English Premier League

FT Monday, May 4, 2026
Nottingham Forest DWWWW 3
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Chelsea WLLLW 1
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NFO213
CHE011
Stamford Bridge · 39,605 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Chelsea hit new low with sixth straight league defeat as Forest take step closer to safety

Chelsea fell to their sixth straight defeat in the Premier League at home to Nottingham Forest.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
1
33
Possession
67
6
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.2
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
267
Accurate Passes
597
334
Passes
659
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
10
4
Crosses
35
0.3
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
33
16
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
8
10
Effective Tackles
6
22
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
7
25
Effective Clearances
9
25
Clearances
9

Highlights

01:22 McFarlane: Chelsea start 'not acceptable' in Forest defeat Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 8Enzo FernándezAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 45Romeo LaviaRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 55Jesse DerryAM-L
  11. 10Cole PalmerAM-R

NFO · 4-4-2

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 4MoratoCD-L
  3. 23Jair PaulaCD-R
  4. 25Luca NetzLB
  5. 44Zach AbbottRB
  6. 16Nicolás DomínguezCM-L
  7. 22Ryan YatesCM-R
  8. 24James McAteeLM
  9. 29Dilane BakwaRM
  10. 9Taiwo AwoniyiCF-L
  11. 19Igor JesusCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dilane Bakwa with a cross.
  2. 10' Morato (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 14' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 15' Goal! Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 2. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  5. 45'+5' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Zach Abbott because of an injury.
  6. 45'+9' Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces Jesse Derry because of an injury.
  7. 45'+10' Penalty saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
  8. 45'+10' Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) Penalty - Saved at 55'
  9. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Levi Colwill replaces Tosin Adarabioyo.
  10. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nikola Milenkovic replaces Jair Cunha.
  11. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Elliot Anderson replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  12. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Igor Jesus.
  13. 52' Goal! Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 3. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
  14. 58' Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Roméo Lavia.
  15. 66' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Morgan Gibbs-White because of an injury.
  16. 66' Substitution, Chelsea. Filip Jörgensen replaces Robert Sánchez because of an injury.
  17. 78' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 78' Liam Delap (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 80' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson replaces Dilane Bakwa.
  20. 90'+3' Goal! Chelsea 1, Nottingham Forest 3. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a headed pass.

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