English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 25, 2025
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Nottingham Forest LLDDW 0
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Match Report

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Chelsea see off Forest in UCL decider, clinch 4th

Chelsea's Levi Colwill struck in the second half to send his team back to the Champions League with a breathless 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
1
48.2
Possession
51.8
6
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
327
Accurate Passes
352
409
Passes
420
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
7
11
Crosses
33
0.1
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
49
13
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
3
36
Effective Clearances
22
36
Clearances
22

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

NFO · 4-3-1-2

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 5MurilloCD-L
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 7Neco WilliamsLB
  5. 34Ola AinaRB
  6. 11Chris WoodM
  7. 6Ibrahim SangaréCM
  8. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteAM
  9. 8Elliot AndersonLM
  10. 16Nicolás DomínguezRM
  11. 21Anthony ElangaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Danilo Santos
  2. 24Ramón Sosa
  3. 14Callum Hudson-Odoi
  4. 30Willy Boly
  5. 33Carlos Miguel
  6. 22Ryan Yates
  7. 20Jota Silva
  8. 4Morato
  9. 15Harry Toffolo

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 8Enzo FernándezRM
  9. 7Pedro NetoF
  10. 19Jadon SanchoAM-L
  11. 11Noni MaduekeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 45Romeo LaviaSUB
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileSUB
  3. 12Filip JørgensenSUB
  4. 38Marc GuiuSUB
  5. 23Trevoh ChalobahSUB
  6. 34Josh AcheampongSUB
  7. 32Tyrique GeorgeSUB
  8. 27Malo GustoSUB
  9. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 50' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 1. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto following a corner.
  3. 56' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
  5. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Jadon Sancho.
  6. 68' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Nicolás Domínguez because of an injury.
  7. 78' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Pedro Neto.
  8. 79' Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 79' Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 83' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Ola Aina.
  11. 86' Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Noni Madueke.

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