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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Premier League
Nottm Forest
1-2-5
0-3
Final
Chelsea
4-2-2
The City Ground
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

NFOAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCHE
50%Possession50%
12Shots17
2On target6
5Corners2
3Saves2
13Fouls16
41'MoratoNFO54'Malo GustoCHE80'Ibrahim SangaréNFO87'Malo GustoCHE89'EstêvãoCHE90'+4'Robert SánchezCHE
Team1H2HT
NFO000
CHE033

Who won: Chelsea 3-0

Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at The City Ground. Goals for Chelsea: Josh Acheampong (49'), Pedro Neto (52') and Reece James (84').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.6Reece JamesRB
  2. 28.2Pedro NetoAM-R
  3. 37.9Josh AcheampongCD-R
  4. 47.3Robert SánchezG
  5. 56.8Trevoh ChalobahCD-L
  6. 66.6Marc CucurellaLB
  7. 76.5João PedroF
  8. 86.3Andrey SantosAM
  9. 96.3Alejandro GarnachoAM-L
  10. 106.2Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  11. 116.2Romeo LaviaLM
  12. 126.2Marc GuiuSUB

Team stats

NFOCHE
13Fouls16
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
1Offsides2
5Corner Kicks2
3Saves2
49.7Possession50.3
12SHOTS17
2ON GOAL6
0.2On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
367Accurate Passes397
445Passes463
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
5Accurate Crosses3
23Crosses9
0.2Cross %0.3
46Long Balls57
15Accurate Long Balls28
0.3Long Balls %0.5
2Blocked Shots5
10Effective Tackles8
19Tackles15
0.5Tackle %0.5
9Interceptions13
15Effective Clearances19
15Clearances19

Player of the game

Reece James

CHE · 1 G, 1 A

8.6

Deserved to win

8%
NFO · 0.10 xG
79%
Draw
13%
CHE · 0.15 xG

Chelsea created better chances: they win this game 13% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 3.
  3. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).

  4. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

    R. Sánchez

  6. 90'+4'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a set piece situation.

  7. 90'+3'

    Handball

    Handball by Jamie Gittens (Chelsea).

  8. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'+1'

    Offside

    Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.

  10. 90'+1'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a corner.

    N. Milenkovic

  11. 90'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jamie Gittens.

  12. 89'

    Yellow card

    Estêvão (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

    Estêvão

  13. 89'

    Free kick won

    Morato (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).

  15. 87'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.

  16. 87'

    Red card

    Second yellow card to Malo Gusto (Chelsea) for a bad foul.

    M. Gusto

  17. 86'

    Free kick won

    Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).

  19. GOAL84'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    R. James

    Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 3. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.

    NFO 0 - 3 CHE
  20. 83'CHE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Neco Williams.

  21. 83'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.

  22. 83'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  23. 82'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

  24. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Acheampong

    Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Josh Acheampong.

    T. Adarabioyo

  25. 80'Ibrahim Sangaré

    Yellow card

    Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.

    I. Sangaré

Leaders

NFOCHE
Total Shots
Morgan Gibbs-White
4
Reece James
3
Accurate Passes
Elliot Anderson
53
Trevoh Chalobah
61
Saves
Matz Sels
3
Robert Sánchez
2

Season seriesCHE leads series 2-1-2

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