Nottingham Forest v Chelsea, 11 May 2024

Score3-2 to Chelsea
RefereeTony Harrington
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,708
Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Nottingham Forest won: 4 Drawn: 5 Chelsea won: 5 Nottingham Forest scored: 16 Chelsea scored: 14 . Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to complete a league double over Chelsea for the first time since 1978-79 in League Division One.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

3 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Willy Boly 16 G
Callum Hudson-Odoi 74 G

Goals:

Mykhailo Mudryk 8 G
Raheem Sterling 80 G
Nicolas Jackson 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Murillo
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Thiago Silva Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Mykhailo Mudryk Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Anthony Elanga for Gonzalo Montiel 72
Harry Toffolo for Ryan Yates 72
Taiwo Awoniyi for Moussa Niakhaté 86
Nicolás Domínguez for Callum Hudson-Odoi 86

Substitutions:

Malo Gusto for Benoît Badiashile 58
Christopher Nkunku for Noni Madueke 58
Raheem Sterling for Mykhailo Mudryk 73
Reece James for Conor Gallagher 79

Cards:

Moussa Niakhaté 77 Y
Nicolás Domínguez 90+2 Y

Cards:

Benoît Badiashile 15 Y
Conor Gallagher 34 Y
Nicolas Jackson 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Divock Origi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Cesare Casadei
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now lost 20 games in a league season for first time since 2017-18 in the League Championship (23). . Forest had now conceded 101 goals in their 59 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2023. . They had now equalled an all-time Premier League / Football League record of losing seven games in a league season by a 3-2 margin; previously by Notts County in 1948-49 in Division Three (South) and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1950-51 in League Division One.

Comments:

League position: 7th . Chelsea had now won one of their last six away games in the Premier League (lost one). . The Blues had now scored 901 goals in their 613 away games in the Premier League (conceded 704). . They had now conceded 61 goals in a league season for the first time since 1990-91 in League Division One (69).

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Willy Boly 16 G
Callum Hudson-Odoi 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Murillo
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Anthony Elanga for Gonzalo Montiel 72
Harry Toffolo for Ryan Yates 72
Taiwo Awoniyi for Moussa Niakhaté 86
Nicolás Domínguez for Callum Hudson-Odoi 86

Cards:

Moussa Niakhaté 77 Y
Nicolás Domínguez 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now lost 20 games in a league season for first time since 2017-18 in the League Championship (23). . Forest had now conceded 101 goals in their 59 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2023. . They had now equalled an all-time Premier League / Football League record of losing seven games in a league season by a 3-2 margin; previously by Notts County in 1948-49 in Division Three (South) and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1950-51 in League Division One.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Mykhailo Mudryk 8 G
Raheem Sterling 80 G
Nicolas Jackson 82 G

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Thiago Silva Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Mykhailo Mudryk Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Malo Gusto for Benoît Badiashile 58
Christopher Nkunku for Noni Madueke 58
Raheem Sterling for Mykhailo Mudryk 73
Reece James for Conor Gallagher 79

Cards:

Benoît Badiashile 15 Y
Conor Gallagher 34 Y
Nicolas Jackson 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Cesare Casadei
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 7th . Chelsea had now won one of their last six away games in the Premier League (lost one). . The Blues had now scored 901 goals in their 613 away games in the Premier League (conceded 704). . They had now conceded 61 goals in a league season for the first time since 1990-91 in League Division One (69).