Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Ref: Chris Kavanagh, EnglandThe City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · 30,576 cap
Match recap
Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3–0 in their Premier League fixture. Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Neto, and James scored for Chelsea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.35 for Nottingham Forest versus 1.67 for Chelsea. Nottingham Forest sit 16th in the Premier League table while Chelsea are 10th.
First Half
Morato
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Lavia
⇄
Awoniyi
46'
⇄
Santos
46'
⇄
Garnacho
49'
⚽
Joshua Kofi Acheampong
Assist: Neto
52'
⚽
Neto
Assist: James
⇄
Douglas Luiz
54'
Gusto
Yellow Card
⇄
Murillo
⇄
Zinchenko
78'
⇄
Neto
Sangaré
Yellow Card
81'
⇄
Joshua Kofi Acheampong
84'
⚽
James
87'
Gusto
Yellow Card
87'
Gusto
Red Card
89'
Estêvão
Yellow Card
90+4'
Sánchez
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 |  Tottenham | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Nottingham ForestChelsea
7Won
Statistical edge
7–8
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.35VS1.67
Attack2 · 4 won
12
Shots
17
2
Shots on target
6
8
Shots in the box
11
4
Shots outside box
6
8
Shots off goal
6
5
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
50%
Possession
50%
445
Total passes
463
367
Accurate passes
397
82%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline4 · 0 won
13
Fouls
16
2
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
5
0
Goals prevented
0
Nottingham Forest
5-3-2
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest
5-3-2Starting XI
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 4MoratoD
- 5MurilloD
- 6I. SangaréM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteF
- 12Douglas LuizM
- 26M. SelsG
- 31N. MilenkovićD
- 35O. ZinchenkoD
Substitutes
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiF
- 11C. WoodF
- 13JohnG
- 14D. NdoyeF
- 16N. DomínguezM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 22R. YatesM
- 23JairD
- 37N. SavonaD
Chelsea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 3Marc CucurellaD
- 7Pedro NetoM
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 20João PedroF
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 24R. JamesD
- 27M. GustoM
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 45R. LaviaM
- 49A. GarnachoM
Substitutes
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 11J. Bynoe-GittensF
- 12F. JörgensenG
- 21J. HatoD
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 32Tyrique GeorgeF
- 38Marc GuiuF
- 40F. BuonanotteM
- 41EstêvãoF
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Sangaré | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Douglas Luiz | M | 53 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Morato | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elliot Anderson | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Murillo | D | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | D | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nikola Milenković | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Neco Williams | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White(C) | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Matz Sels | G | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Yates | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jair | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Victor | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Domínguez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Ndoye | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | F | 37 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Chris Wood | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolò Savona | D | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Igor Jesus | F | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Neto | M | 78 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3/4 |
| Reece James(C) | D | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Josh Acheampong | D | 81 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3/3 |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Robert Sánchez | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Roméo Lavia | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Pedro | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/5 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Andrey Santos | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Malo Gusto | M | 87 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Facundo Buonanotte | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique George | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorrel Hato | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | D | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Gittens | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Estêvão | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marc Guiu | F | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |