Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest match stats & report

1–3 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 35 · Stamford Bridge, London · Ref A. Taylor

Chelsea stats & fixtures · Nottingham Forest stats & fixtures

Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 1–3 in the Premier League on 4 May 2026. Expected goals finished 2.15–2.05. Chelsea had 67% of the ball.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest match statistics

ChelseaNottingham Forest

67% Ball possession 33%
2.15 Expected goals (xG) 2.05
21 Total shots 6
5 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 1
8 Blocked shots 1
12 Shots inside the box 6
10 Corners 1
12 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 1
659 Passes 334
91% Pass accuracy 80%
1 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

2' Goal T. Awoniyi (assist D. Bakwa) Nottingham Forest
10' Yellow card Morato Nottingham Forest
14' Yellow card M. Gusto Chelsea
15' Penalty scored Igor Jesus Nottingham Forest
52' Goal T. Awoniyi (assist M. Gibbs-White) Nottingham Forest
78' Yellow card L. Delap Chelsea
78' Yellow card M. Caicedo Chelsea
90' Goal Joao Pedro (assist Marc Cucurella) Chelsea

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Chelsea

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Calum McFarlane

1 Robert Sánchez

3 Marc Cucurella 4 T. Adarabioyo 23 T. Chalobah 27 M. Gusto

25 M. Caicedo 45 R. Lavia

55 J. Derry 8 E. Fernandez 10 C. Palmer

20 Joao Pedro

Bench F. Jörgensen , R. James , W. Fofana , L. Colwill , Andrey Santos , L. Delap , Dário Essugo , J. Hato , Joshua Kofi Acheampong

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 4-4-2 Vitor Pereira

26 M. Sels

25 L. Netz 4 Morato 23 Jair 44 Z. Abbott

24 J. McAtee 16 N. Domínguez 22 R. Yates 29 D. Bakwa

9 T. Awoniyi 19 Igor Jesus

Bench S. Ortega , C. Wood , N. Milenkovic , M. Gibbs-White , N. Williams , Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira , L. Lucca , E. Anderson , O. Hutchinson

Form guide

Chelsea at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nottingham Forest away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
18 Oct 25	Nottingham Forest v Chelsea	0–3
25 May 25	Nottingham Forest v Chelsea	0–1
6 Oct 24	Chelsea v Nottingham Forest	1–1
11 May 24	Nottingham Forest v Chelsea	2–3
2 Sep 23	Chelsea v Nottingham Forest	0–1
13 May 23	Chelsea v Nottingham Forest	2–2

The full Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head record