Chelsea 1:3 Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest beat Chelsea 3:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 35 at Stamford Bridge on 4 May 2026, with the half time score at 0:2; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Chelsea

1 : 3

HT 0 : 2

Nottingham Forest

4 May 2026
Kickoff: 14:00 UTC
Venue: Stamford Bridge | London
Referee: A. Taylor

Form and Table

Chelsea 10th 52 pts LossWinDrawLossLoss
Nottingham Forest 16th 44 pts DrawLossDrawWinWin

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Chelsea

D. Essugo Questionable | Injury
T. Adarabioyo Questionable | Muscle Injury
F. Jorgensen Questionable | Injury
F. Jorgensen Questionable | Injury
F. Jorgensen Questionable | Injury
C. Palmer Questionable | Thigh Injury
J. Gittens Questionable | Illness
M. Gusto Questionable | Inactive

Nottingham Forest

S. Ortega Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
Murillo Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
M. Sels Questionable | Groin Injury
John Victor Questionable | Injury
D. Ndoye Questionable | Injury
T. Awoniyi Questionable | Muscle Injury

Match Events

2'
Nottingham Forest: T. AwoniyiGoal | Assist: D. Bakwa
10'
Nottingham Forest: MoratoYellow Card | Foul
13'
Nottingham Forest: Taiwo AwoniyiVAR | Penalty confirmed
Chelsea: Malo GustoYellow Card | Foul
14'
15'
Nottingham Forest: Igor JesusPenalty
45+5'
Nottingham Forest: N. WilliamsSubstitution | Off: Z. Abbott
Chelsea: L. DelapSubstitution | Off: J. Derry
45+9'
Chelsea: L. ColwillSubstitution | Off: T. Adarabioyo
46'
46'
Nottingham Forest: N. MilenkovicSubstitution | Off: Cunha
46'
Nottingham Forest: M. Gibbs-WhiteSubstitution | Off: Igor Jesus
46'
Nottingham Forest: E. AndersonSubstitution | Off: N. Dominguez
52'
Nottingham Forest: T. AwoniyiGoal | Assist: M. Gibbs-White
Chelsea: Andrey SantosSubstitution | Off: R. Lavia
58'
Chelsea: F. JorgensenSubstitution | Off: R. Sanchez
66'
66'
Nottingham Forest: C. WoodSubstitution
Chelsea: João PedroVAR | Goal cancelled
75'
Chelsea: Liam DelapYellow Card | Argument
78'
Chelsea: Moisés CaicedoYellow Card | Foul
78'
80'
Nottingham Forest: O. HutchinsonSubstitution | Off: D. Bakwa
Chelsea: Joao PedroGoal | Assist: M. Cucurella
90'

Match Stats

Chelsea
Nottingham Forest

67% Ball Possession 33%

2.15 Expected Goals 2.05

21 Total Shots 6

5 Shots on Goal 4

8 Shots off Goal 1

8 Blocked Shots 1

12 Shots Inside Box 6

9 Shots Outside Box 1

10 Corner Kicks 1

1 Offsides 2

12 Fouls 10

3 Yellow Cards 1

Red Cards

1 Goalkeeper Saves 4

659 Total Passes 334

597 Accurate Passes 267

91% Pass Accuracy 80%

0.62 Goals Prevented 0.62

Lineups

Chelsea

Formation: 4-2-3-1

R. Sanchez

M. Cucurella T. Adarabioyo T. Chalobah M. Gusto

M. Caicedo R. Lavia

J. Derry E. Fernandez C. Palmer

Joao Pedro

Substitutes

12 | F. Jorgensen | G
24 | R. James | D
29 | W. Fofana | D
6 | L. Colwill | D
17 | Andrey Santos | M
9 | L. Delap | F
14 | D. Essugo | M
21 | J. Hato | D
34 | J. Acheampong | D

Coach: Calum McFarlane

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-4-2

M. Sels

L. Netz Morato Cunha Z. Abbott

J. McAtee N. Dominguez R. Yates D. Bakwa

T. Awoniyi Igor Jesus

Substitutes

27 | S. Ortega | G
11 | C. Wood | F
31 | N. Milenkovic | D
10 | M. Gibbs-White | M
3 | N. Williams | D
17 | E. da Silva Moreira | F
20 | L. Lucca | F
8 | E. Anderson | M
21 | O. Hutchinson | F

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Player Ratings: Top 5

Chelsea
Player	Minutes	Rating
João Pedro	90	7.9
Enzo Fernández	90	7.5
Andrey Santos	32	7.2
Moisés Caicedo	90	7.0
Roméo Lavia	58	6.9

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Taiwo Awoniyi	90	8.7
Matz Sels	90	7.5
Dilane Bakwa	80	7.5
Morgan Gibbs-White	21	7.3
Jair	45	7.3

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC