Chelsea v Nottingham Forest, 13 May 2023

Score2-2
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance40,030
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Chelsea won: 4 Drawn: 5 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Chelsea scored: 11 Nottingham Forest scored: 13 . Nottingham Forest avoided defeat for the first time in their last seven visits to Stamford Bridge in all competitions.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 51 G
Raheem Sterling 58 G

Goals:

Taiwo Awoniyi 13 G
Taiwo Awoniyi 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Keylor Navas Goalkeeper
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Renan Lodi Defender
Joe Worrall Defender
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Orel Mangala Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Mateo Kovačić 45
Kai Havertz for João Félix 73
Hakim Ziyech for Noni Madueke 73

Substitutions:

Brennan Johnson for Taiwo Awoniyi 81
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Ryan Yates 85
Harry Toffolo for Danilo 90

Cards:

João Félix 69 Y
Thiago Silva 73 Y
Conor Gallagher 79 Y

Cards:

Renan Lodi 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Willy Boly
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 11th . Chelsea remained without a win in seven consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time since April 1988. . The Blues avoided losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the second time; previously in November 1993. . They had now taken 19 points from their 20 games in the Premier League in 2023 (won four, lost nine).

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest remained without an away win in the Premier League since their visit to Southampton on 4 January 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Forest avoided defeat for the first time in their last eight away games in the Premier League. . They had now scored more than one goal in two of their 18 away games so far in this Premier League season.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 51 G
Raheem Sterling 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Mateo Kovačić 45
Kai Havertz for João Félix 73
Hakim Ziyech for Noni Madueke 73

Cards:

João Félix 69 Y
Thiago Silva 73 Y
Conor Gallagher 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech

Comments:

League position: 11th . Chelsea remained without a win in seven consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time since April 1988. . The Blues avoided losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the second time; previously in November 1993. . They had now taken 19 points from their 20 games in the Premier League in 2023 (won four, lost nine).

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Taiwo Awoniyi 13 G
Taiwo Awoniyi 62 G

Starting lineup:

Keylor Navas Goalkeeper
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Renan Lodi Defender
Joe Worrall Defender
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Orel Mangala Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Brennan Johnson for Taiwo Awoniyi 81
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Ryan Yates 85
Harry Toffolo for Danilo 90

Cards:

Renan Lodi 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Willy Boly
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest remained without an away win in the Premier League since their visit to Southampton on 4 January 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Forest avoided defeat for the first time in their last eight away games in the Premier League. . They had now scored more than one goal in two of their 18 away games so far in this Premier League season.