Nott'm Forest vs Chelsea

18 October 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–0

  • Josh Acheampong 49’
  • Pedro Neto 52’
  • Reece James 84’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 3-0 away at Nott'm Forest. It was goalless at half-time.

Josh Acheampong put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 49th minute, set up by Pedro Neto, Pedro Neto made it 0-2 with a direct free kick in the 52nd minute, and Reece James made it 0-3 from a corner in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.56 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Nott'm Forest's 2.08 from 11. Chelsea had a player sent off.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
12 Shots 17
2 Shots on target 6
5 Corners 2
86 Attacks 106
55 Dangerous attacks 40
445 Passes 463
82% Pass accuracy 86%
19 Tackles 15
13 Fouls 16
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Nott'm Forest Chelsea
Kick-off
29’
Reece JamesShot on target
32’
Pedro NetoShot on target
MoratoFoul
41’
Half-time0-0
46’
Moisés CaicedoRoméo Lavia
46’
Jamie GittensAlejandro Garnacho
46’
Marc GuiuAndrey Santos
Igor JesusTaiwo Awoniyi 
46’
46’
Josh AcheampongShot on target
Second half underway
49’
Josh AcheampongHeader0-1 (Chelsea)
52’
Pedro Neto Left foot shot0-2 (Chelsea)
Callum Hudson-OdoiDouglas Luiz
53’
54’
Malo GustoFoul
Nikola MilenkovicShot on target
65’
Ibrahim SangareShot on target
65’
Nicolò SavonaMurillo
74’
Chris Wood Oleksandr Zinchenko
74’
78’
EstêvãoPedro Neto 
Ibrahim SangaréArgument
80’
81’
Tosin AdarabioyoJosh Acheampong
84’
Reece James Right foot shot0-3 (Chelsea)
87’
Malo GustoSecond yellowFoul
89’
EstêvãoTime wasting
90+4’
Robert SánchezTime wasting
Full-time0-3

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 2.08 2.56 49’ Josh Acheampong (Chelsea), 0-1 49’ 52’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), 0-2 52’ 84’ Reece James (Chelsea), 0-3 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.08 2.56 49’ Josh Acheampong (Chelsea), 0-1 Acheampong 49’ 52’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), 0-2 Neto 52’ 84’ Reece James (Chelsea), 0-3 James 84’
Nott'm Forest 2.08 xGChelsea 2.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Nott'm Forest attacking 
70’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.61 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Josh Acheampong (Chelsea), set piece, 0.56 xG, goal 20’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 62’ Marc Guiu (Chelsea), open play, 0.48 xG, blocked 84’ Reece James (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.47 xG, goal 65’ Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.39 xG, saved 42’ Andrey Santos (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 61’ Neco Williams (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 69’ Marc Guiu (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 52’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, goal 71’ Marc Guiu (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Andrey Santos (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Reece James (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Josh Acheampong (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 70’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.61 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Josh Acheampong (Chelsea), set piece, 0.56 xG, goal 20’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 62’ Marc Guiu (Chelsea), open play, 0.48 xG, blocked 84’ Reece James (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.47 xG, goal 65’ Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.39 xG, saved 42’ Andrey Santos (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 61’ Neco Williams (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 69’ Marc Guiu (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 52’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, goal 71’ Marc Guiu (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Andrey Santos (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Reece James (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Josh Acheampong (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Nott'm Forest 5-3-2 Starting XI
Sels
Williams
Milenković
Morato
Murillo 74’
Zinchenko 74’
Luiz 53’
Sangaré
Anderson
Gibbs-White
Awoniyi 46’
Chelsea 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sánchez
Cucurella
Chalobah
Acheampong 81’
James
Lavia 46’
Gusto
Garnacho 46’
Santos 46’
Neto 78’
Pedro

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Matz Sels GK900 0.000.000
Neco Williams DEF901 0.300.000
Nikola Milenkovic DEF902 0.080.000
Morato DEF900 0.000.000
Murillo DEF750 0.000.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF750 0.000.301
Elliot Anderson MID900 0.000.082
Ibrahim Sangare MID902 0.420.031
Douglas Luiz MID540 0.000.501
Morgan Gibbs-White FWD904 0.620.000
Taiwo Awoniyi FWD471 0.050.061
Igor Jesus Sub431 0.610.000
Callum Hudson-Odoi Sub360 0.000.632
Nicolò Savona Sub150 0.000.000
Chris Wood Sub150 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nott'm Forest win 31% Avg odds 3.07
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.43
Chelsea win 42% Avg odds 2.27

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

Form going into the game

Nott'm Forest LLDLL
Chelsea WDLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 0-1 Chelsea, 25 May 25 Next meeting: Chelsea 1-3 Nott'm Forest, 04 May 26  All Nott'm Forest vs Chelsea meetings

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