ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE
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City Ground
Referee: C. Kavanagh
Nottingham Forest
Match Timeline
Chelsea
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
41'
Morato
Nottingham Forest
🔄
46'
T. Awoniyi ↔ Igor Jesus
Nottingham Forest
🔄
46'
A. Garnacho ↔ J. Gittens
Chelsea
🔄
46'
Andrey Santos ↔ M. Guiu
Chelsea
🔄
46'
R. Lavia ↔ M. Caicedo
Chelsea
49'
J. Acheampong · Assist: P. Neto
Chelsea
52'
P. Neto · Assist: R. James
Chelsea
🔄
53'
Douglas Luiz ↔ C. Hudson-Odoi
Nottingham Forest
🟨
54'
Malo Gusto
Chelsea
🔄
74'
O. Zinchenko ↔ C. Wood
Nottingham Forest
🔄
74'
Murillo ↔ N. Savona
Nottingham Forest
🔄
78'
P. Neto ↔ Estêvão
Chelsea
🟨
80'
Ibrahim Sangaré
Nottingham Forest
🔄
81'
J. Acheampong ↔ T. Adarabioyo
Chelsea
84'
R. James
Chelsea
🟨
87'
Malo Gusto
Chelsea
🟥
87'
Malo Gusto
Chelsea
🟨
89'
Estêvão
Chelsea
🟨
90+4'
Robert Sánchez
Chelsea

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Nottingham Forest Win 0%
Draw 0%
Chelsea Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Nottingham Forest1.13
Chelsea1.76
Recent Form (Last 5)
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
WWDLW
9 GF / 17 GA
Chelsea Chelsea
WLDWL
15 GF / 12 GA
Key Stats
1
Average Goals Scored
1.67
1.89
Average Goals Conceded
1.33
5
BTTS Yes
6
5
Over 2.5
6
4.78
Shots on Goal
4.22

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 9 matches
Chelsea Chelsea 9 matches
Nottingham Forest Statistic Chelsea
1 Wins 4
3 Draws 2
5 Losses 3
9 Goals For 15
17 Goals Against 12
1 Avg Goals Scored 1.67
1.89 Avg Goals Conceded 1.33
5 BTTS Yes 6
8 Over 1.5 7
5 Over 2.5 6
3 Over 3.5 4
0 Clean Sheets 3
4 Failed To Score 1
4.78 Shots On Goal 4.22
13.11 Total Shots 11.89
5.11 Corners 5.56
55.3% Ball Possession 58.1%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 11 head-to-head meetings, Nottingham Forest won 2 times, Chelsea won 6 times, while 3 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 11:21 from Nottingham Forest's perspective. 5 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 6 matches, with an average of 2.91 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Nottingham Forest 5-3-2 / Chelsea 4-2-3-1
H2H summary: Nottingham Forest wins 2, draws 3, Chelsea wins 6
Stats
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
Chelsea Chelsea
Shots on Goal
2
Shots on Goal
6
Shots off Goal
8
Shots off Goal
6
Blocked Shots
2
Blocked Shots
5
5 Corner Kicks 2
13 Fouls 16
1 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
12 Total Shots 17
2 Shots on Goal 6
8 Shots off Goal 6
2 Blocked Shots 5
8 Shots insidebox 11
4 Shots outsidebox 6
3 Goalkeeper Saves 2
445 Total passes 463
367 Passes accurate 397
2.35 expected_goals 1.67
🟨 2 Yellow Cards 4 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 1 🟥

Lineups

Nottingham Forest
Formation
Chelsea
M. Sels
M. Sels
N. Williams
N. Williams
N. Milenkovic
N. Milenkovic
Morato
Morato
Murillo
Murillo
O. Zinchenko
O. Zinchenko
Douglas Luiz
Douglas Luiz
I. Sangare
I. Sangare
E. Anderson
E. Anderson
M. Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
T. Awoniyi
T. Awoniyi
R. Sanchez
R. Sanchez
R. James
🎯
R. James
J. Acheampong
J. Acheampong
T. Chalobah
T. Chalobah
M. Cucurella
M. Cucurella
M. Gusto
M. Gusto
R. Lavia
R. Lavia
P. Neto
🎯
P. Neto
Andrey Santos
Andrey Santos
A. Garnacho
A. Garnacho
Joao Pedro
Joao Pedro
Nottingham Forest 5-3-2
Starting XI
26
M. Sels
G
3
N. Williams
D
31
N. Milenkovic
D
4
Morato
🟨 41'
D
5
Murillo
↓ 74'
D
35
O. Zinchenko
↓ 74'
D
12
Douglas Luiz
↓ 53'
M
6
I. Sangare
🟨 80'
M
8
E. Anderson
M
10
M. Gibbs-White
F
9
T. Awoniyi
↓ 46'
F
Substitutes
13
John Victor
G
11
C. Wood
↑ 74'
F
22
R. Yates
M
19
Igor Jesus
↑ 46'
F
23
Cunha
D
7
C. Hudson-Odoi
↑ 53'
F
16
N. Dominguez
M
14
D. Ndoye
F
37
N. Savona
↑ 74'
D
Chelsea 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1
R. Sanchez
🟨 90+4'
G
24
R. James
⚽ 84' 🎯 52'
D
34
J. Acheampong
⚽ 49' ↓ 81'
D
23
T. Chalobah
D
3
M. Cucurella
D
27
M. Gusto
🟨 54' 🟨 87' 🟥 87'
M
45
R. Lavia
↓ 46'
M
7
P. Neto
⚽ 52' 🎯 49' ↓ 78'
M
17
Andrey Santos
↓ 46'
M
49
A. Garnacho
↓ 46'
M
20
Joao Pedro
F
Substitutes
12
F. Jorgensen
G
11
J. Gittens
↑ 46'
F
32
T. George
F
38
M. Guiu
↑ 46'
F
41
Estêvão
↑ 78' 🟨 89'
F
4
T. Adarabioyo
↑ 81'
D
25
M. Caicedo
↑ 46'
M
21
J. Hato
D
40
F. Buonanotte
M
Last matches: Nottingham Forest
16.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Stade Brestois 29
2
0
W
12.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Bayer Leverkusen
2
1
W
08.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Barcelona
0
1
L
08.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Udinese
0
1
L
31.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Sporting CP
1
4
L
31.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Portimonense
2
1
W
26.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Vitória SC
1
1
D
22.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Blackburn
3
0
W
18.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
2
0
W
24.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth
1
1
D
17.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Manchester United
2
3
L
10.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Newcastle
1
1
D
07.05.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
0
4
L
04.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
3
1
W
30.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
0
W
24.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
5
0
W
19.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Burnley
4
1
W
16.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Porto
1
0
W
12.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
1
D
09.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Porto
1
1
D
Last matches: Chelsea
15.08.26
Fri
Chelsea
Real Sociedad
3
1
W
09.08.26
Fri
Chelsea
Johor Darul Takzim FC
3
3
D
08.08.26
Fri
Chelsea
AC Milan
3
0
W
05.08.26
Fri
Chelsea
Juventus
0
1
L
01.08.26
Fri
Chelsea
Tottenham
1
2
L
28.07.26
Fri
Chelsea
Western Sydney Wanderers
6
4
W
24.05.26
Pre
Chelsea
Sunderland
1
2
L
19.05.26
Pre
Chelsea
Tottenham
2
1
W
16.05.26
FA
Chelsea
Manchester City
0
1
L
09.05.26
Pre
Chelsea
Liverpool
1
1
D
04.05.26
Pre
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
1
3
L
26.04.26
FA
Chelsea
Leeds
1
0
W
21.04.26
Pre
Chelsea
Brighton
0
3
L
18.04.26
Pre
Chelsea
Manchester United
0
1
L
12.04.26
Pre
Chelsea
Manchester City
0
3
L
04.04.26
FA
Chelsea
Port Vale
7
0
W
21.03.26
Pre
Chelsea
Everton
0
3
L
17.03.26
UEF
Chelsea
Paris Saint Germain
0
3
L
14.03.26
Pre
Chelsea
Newcastle
0
1
L
11.03.26
UEF
Chelsea
Paris Saint Germain
2
5
L
H2H: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
04.05.26
H2H
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
1
3
W
18.10.25
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
0
3
L
25.05.25
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
0
1
L
06.10.24
H2H
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
1
1
D
11.05.24
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
2
3
L
02.09.23
H2H
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
0
1
W
13.05.23
H2H
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
2
2
D
01.01.23
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
1
1
D
05.01.20
H2H
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
2
0
L
05.01.19
H2H
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
2
0
L
20.09.17
H2H
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
5
1
L
Last matches: Nottingham Forest
16.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Stade Brestois 29
2
0
W
12.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Bayer Leverkusen
2
1
W
22.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Blackburn
3
0
W
24.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth
1
1
D
10.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Newcastle
1
1
D
30.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
0
W
19.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Burnley
4
1
W
16.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Porto
1
0
W
12.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
1
D
15.03.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Fulham
0
0
D
12.03.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Midtjylland
0
1
L
26.02.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Fenerbahçe
1
2
L
22.02.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Liverpool
0
1
L
11.02.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Wolves
0
0
D
01.02.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace
1
1
D
29.01.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Ferencvarosi TC
4
0
W
17.01.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Arsenal
0
0
D
30.12.25
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Everton
0
2
L
27.12.25
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
1
2
L
14.12.25
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham
3
0
W
H2H at home: Nottingham Forest
18.10.25
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
0
3
L
25.05.25
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
0
1
L
11.05.24
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
2
3
L
01.01.23
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
1
1
D
Last matches: Chelsea
09.08.26
Fri
Chelsea
Johor Darul Takzim FC
3
3
D
24.05.26
Pre
Chelsea
Sunderland
1
2
L
09.05.26
Pre
Chelsea
Liverpool
1
1
D
21.04.26
Pre
Chelsea
Brighton
0
3
L
21.03.26
Pre
Chelsea
Everton
0
3
L
11.03.26
UEF
Chelsea
Paris Saint Germain
2
5
L
07.03.26
FA
Chelsea
Wrexham
4
2
W
04.03.26
Pre
Chelsea
Aston Villa
4
1
W
01.03.26
Pre
Chelsea
Arsenal
1
2
L
13.02.26
FA
Chelsea
Hull City
4
0
W
07.02.26
Pre
Chelsea
Wolves
3
1
W
28.01.26
UEF
Chelsea
Napoli
3
2
W
25.01.26
Pre
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
3
1
W
10.01.26
FA
Chelsea
Charlton
5
1
W
07.01.26
Pre
Chelsea
Fulham
1
2
L
04.01.26
Pre
Chelsea
Manchester City
1
1
D
20.12.25
Pre
Chelsea
Newcastle
2
2
D
09.12.25
UEF
Chelsea
Atalanta
1
2
L
06.12.25
Pre
Chelsea
Bournemouth
0
0
D
03.12.25
Pre
Chelsea
Leeds
1
3
L
H2H away: Chelsea
18.10.25
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
0
3
W
25.05.25
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
0
1
W
11.05.24
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
2
3
W
01.01.23
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
1
1
D

Standings

Premier League
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 38 26 7 5 71:27 44 85
W W W W W
2 38 23 9 6 77:35 42 78
L D W W D
3 38 20 11 7 69:50 19 71
W W D W W
4 38 19 8 11 56:49 7 65
W W D L L
5 38 17 9 12 63:53 10 60
D L D L W
6 38 13 18 7 58:54 4 57
D D W W D
7 38 14 12 12 42:48 -6 54
W W D D L
8 38 14 11 13 52:46 6 53
L L W L W
9 38 14 11 13 55:52 3 53
D D L W L
10 38 14 10 14 58:52 6 52
L W D L L
11 38 15 7 16 47:51 -4 52
W D L L W
12 38 14 7 17 53:55 -2 49
L W D W L
13 38 13 10 15 47:50 -3 49
L L D D L
14 38 11 14 13 49:56 -7 47
L W D W D
15 38 11 12 15 41:51 -10 45
L D L D L
16 38 11 11 16 48:51 -3 44
D L D W W
17 38 10 11 17 48:57 -9 41
W L D W W
18 38 10 9 19 46:65 -19 39
W L L L W
19 38 4 10 24 38:75 -37 22
D L D L L
20 38 3 11 24 27:68 -41 20
D D L D L
Promotion - Champions League (League phase)
Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
Promotion - Conference League (Qualification)
Relegation - Championship