Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea 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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 5': Corner,Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Noni Madueke.
- 7': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 7': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner,Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 19': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 19': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Nikola Milenkovic is caught offside.
- 20': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 22': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 23': Corner,Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 25': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
- 25': Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 30': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 32': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Reece James (Chelsea).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
- 40': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 43': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ola Aina with a cross.
- 44': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 45': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 0.
- 46': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 46': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 47': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 50': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 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.
- 51': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 54': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 54': Delay in match (Chelsea).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 56': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 57': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 59': Corner,Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 61': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 62': Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 62': Corner,Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt missed. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 63': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 65': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Nicolás Domínguez because of an injury.
- 72': Foul by Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest).
- 72': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 74': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 75': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 75': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
- 77': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 77': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Pedro Neto.
- 79': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 79': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Ola Aina.
- 85': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 86': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Noni Madueke.
- 88': Corner,Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Reece James.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic with a headed pass.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Murillo.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 89': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Corner,Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matz Sels.
- 90'+5': Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 1.
Statistics
 CHE |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,263
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,263
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | +45 | 84 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | +35 | 74 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | +28 | 71 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | +21 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 34 | Ola Aina  |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 21 | Anthony Elanga |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 6 | Levi Colwill |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho |
| 11 | Noni Madueke |
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