Chelsea v Nottingham Forest, 02 September 2023

Score1-0 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeTim Robinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,820
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Chelsea won: 4 Drawn: 5 Nottingham Forest won: 4 Chelsea scored: 11 Nottingham Forest scored: 14 . This was Nottingham Forest's first win at Stamford Bridge since 25 January 1995 when Stan Collymore scored both their goals in a 2-0 victory in the Premier League.

0 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Goals:

Anthony Elanga 48 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Matt Turner Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Scott McKenna Defender
Joe Worrall Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Orel Mangala Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Noni Madueke for Ben Chilwell 62
Cole Palmer for Conor Gallagher 62
Ian Maatsen for Moisés Caicedo 77
Mykhailo Mudryk for Malo Gusto 77

Substitutions:

Anthony Elanga for Danilo 45+3
Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi 65
Gonzalo Montiel for Serge Aurier 72
Nuno Tavares for Orel Mangala 72
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Ola Aina 73

Cards:

Ben Chilwell 31 Y
Nicolas Jackson 36 Y
Conor Gallagher 43 Y

Cards:

Ola Aina 41 Y
Ryan Yates 61 Y
Nuno Tavares 86 Y
Matt Turner 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Brandon Aguilera
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 11th . Chelsea failed in their attempt to win consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022. . The Blues had now lost ten of their last 16 games in all competitions (won three). . Having taken four points from their first four games, they had now made their worst four-game start to a season in the Premier League since 1995-96 (three points).

Comments:

League position: 9th . This was Nottingham Forest's first away league win since their visit to Southampton on 4 January 2023 in the Premier League; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Forest had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 21 games in the Premier League. . They had now won on two of their last 16 visits to London in the Premier League; also at Wimbledon in March 1999.

0 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Noni Madueke for Ben Chilwell 62
Cole Palmer for Conor Gallagher 62
Ian Maatsen for Moisés Caicedo 77
Mykhailo Mudryk for Malo Gusto 77

Cards:

Ben Chilwell 31 Y
Nicolas Jackson 36 Y
Conor Gallagher 43 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 11th . Chelsea failed in their attempt to win consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022. . The Blues had now lost ten of their last 16 games in all competitions (won three). . Having taken four points from their first four games, they had now made their worst four-game start to a season in the Premier League since 1995-96 (three points).

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Anthony Elanga 48 G

Starting lineup:

Matt Turner Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Scott McKenna Defender
Joe Worrall Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Orel Mangala Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Anthony Elanga for Danilo 45+3
Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi 65
Gonzalo Montiel for Serge Aurier 72
Nuno Tavares for Orel Mangala 72
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Ola Aina 73

Cards:

Ola Aina 41 Y
Ryan Yates 61 Y
Nuno Tavares 86 Y
Matt Turner 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Brandon Aguilera
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 9th . This was Nottingham Forest's first away league win since their visit to Southampton on 4 January 2023 in the Premier League; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Forest had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 21 games in the Premier League. . They had now won on two of their last 16 visits to London in the Premier League; also at Wimbledon in March 1999.