Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Nottingham Forest

0 - 1

Chelsea

🕒 Sun, 25 May 2025 16:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 38

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 7 · Chelsea 4

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

31 matches · 3.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.13
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.32
Over 4.5 cards	29%
Home wins	26%
Draws	23%
Away wins	52%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-6).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 16

Avg: 1.37 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 25

Avg: 1.53 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

1.68

PPG

1.47

1.37

1.53

0.84

1.32

32%

O2.5

53%

37%

BTTS

53%

58%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank7th

Chelsea rank4th

Nottingham Forest points65

Chelsea points69

Nottingham Forest: #7 · 65 pts · GD +12

9 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #4 · 69 pts · GD +21

5 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals3-6

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.

Chelsea last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals3-4

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.532%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home74%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home42%

Chelsea score away68%

Chelsea clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first58%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first64%

Chelsea score first47%

Chelsea win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 43% · Chelsea 38%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 30.1' · Chelsea 21.1'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.37 vs 1.51

Nottingham Forest concede at home0.84 vs 1.42

Chelsea score away1.53 vs 1.42

Chelsea concede away1.32 vs 1.51

Nottingham Forest score 10% below league average, while Chelsea score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 41% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 13% 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: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 5

0-15 4

31-45 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 1

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

420

409

Passes Accurate

352

327

Passes %

84%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

32'

32' E. Anderson

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Colwill

Normal Goal · Assist: Pedro Neto

56'

56' M. Caicedo

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ I. Sangaré

1st substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Sancho

1st substitution · For: R. Lavia

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ N. Domínguez

2nd substitution · For: R. Yates

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Pedro Neto

2nd substitution · For: M. Gusto

79'

79' O. Aina

79'

79' T. Adarabioyo

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ O. Aina

3rd substitution · For: Jota Silva

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ N. Madueke

3rd substitution · For: K. Dewsbury-Hall

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Sunday, 25 May 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. E. Anderson received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 32'.

Second half: Chelsea took the lead at 50' when L. Colwill scored, with the assist credited to Pedro Neto, making the score 0-1. M. Caicedo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 56'. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 57', with I. Sangaré replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 62', with J. Sancho replacing R. Lavia. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 68', with N. Domínguez replacing R. Yates. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Pedro Neto replacing M. Gusto. O. Aina received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 79'. T. Adarabioyo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 79'. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 83', with O. Aina replacing Jota Silva. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 86', with N. Madueke replacing K. Dewsbury-Hall.

Nottingham Forest used 3 substitutions while Chelsea used 3 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 2 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 2 yellow cards.