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🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Nottingham Forest 16 · Chelsea 10
Referee Stats
Chris Kavanagh
29 matches · 3.90 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.90
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 48%
Draws 21%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (12-17).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23
Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9
Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 27
Avg: 1.68 / 1.42

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.05
PPG
1.37
1.05
GF
1.68
1.21
GA
1.42
42%
O2.5
74%
47%
BTTS
68%
32%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank16th
Chelsea rank10th
Nottingham Forest points44
Chelsea points52
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.
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.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

D D W D D
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals7-4
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Chelsea last 5 away

L D L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals6-10
Record1-1-3
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home53%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home21%
Chelsea score away84%
Chelsea clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first32%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first33%
Chelsea score first26%
Chelsea win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Chelsea 58%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 26.3' · Chelsea 33.4'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.05 vs 1.53
Nottingham Forest concede at home1.21 vs 1.22
Chelsea score away1.68 vs 1.22
Chelsea concede away1.42 vs 1.53
Nottingham Forest score 31% below league average, while Chelsea score 38% above league average.
Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 1% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 7% 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.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
31-45 5
46-60 4
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 12
31-45 9
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
31-45 6
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
6
Total Shots
12
17
Shots off Goal
8
6
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots Inside Box
8
11
Shots Outside Box
4
6
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
12
17
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
445
463
Passes Accurate
367
397
Passes %
82%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
41'
41' Morato
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ T. Awoniyi
1st substitution · For: Igor Jesus
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ R. Lavia
1st substitution · For: M. Caicedo
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ A. Garnacho
2nd substitution · For: J. Bynoe-Gittens
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Andrey Santos
3rd substitution · For: Marc Guiu
49' ⚽
⚽
49' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Joshua Kofi Acheampong
Normal Goal · Assist: Pedro Neto
52' ⚽
⚽
52' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
Pedro Neto
Normal Goal · Assist: R. James
53' ↑↓
↑↓
53' ⇄ Douglas Luiz
2nd substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi
54'
54' M. Gusto
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ O. Zinchenko
3rd substitution · For: C. Wood
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ Murillo
4th substitution · For: N. Savona
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ Pedro Neto
4th substitution · For: Estêvão
80'
80' I. Sangaré
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Joshua Kofi Acheampong
5th substitution · For: T. Adarabioyo
84' ⚽
⚽
84' ⚽ Goal · 0-3
R. James
Normal Goal
87'
87' M. Gusto
87'
87' M. Gusto
89'
89' Estêvão
90+4'
90+4' Robert Sánchez

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Morato received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 41'.

Second half: Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Awoniyi replacing Igor Jesus. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Lavia replacing M. Caicedo. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Garnacho replacing J. Bynoe-Gittens. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 46', with Andrey Santos replacing Marc Guiu. Chelsea took the lead at 49' when Joshua Kofi Acheampong scored, with the assist credited to Pedro Neto, making the score 0-1. Chelsea extended the lead at 52' when Pedro Neto scored, with the assist credited to R. James, making the score 0-2. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 53', with Douglas Luiz replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. M. Gusto received a yellow card for Chelsea at 54'. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 74', with O. Zinchenko replacing C. Wood. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 74', with Murillo replacing N. Savona. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 78', with Pedro Neto replacing Estêvão. I. Sangaré received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 80'. Chelsea made their 5th substitution at 81', with Joshua Kofi Acheampong replacing T. Adarabioyo. Chelsea extended the lead at 84' when R. James scored, making the score 0-3. M. Gusto received a yellow card for Chelsea at 87'. M. Gusto received a red card for Chelsea at 87'. Estêvão received a yellow card for Chelsea at 89'. Robert Sánchez received a yellow card for Chelsea at 90+4'.

Nottingham Forest used 4 substitutions while Chelsea used 5 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 2 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (12-17).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
04 May 2026 Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 3 18 Oct 2025 Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea 0 - 3
2024-2025 Season
25 May 2025 Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea 0 - 1 06 Oct 2024 Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 1
2023-2024 Season
11 May 2024 Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea 2 - 3 02 Sep 2023 Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest 0 - 1
2022-2023 Season
13 May 2023 Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 2 01 Jan 2023 Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea 1 - 1