CourtOffside
Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest – Lineups & Match Details

Nottingham Forest beat Chelsea 3-1. Goals: T. Awoniyi (2'), Igor Jesus (15' pen.), C. Palmer (45'), T. Awoniyi (52'), João Pedro (90'). Chelsea had 68% possession against Nottingham Forest's 32%. Shots on target: 5-4.

Premier League · Regular Season - 35

Monday, 4 May 2026

ChelseaChelsea

1 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 2

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest

Referee: Anthony Taylor, England

Lineups

ChelseaChelsea4-2-3-1
Robert Sánchez1Robert SánchezG
Malo Gusto27Malo GustoD
Trevoh Chalobah23Trevoh ChalobahD
Tosin Adarabioyo4Tosin AdarabioyoD
Marc Cucurella3Marc CucurellaD
Roméo Lavia45Roméo LaviaM
Moisés Caicedo25Moisés CaicedoM
Cole Palmer10Cole PalmerM
Enzo Fernández8Enzo FernándezM
Jesse Derry55Jesse DerryM
João Pedro20João PedroF

Substitutes

9Liam DelapF
6Levi ColwillD
17Andrey SantosM
12Filip JørgensenG
34Josh AcheampongD
29Wesley FofanaD
24Reece JamesD
21Jorrel HatoD
14Dário EssugoM
Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest4-4-2
Matz Sels26Matz SelsG
Zach Abbott44Zach AbbottD
Jair23JairD
Morato4MoratoD
Luca Netz25Luca NetzD
Dilane Bakwa29Dilane BakwaM
Ryan Yates22Ryan YatesM
Nicolás Domínguez16Nicolás DomínguezM
James McAtee24James McAteeM
Igor Jesus19Igor JesusF
Taiwo Awoniyi9Taiwo AwoniyiF

Substitutes

3Neco WilliamsD
31Nikola MilenkovićD
8Elliot AndersonM
10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
11Chris WoodF
21Omari HutchinsonF
27Stefan OrtegaG
17Eric da Silva MoreiraF
20Lorenzo LuccaF

Match Events

2'G

T. Awoniyi

Assist: D. Bakwa

10'Y

Morato

14'Y

M. Gusto

15'P

Igor Jesus

45'+5S

Z. Abbott

Substitution 1

45'+9S

J. Derry

Substitution 1

45'+10G

C. Palmer

Assist: C. Palmer

46'S

T. Adarabioyo

Substitution 2

46'S

Jair

Substitution 2

46'S

N. Domínguez

Substitution 3

46'S

Igor Jesus

Substitution 4

52'G

T. Awoniyi

Assist: M. Gibbs-White

58'S

R. Lavia

Substitution 3

66'S

M. Gibbs-White

Substitution 5

66'S

Robert Sánchez

Substitution 4

78'Y

M. Caicedo

78'Y

L. Delap

80'S

D. Bakwa

Substitution 6

90'+3G

João Pedro

Assist: Marc Cucurella

Statistics

Chelsea
68%32%
Nottingham Forest
1.93Expected Goals (xG)2.07
21Total Shots6
5Shots on Target4
10Corners1
12Fouls10
1Offsides2
91Pass Accuracy (%)80
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Chelsea host Nottingham Forest on Monday, 4 May 2026 at Stamford Bridge. The kick-off time is 14:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Chelsea go into the match 8th in the table; Nottingham Forest sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Chelsea have taken 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 5 losses in a row. Nottingham Forest have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 4 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 18 Oct 2025: Chelsea 3-0 Nottingham Forest; 25 May 2025: Chelsea 1-0 Nottingham Forest; 6 Oct 2024: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nottingham Forest beat Chelsea 3-1. Chelsea scored through C. Palmer 45' (pen.), João Pedro 90'. Nottingham Forest replied with T. Awoniyi 2', Igor Jesus 15' (pen.), T. Awoniyi 52'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Chelsea held 68% of the ball against 32% for Nottingham Forest. Shots on target finished 5-4. Expected goals read 1.93 for Chelsea, 2.07 for Nottingham Forest.

Verdict

Nottingham Forest take the three points; Chelsea look at a thin night for the home crowd. Chelsea sat 8th and Nottingham Forest 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.