Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
4 May 2026, 15:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Anthony TaylorPremier League 2025/2026 · 31 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ChelseaMin
Nottingham Forest- 2′⚽
Taiwo Awoniyi 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Dilane Bakwa
Header
- 10′
Morato
Yellowcard
Foul
- 13′VAR
João Pedro
VAR · Goal Disallowed
Malo Gusto
Yellowcard
Foul
14′- 15′⚽
Igor Jesus 0-2
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 45+5′⇄
Neco Williams
Substitution
Off: Zach Abbott
- ⇄
Liam Delap
Substitution
Off: Jesse Derry
45+9′ - •
Cole Palmer
Missed Penalty
45+10′ - 46′⇄
Elliot Anderson
Substitution
Off: Nicolás Domínguez
- ⇄
Levi Colwill
Substitution
Off: Tosin Adarabioyo
46′ - 46′⇄
Nikola Milenković
Substitution
Off: Jair Cunha
- 46′⇄
Morgan Gibbs-White
Substitution
Off: Igor Jesus
- 52′⚽
Taiwo Awoniyi 0-3
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Morgan Gibbs-White
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Andrey Santos
Substitution
Off: Roméo Lavia
58′ - ⇄
Filip Jørgensen
Substitution
Off: Robert Sánchez
66′ - 66′⇄
Chris Wood
Substitution
Off: Morgan Gibbs-White
- VAR
João Pedro
VAR · Goal Disallowed
75′ Moisés Caicedo
Yellowcard
Foul
78′Liam Delap
Yellowcard
Argument
78′- 80′⇄
Omari Hutchinson
Substitution
Off: Dilane Bakwa
- ⚽
João Pedro 1-3
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Marc Cucurella
Right foot shot
90+3′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.15 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 6.86 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.40 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.29 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 7.04 | |
| 58 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.66 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.85 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6.15 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 7.55 | |
| 45 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.95 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.42 | |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.45 | |
| 45 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.58 | |
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| 32 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.81 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Chelsea
Latest: Manchester United · 0–1
Match stats
18 Apr 2026, 20:00 · Home vs Manchester United · 2025/2026
Nottingham Forest
Latest: Sunderland · 5–0
Match stats
24 Apr 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Sunderland · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Chelsea’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Chelsea’s home games with Nottingham Forest’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Chelsea
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Nottingham Forest
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
Previous meetings
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