Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Taiwo Awoniyi double helps Nottingham Forest rescue 2-2 draw at Chelsea
Nottingham Forest grabbed a precious point at Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday, thanks to two goals from Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
- 4': Attempt missed. Felipe (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Felipe (Nottingham Forest).
- 5': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
- 8': Foul by João Félix (Chelsea).
- 8': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 11': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 13': Goal! Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a cross.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 18': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 18': Lewis Hall (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Lewis Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
- 22': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 24': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
- 24': Attempt missed. Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 26': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
- 30': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 32': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 32': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt saved. João Félix (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross.
- 34': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
- 36': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 37': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 38': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 40': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+1': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
- 45'+1': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 48': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
- 49': Attempt missed. Felipe (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe following a corner.
- 49': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 49': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Goal! Chelsea 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 52': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 52': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Felipe (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
- 53': Attempt missed. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 54': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
- 54': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross.
- 56': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 58': Attempt missed. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 58': Goal! Chelsea 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 62': Goal! Chelsea 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
- 64': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 64': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 67': Attempt missed. Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 67': Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
- 67': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Offside, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah tries a through ball, but Noni Madueke is caught offside.
- 69': João Félix (Chelsea) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 69': João Félix (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Attempt missed. Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 73': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 73': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces João Félix.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Noni Madueke.
- 76': Foul by Danilo (Nottingham Forest).
- 76': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Felipe.
- 79': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 79': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
- 80': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Brennan Johnson replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 82': Hand ball by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
- 83': Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
- 83': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Ryan Yates.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 87': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Felipe.
- 89': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 89': Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Harry Toffolo replaces Danilo.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Nottingham Forest 2.
Statistics
 NFO |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 23.9 | Possession | 76.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 132 | Accurate Passes | 631 |
| 217 | Passes | 708 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 28 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 25 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,030
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,030
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | +21 | 37 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 16 | +18 | 36 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 16 | +15 | 35 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 15 | +19 | 30 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 4 | Benoit Badiashile |
| 6 | Thiago Silva  |
| 67 | Lewis Hall |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 5 | Enzo Fernández |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 11 | João Félix |
| 17 | Raheem Sterling |
| 31 | Noni Madueke |
Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 38 | Felipe |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 4 | Joe Worrall |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 5 | Orel Mangala |
| 32 | Renan Lodi |
| 24 | Sèrge Aurier |
| 9 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
| 28 | Danilo |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
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