Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea match stats & report

0–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 38 · City Ground, Nottingham · Ref A. Taylor

Nottingham Forest stats & fixtures · Chelsea stats & fixtures

Nottingham Forest lost to Chelsea 0–1 in the Premier League on 25 May 2025. Expected goals finished 1.20–1.09. Nottingham Forest had 52% of the ball.

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea match statistics

Nottingham ForestChelsea

52% Ball possession 48%
1.20 Expected goals (xG) 1.09
10 Total shots 6
2 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 2
4 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 4
7 Corners 4
10 Fouls 11
5 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
420 Passes 409
84% Pass accuracy 80%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

32' Yellow card E. Anderson Nottingham Forest
50' Goal L. Colwill (assist Pedro Neto) Chelsea
56' Yellow card M. Caicedo Chelsea
79' Yellow card O. Aina Nottingham Forest
79' Yellow card T. Adarabioyo Chelsea

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 4-3-1-2 Nuno Espírito Santo

26 M. Sels

7 N. Williams 5 Murillo 31 N. Milenkovic 34 O. Aina

8 E. Anderson 6 I. Sangare 16 N. Domínguez

10 M. Gibbs-White

11 C. Wood 21 A. Elanga

Bench C. Hudson-Odoi , R. Yates , Jota Silva , H. Toffolo , R. Sosa , Morato , Willy Boly , Danilo , Carlos Miguel

Chelsea

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 E. Maresca

1 Robert Sánchez

3 Marc Cucurella 6 L. Colwill 4 T. Adarabioyo 24 R. James

25 M. Caicedo 8 E. Fernandez

19 J. Sancho 20 C. Palmer 11 N. Madueke

7 Pedro Neto

Bench R. Lavia , M. Gusto , K. Dewsbury-Hall , F. Jörgensen , T. Chalobah , B. Badiashile , Tyrique George , M. Guiu , Joshua Kofi Acheampong

Form guide

Nottingham Forest at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chelsea away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

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

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
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
1 Jan 23	Nottingham Forest v Chelsea	1–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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