Nottingham Forest v Chelsea, 01 January 2023

Score1-1
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,229
Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Drawn: 4 Chelsea won: 4 Nottingham Forest scored: 11 Chelsea scored: 9 . This was Chelsea’s first visit to the City Ground in all competitions since February 1999 in the Premier League.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

1 Chelsea

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Serge Aurier 63 G

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 16 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Renan Lodi
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Thiago Silva Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Denis Zakaria Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Christian Pulisic Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Colback for Orel Mangala 78
Sam Surridge for Brennan Johnson 82
Neco Williams for Taiwo Awoniyi 88

Substitutions:

Mateo Kovačić for Denis Zakaria 61
Conor Gallagher for Raheem Sterling 72
Hakim Ziyech for Jorginho 72
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Mason Mount 73
Carney Chukwuemeka for Christian Pulisic 87

Cards:

Ryan Yates 43 Y
Renan Lodi 90 Y

Cards:

César Azpilicueta 53 Y
Conor Gallagher 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Steve Cook
Defender Scott McKenna
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Lewis O'Brien
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech

Comments:

League position: 18th . Nottingham Forest were now unbeaten in their last six home games in all competitions. . Forest had now lost one of their last 15 league games played at the City Ground on New Year's Day (won five). . They had now failed to score in one of their nine home games so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 8th . Chelsea avoided losing four consecutive away games in all competitions for the first time since February 2019. . The Blues remained without a win their opening Premier League game of a year since 2016. . They had now lost two of their 15 games in the Premier League played on a Sunday since the start of the 2021-22 season.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Serge Aurier 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Renan Lodi
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Substitutions:

Jack Colback for Orel Mangala 78
Sam Surridge for Brennan Johnson 82
Neco Williams for Taiwo Awoniyi 88

Cards:

Ryan Yates 43 Y
Renan Lodi 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Steve Cook
Defender Scott McKenna
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Lewis O'Brien
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 18th . Nottingham Forest were now unbeaten in their last six home games in all competitions. . Forest had now lost one of their last 15 league games played at the City Ground on New Year's Day (won five). . They had now failed to score in one of their nine home games so far in this Premier League season.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 16 G

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Thiago Silva Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Denis Zakaria Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Christian Pulisic Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Mateo Kovačić for Denis Zakaria 61
Conor Gallagher for Raheem Sterling 72
Hakim Ziyech for Jorginho 72
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Mason Mount 73
Carney Chukwuemeka for Christian Pulisic 87

Cards:

César Azpilicueta 53 Y
Conor Gallagher 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech

Comments:

League position: 8th . Chelsea avoided losing four consecutive away games in all competitions for the first time since February 2019. . The Blues remained without a win their opening Premier League game of a year since 2016. . They had now lost two of their 15 games in the Premier League played on a Sunday since the start of the 2021-22 season.