Nottingham Forest 0:3 Chelsea

Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 8 at The City Ground on 18 October 2025, with the half time score at 0:0; 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.

Nottingham Forest

0 : 3

HT 0 : 0

Chelsea

18 October 2025
Kickoff: 11:30 UTC
Venue: The City Ground | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Referee: C. Kavanagh

Form and Table

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

Full table: Premier League

Team News

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

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

Match Events

Nottingham Forest: MoratoYellow Card | Foul
41'
Nottingham Forest: Igor JesusSubstitution | Off: T. Awoniyi
46'
46'
Chelsea: J. GittensSubstitution | Off: A. Garnacho
46'
Chelsea: M. GuiuSubstitution | Off: Andrey Santos
46'
Chelsea: M. CaicedoSubstitution | Off: R. Lavia
49'
Chelsea: J. AcheampongGoal | Assist: P. Neto
52'
Chelsea: P. NetoGoal | Assist: R. James
Nottingham Forest: C. Hudson-OdoiSubstitution | Off: Douglas Luiz
53'
54'
Chelsea: Malo GustoYellow Card | Foul
Nottingham Forest: C. WoodSubstitution | Off: O. Zinchenko
74'
Nottingham Forest: N. SavonaSubstitution | Off: Murillo
74'
78'
Chelsea: EstêvãoSubstitution | Off: P. Neto
Nottingham Forest: Ibrahim SangaréYellow Card | Argument
80'
81'
Chelsea: T. AdarabioyoSubstitution | Off: J. Acheampong
84'
Chelsea: R. JamesGoal
87'
Chelsea: Malo GustoYellow Card | Foul
87'
Chelsea: Malo GustoRed Card | Foul
89'
Chelsea: EstêvãoYellow Card | Time wasting
90+4'
Chelsea: Robert SánchezYellow Card | Time wasting

Match Stats

Nottingham Forest
Chelsea

50% Ball Possession 50%

2.35 Expected Goals 1.67

12 Total Shots 17

2 Shots on Goal 6

8 Shots off Goal 6

2 Blocked Shots 5

8 Shots Inside Box 11

4 Shots Outside Box 6

5 Corner Kicks 2

1 Offsides 2

13 Fouls 16

2 Yellow Cards 4

0 Red Cards 1

3 Goalkeeper Saves 2

445 Total Passes 463

367 Accurate Passes 397

82% Pass Accuracy 86%

0.55 Goals Prevented 0.55

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 5-3-2

M. Sels

O. Zinchenko Murillo Morato N. Milenkovic N. Williams

E. Anderson I. Sangare Douglas Luiz

T. Awoniyi M. Gibbs-White

Substitutes

13 | John Victor | G
11 | C. Wood | F
22 | R. Yates | M
19 | Igor Jesus | F
23 | Cunha | D
7 | C. Hudson-Odoi | F
16 | N. Dominguez | M
14 | D. Ndoye | F
37 | N. Savona | D

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Chelsea

Formation: 4-2-3-1

R. Sanchez

M. Cucurella T. Chalobah J. Acheampong R. James

R. Lavia M. Gusto

A. Garnacho Andrey Santos P. Neto

Joao Pedro

Substitutes

12 | F. Jorgensen | G
11 | J. Gittens | F
32 | T. George | F
38 | M. Guiu | F
41 | Estêvão | F
4 | T. Adarabioyo | D
25 | M. Caicedo | M
21 | J. Hato | D
40 | F. Buonanotte | M

Coach: Calum McFarlane

Player Ratings: Top 5

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Ibrahim Sangaré	90	7.2
Callum Hudson-Odoi	37	7.2
Douglas Luiz	53	6.9
Morato	90	6.7
Chris Wood	16	6.7

Chelsea
Player	Minutes	Rating
Pedro Neto	78	9.3
Reece James	90	8.9
Josh Acheampong	81	8.2
Marc Cucurella	90	7.7
Robert Sánchez	90	7.6

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC