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

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Premier League · 2024-25

Nottingham Forest FC

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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

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

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
Assistant 2 Adam Nunn

19 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#23	Position	#17
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Nottingham Forest FC are 23rd (0 pts). Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at City Ground, Nottingham as Nottingham Forest FC face off against Chelsea FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Noni Madueke is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chelsea FC tonight.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Reece James made 380 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' The 29-year-old Ola Aina has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Morgan Gibbs-White, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 12 goals in the last 10 games.
25' Nottingham Forest 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.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' It’s gonna be a card for Elliot Anderson.
37' Malo Gusto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 424 appearances.
42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nuno Espírito Santo might look to freshen things up shortly.
47' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
50' Levi Colwill doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' Jadon Sancho, a England left winger, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' That is a card for Chelsea FC. Moises Caicedo will be fuming at that decision.
57' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Ibrahim Sangare exits the field as Callum Hudson-Odoi enters on 57.
62' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Jadon Sancho exits the field as Romeo Lavia enters on 62.
67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
68' The crowd applauds Nicolas Dominguez as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Yates steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
73' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
78' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Pedro Neto is replaced by Malo Gusto.
79' Ola Aina catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 79.
83' Jota Silva gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Ola Aina and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Chelsea FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kiernan Dewsbury Hall is hanging Noni Madueke on the field on 87 minute.
It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and Chelsea FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

11
Chris Wood
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
6
Ibrahim Sangare ↓ Callum Hudson-Odoi 57'
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina ↓ Jota Silva 83'
31
Nikola Milenkovic
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↓ Ryan Yates 68'
7
Neco Williams
8
Elliot Anderson
21
Anthony Elanga
5
Murillo

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

4
Tosin Adarabioyo
24
Reece James
19
Jadon Sancho ↓ Romeo Lavia 62'
3
Cucurella
7
Pedro Neto ↓ Malo Gusto 78'
8
Enzo Fernandez
1
Robert Sanchez
20
Cole Palmer
25
Moises Caicedo
11
Noni Madueke ↓ Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 87'
6
Levi Colwill

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

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

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

0.47 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.68 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC23% Draw41% Chelsea FC36%

Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes21% 0% No79%

Avg goals/match: 1.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	66%	34%
± 1.5	33%	67%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Chelsea FC

77%

Nottingham Forest FC or Chelsea FC

59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC11% Draw70% Chelsea FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

34.5%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

12.9%

1 – 1

11.3%

0 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

3.7%

2 – 0

2 – 1

2.5%

0 – 3

1.5%

2 – 2

1 – 3

0.9%

3 – 0

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	16%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	24%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

63% ✓

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