Chelsea vs Nott'm Forest

4 May 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • João Pedro 90+3’
  • Taiwo Awoniyi 2’, 52’
  • Igor Jesus 15’ (pen)

Match summary

Nott'm Forest beat Chelsea 3-1 on the road. Nott'm Forest led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Taiwo Awoniyi put Nott'm Forest ahead with a header in the 2nd minute, set up by Dilane Bakwa and Igor Jesus made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 15th minute. In the second half, Awoniyi made it 0-3 in the 52nd minute, set up by Morgan Gibbs-White and João Pedro pulled one back to make it 1-3 in stoppage time, set up by Marc Cucurella.

There was little between the sides on chances: Chelsea created 2.17 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots, Nott'm Forest 2.31 from 6. Cole Palmer had a penalty saved for Chelsea.

Match stats

67% Possession 33%
21 Shots 6
5 Shots on target 4
10 Corners 1
140 Attacks 54
84 Dangerous attacks 16
659 Passes 334
91% Pass accuracy 80%
14 Tackles 22
12 Fouls 10
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Chelsea Nott'm Forest
Kick-off
2’
Taiwo Awoniyi Header0-1 (Nott'm Forest)
10’
MoratoFoul
13’
VAR review
Malo GustoFoul
14’
15’
Igor JesusPenalty0-2 (Nott'm Forest)
33’
Igor JesusShot on target
Jesse DerryShot on target
35’
Malo GustoShot on target
44’
45+5’
Neco WilliamsZach AbbottInjury
Liam DelapJesse DerryInjury
45+9’
Cole PalmerMissed penalty
45+10’
Half-time0-2
46’
Elliot AndersonNicolás Domínguez
Levi Colwill Tosin Adarabioyo
46’
46’
Nikola MilenkovićJair Cunha 
46’
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteIgor Jesus
Second half underway
52’
Taiwo Awoniyi Left foot shot0-3 (Nott'm Forest)
Cole PalmerShot on target
55’
Andrey SantosRoméo Lavia
58’
Filip JørgensenRobert SánchezInjury
66’
66’
Chris Wood Morgan Gibbs-WhiteInjury
VAR review
75’
Moisés CaicedoFoul
78’
Liam DelapArgument
78’
80’
Omari Hutchinson Dilane Bakwa
Cole PalmerShot on target
85’
João PedroRight foot shot1-3 (Chelsea)
90+3’
Full-time1-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.17 2.31 2’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), 0-1 2’ 15’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), 0-2 15’ 52’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), 0-3 52’ 90+3’ João Pedro (Chelsea), 1-3 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.17 2.31 2’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), 0-1 Awoniyi 2’ 15’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), 0-2 Jesus 15’ 52’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), 0-3 Awoniyi 52’ 90+3’ João Pedro (Chelsea), 1-3 Pedro 90+3’
Chelsea 2.17 xGNott'm Forest 2.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nott'm Forest attacking Chelsea attacking 
52’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 15’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 55’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+3’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 2’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 33’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+6’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 59’ James McAtee (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 34’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ João Pedro (Chelsea), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Liam Delap (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Jesse Derry (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ James McAtee (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Andrey Santos (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Liam Delap (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Jesse Derry (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 15’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 55’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+3’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 2’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 90+6’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 33’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 59’ James McAtee (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 34’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ João Pedro (Chelsea), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Liam Delap (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Jesse Derry (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 71’ Andrey Santos (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ James McAtee (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Liam Delap (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Jesse Derry (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Chelsea 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sánchez 66’
Gusto
Chalobah
Adarabioyo 46’
Cucurella
Lavia 58’
Caicedo
Palmer
Fernández
Derry 45’
Pedro
Nott'm Forest 4-4-2 Starting XI
Sels
Netz
Morato
Cunha 46’
Abbott 45’
McAtee
Domínguez 46’
Yates
Bakwa 80’
Awoniyi 2
Jesus 46’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK800 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF901 0.070.174
Trevoh Chalobah DEF901 0.110.000
Tosin Adarabioyo DEF600 0.000.000
Marc Cucurella DEF9011 0.040.593
Moisés Caicedo MID900 0.000.000
Romeo Lavia MID721 0.020.000
Cole Palmer MID905 0.890.071
Enzo Fernández MID905 0.170.387
Jesse Derry MID532 0.100.000
João Pedro FWD9012 0.600.021
Liam Delap Sub372 0.110.000
Levi Colwill Sub300 0.000.000
Andrey Santos Sub181 0.060.000
Filip Jorgensen Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 67% Avg odds 1.41
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.78
Nott'm Forest win 13% Avg odds 7.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea LLLLL
Nott'm Forest DWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 0-3 Chelsea, 18 Oct 25 Next meeting: Nott'm Forest vs Chelsea, 27 Nov 26 (upcoming)  All Chelsea vs Nott'm Forest meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.