tosin Adarabioyo

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2
3
4
Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-05-13 Chelsea FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
18 May West Ham United FC A 2–1 W
11 May Leicester City FC H 2–2 D
05 May Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D
01 May Brentford FC H 0–2 L
27 Apr Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
16 May Manchester United FC H 1–0 W
11 May Newcastle United FC A 0–2 L
04 May Liverpool FC H 3–1 W
26 Apr Everton FC H 1–0 W
20 Apr Fulham FC A 2–1 W

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' What a night it is going to be! nottingham forest fc welcome chelsea fc for this crunch clash at City Ground, Nottingham.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. chelsea fc is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Cole Palmer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 47 goals in his last 451 appearances.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Spain international Robert Sanchez has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' nottingham forest fc are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined chelsea fc backline.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Elliot Anderson on 32 minutes.
  • 37' chelsea fc seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 42' Tosin Adarabioyo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for chelsea fc so far.
  • 47' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' Brilliant from the ! Levi Colwill makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 50.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nuno Espírito Santo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Moises Caicedo on 56 minutes.
  • 57' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Ibrahim Sangare by Callum Hudson-Odoi on 57 minute.
  • 62' Romeo Lavia gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Jadon Sancho and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' nottingham forest fc started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 68' Nicolas Dominguez makes way for Ryan Yates at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 73' 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.
  • 78' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Pedro Neto exits the field as Malo Gusto enters on 78.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a card for Ola Aina.
  • 83' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jota Silva is hanging Ola Aina on the field on 83 minute.
  • 87' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Noni Madueke departs to be replaced by Kiernan Dewsbury Hall.
  • Another three points for chelsea fc.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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 2023-05-13 Chelsea FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-05-25 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2025-05-18 West Ham United FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-05-05 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2025-05-25 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Chelsea FC W 2025-05-16 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester United FC W 2025-05-11 Newcastle United FC 2–0 Chelsea FC L 2025-05-04 Chelsea FC 3–1 Liverpool FC W 2025-04-26 Chelsea FC 1–0 Everton FC W 2025-04-20 Fulham FC 1–2 Chelsea FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.07 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC27% Draw28% Chelsea FC45%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Chelsea FC
73%
Nottingham Forest FC or Chelsea FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC20% Draw47% Chelsea FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 22% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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