English Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea, 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • 16': Willy Boly
  • 74': Callum Hudson-Odoi
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2 - 3
  • 8': Mykhailo Mudryk
  • 80': Raheem Sterling
  • 82': Nicolas Jackson

Chelsea stage late comeback to beat Forest 3-2 in thriller

Late goals from Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson lifted Chelsea to a 3-2 Premier League victory at Nottingham Forest on Saturday that left the hosts mathematically still in danger of relegation.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 2': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Willy-Arnaud Boly.
  • 4': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 4': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ola Aina.
  • 8': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 1. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 14': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 15': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
  • 15': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Chelsea 1. Willy-Arnaud Boly (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 21': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest).
  • 21': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 22': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Cole Palmer.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 26': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 26': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ola Aina.
  • 32': Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
  • 33': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Willy-Arnaud Boly.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
  • 34': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 34': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
  • 36': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Danilo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Willy-Arnaud Boly.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 44': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Murillo.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Chelsea 1.
  • 48': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 48': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 53': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a through ball.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel with a cross.
  • 57': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
  • 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Noni Madueke.
  • 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Benoît Badiashile.
  • 58': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 58': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
  • 62': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest).
  • 63': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
  • 64': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Danilo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Murillo.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 69': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matz Sels.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willy-Arnaud Boly.
  • 71': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Harry Toffolo replaces Ryan Yates.
  • 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 74': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Chelsea 1. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • 77': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
  • 77': Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Conor Gallagher.
  • 80': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Chelsea 2. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 82': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Chelsea 3. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
  • 82': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 86': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 86': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 87': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 88': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 89': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
  • 89': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+1': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+2': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+5': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Reece James.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Chelsea 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Chelsea 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
67.7 Possession 32.3
12 SHOTS 20
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
568 Accurate Passes 223
623 Passes 280
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 33
16 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 18
9 Tackles 31
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 3
27 Effective Clearances 33
27 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,708

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

NFO Nottingham Forest (5-4-1)

No. Name
26 Matz Sels (GK)
40 Murillo
19 Moussa Niakhaté Yellow Card
30 Willy Boly
43 Ola Aina
29 Gonzalo Montiel
28 Danilo
22 Ryan Yates
14 Callum Hudson-Odoi
10 Morgan Gibbs-White
11 Chris Wood

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Djordje Petrovic (GK)
5 Benoît Badiashile Yellow Card
6 Thiago Silva
3 Marc Cucurella
14 Trevoh Chalobah
20 Cole Palmer
23 Conor Gallagher Yellow Card
25 Moisés Caicedo
15 Nicolas Jackson
10 Mykhailo Mudryk
11 Noni Madueke

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