English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 13, 2023
Nottingham Forest LLWLW 2
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Chelsea LLLLW 2
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NFO112
CHE022
Stamford Bridge · 40,030 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:41 Hamilton: Sterling best player on the pitch in frustrating Chelsea draw Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 4Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 6Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 67Lewis HallLB
  5. 14Trevoh ChalobahRB
  6. 5Enzo FernándezCM
  7. 23Conor GallagherLM
  8. 8Mateo KovacicRM
  9. 11João FélixF
  10. 17Raheem SterlingLF
  11. 31Noni MaduekeRF

NFO · 3-4-2-1

  1. 12Keylor NavasG
  2. 38FelipeCD
  3. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  4. 4Joe WorrallCD-R
  5. 22Ryan YatesCM-L
  6. 5Orel MangalaCM-R
  7. 32Renan LodiLM
  8. 24Sèrge AurierRM
  9. 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
  10. 28Danilo SantosCF-L
  11. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45'+1' Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
  3. 51' Goal! Chelsea 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 69' João Félix (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 73' Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces João Félix.
  9. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Noni Madueke.
  10. 79' Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 81' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Brennan Johnson replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  12. 83' Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 85' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Ryan Yates.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Harry Toffolo replaces Danilo.

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