Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

Chelsea

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Nottingham Forest

🕒 Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stamford Bridge 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Chelsea 10 · Nottingham Forest 16

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

31 matches · 3.39 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.39
Reds avg	0.03
Penalties avg	0.26
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	45%
Draws	23%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Chelsea outshot their opponent (21-6).
Chelsea controlled possession (68%).

Team Overview

Chelsea (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

26 / 25

Avg: 1.37 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

28 / 28

Avg: 1.47 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.37

PPG

1.26

1.37

1.47

1.32

1.47

58%

O2.5

63%

58%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Chelsea rank10th

Nottingham Forest rank16th

Chelsea points52

Nottingham Forest points44

Chelsea: #10 · 52 pts · GD +6

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3

34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chelsea last 5 home

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals3-9

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals15-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Chelsea score at home79%

Chelsea clean sheet at home26%

Nottingham Forest score away74%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Chelsea score first47%

Chelsea win after scoring first44%

Nottingham Forest score first42%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chelsea 43% · Nottingham Forest 22%

Avg first goal minute: Chelsea 25.4' · Nottingham Forest 18.8'

Vs league average

Chelsea score at home1.37 vs 1.53

Chelsea concede at home1.32 vs 1.22

Nottingham Forest score away1.47 vs 1.22

Nottingham Forest concede away1.47 vs 1.53

Chelsea score 10% below league average, while Nottingham Forest score 20% above league average.

Defensive side: Chelsea are 8% above league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Chelsea goal timing (home)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 7

46-60 6

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 7

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

68%

32%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

649

325

Passes Accurate

591

259

Passes %

91%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Awoniyi

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Bakwa

10'

10' Morato

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ VAR

T. Awoniyi

Penalty confirmed

14'

14' M. Gusto

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

Igor Jesus

Penalty

45+5' ↑↓

↑↓

45+5' ⇄ Z. Abbott

1st substitution · For: N. Williams

45+9' ↑↓

↑↓

45+9' ⇄ J. Derry

1st substitution · For: L. Delap

45+10' ⚽

⚽

45+10' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

C. Palmer

Missed Penalty · Assist: C. Palmer

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Adarabioyo

2nd substitution · For: L. Colwill

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Jair

2nd substitution · For: N. Milenković

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Domínguez

3rd substitution · For: E. Anderson

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Igor Jesus

4th substitution · For: M. Gibbs-White

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Domínguez

5th substitution · For: E. Anderson

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Igor Jesus

6th substitution · For: M. Gibbs-White

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

T. Awoniyi

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gibbs-White

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ R. Lavia

3rd substitution · For: Andrey Santos

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Robert Sánchez

4th substitution · For: F. Jörgensen

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Gibbs-White

7th substitution · For: C. Wood

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ VAR

João Pedro

Goal Disallowed - offside

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ VAR

João Pedro

Goal cancelled

78'

78' M. Caicedo

78'

78' L. Delap

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Bakwa

8th substitution · For: O. Hutchinson

90+3' ⚽

⚽

90+3' ⚽ Goal · 4-3

João Pedro

Normal Goal · Assist: Marc Cucurella

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest beat Chelsea 3-1 on Monday, 04 May 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Stamford Bridge.

First half: Nottingham Forest took an early lead at 2' when T. Awoniyi scored, with the assist credited to D. Bakwa, making the score 0-1. Morato received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 10'. VAR intervened at 13' for Nottingham Forest (Penalty confirmed). M. Gusto received a yellow card for Chelsea at 14'. Nottingham Forest extended the lead at 15' when Igor Jesus scored (Penalty), making the score 0-2. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 45+5', with Z. Abbott replacing N. Williams. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 45+9', with J. Derry replacing L. Delap. Chelsea reduced the deficit at 45+10' when C. Palmer scored, with the assist credited to C. Palmer (Missed Penalty), making the score 1-2.

Second half: Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Adarabioyo replacing L. Colwill. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Jair replacing N. Milenković. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 46', with N. Domínguez replacing E. Anderson. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 46', with Igor Jesus replacing M. Gibbs-White. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 46', with N. Domínguez replacing E. Anderson. Nottingham Forest made their 6th substitution at 46', with Igor Jesus replacing M. Gibbs-White. Nottingham Forest extended the lead at 52' when T. Awoniyi scored, with the assist credited to M. Gibbs-White, making the score 1-3. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 58', with R. Lavia replacing Andrey Santos. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 66', with Robert Sánchez replacing F. Jörgensen. Nottingham Forest made their 7th substitution at 66', with M. Gibbs-White replacing C. Wood. VAR intervened at 73' for Chelsea (Goal Disallowed - offside). VAR intervened at 75' for Chelsea (Goal cancelled). M. Caicedo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 78'. L. Delap received a yellow card for Chelsea at 78'. Nottingham Forest made their 8th substitution at 80', with D. Bakwa replacing O. Hutchinson. Chelsea took the lead at 90+3' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to Marc Cucurella, making the score 4-3.

Chelsea used 4 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 8 substitutions. Chelsea got 3 yellow cards, while Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card.