Premier League · Mon, 4 May 2026 ·
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest — 1 - 3
Stamford Bridge · Referee: A. Taylor
Match report
Nottingham Forest beat Chelsea 3-1 as T. Awoniyi scores twice
Chelsea were beaten 3-1 by Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on Monday, 4 May 2026 in Premier League matchday 35. Joao Pedro (90') scored for Chelsea, while T. Awoniyi (2', 52') and Igor Jesus (15' pen) found the net for Nottingham Forest. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Chelsea had 67% of the ball and 21 shots (5 on target) against Nottingham Forest’s 6 (4 on target). Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) was the top-rated player with 8.7. The result leaves Chelsea 10th in the Premier League table on 7 points and Nottingham Forest 13th on 5.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Newcastle | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Fri, 27 Nov 2026, Nottingham Forest – Chelsea
Match events
- 2'goalT. AwoniyiAssist: D. Bakwa
- 10'yellow cardMoratoYellow Card
- 13'VAR decisionTaiwo AwoniyiPenalty confirmed
- 14'yellow cardMalo GustoYellow Card
- 15'penaltyIgor JesusPenalty
- 45+5'substitutionZ. AbbottOff: N. Williams
- 45+9'substitutionJ. DerryOff: L. Delap
- 46'substitutionT. AdarabioyoOff: L. Colwill
- 46'substitutionCunhaOff: N. Milenkovic
- 46'substitutionIgor JesusOff: M. Gibbs-White
- 46'substitutionN. DominguezOff: E. Anderson
- 52'goalT. AwoniyiAssist: M. Gibbs-White
- 58'substitutionR. LaviaOff: Andrey Santos
- 66'substitutionR. SanchezOff: F. Jorgensen
- 66'substitutionOff: C. Wood
- 75'VAR decisionJoão PedroGoal cancelled
- 78'yellow cardLiam DelapYellow Card
- 78'yellow cardMoisés CaicedoYellow Card
- 80'substitutionD. BakwaOff: O. Hutchinson
- 90'goalJoao PedroAssist: M. Cucurella
Lineups
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Calum McFarlane
Starting XI
- 1R. SanchezG
- 27M. GustoD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 3M. CucurellaD
- 45R. LaviaM
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 10C. PalmerM
- 8E. FernandezM
- 55J. DerryM
- 20Joao PedroF
Substitutes
- 12F. JorgensenG
- 24R. JamesD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 6L. ColwillD
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 9L. DelapF
- 14D. EssugoM
- 21J. HatoD
- 34J. AcheampongD
Nottingham Forest
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 26M. SelsG
- 44Z. AbbottD
- 23CunhaD
- 4MoratoD
- 25L. NetzD
- 29D. BakwaM
- 22R. YatesM
- 16N. DominguezM
- 24J. McAteeM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 9T. AwoniyiF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 67%Possession33%
- 2.15Expected goals (xG)2.05
- 21Total shots6
- 5Shots on target4
- 8Shots off target1
- 8Blocked shots1
- 12Shots inside the box6
- 9Shots outside the box1
- 10Corners1
- 1Offsides2
- 12Fouls10
- 3Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves4
- 659Passes334
- 597Accurate passes267
- 91%Pass accuracy80%
- 0.62Goals prevented0.62
Player statistics
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robert SánchezG | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Marc CucurellaD | 90 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 4Tosin AdarabioyoD | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 23Trevoh ChalobahD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Malo GustoD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 8Enzo FernándezM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 10Cole PalmerM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 25Moisés CaicedoM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 45Roméo LaviaM | 58 | 6.9 | ||
| 55Jesse DerryM | 44 | 6.6 | ||
| 20João PedroF | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 12Filip JørgensenG | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Levi ColwillD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Jorrel HatoD | – | – | ||
| 24Reece JamesD | – | – | ||
| 29Wesley FofanaD | – | – | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | – | – | ||
| 14Dário EssugoM | – | – | ||
| 17Andrey SantosM | 32 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Liam DelapF | 46 | 6.2 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Matz SelsG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 4MoratoD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 23JairD | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| 25Luca NetzD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 44Zach AbbottD | 44 | 6.5 | ||
| 16Nicolás DomínguezM | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 22Ryan YatesM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24James McAteeM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Dilane BakwaM | 80 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 9Taiwo AwoniyiFTop rated | 90 | 8.7 | 2 | |
| 19Igor JesusF | 45 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 27Stefan OrtegaG | – | – | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsD | 46 | 6.5 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Elliot AndersonM | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM | 21 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 11Chris WoodF | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Eric da Silva MoreiraF | – | – | ||
| 20Lorenzo LuccaF | – | – | ||
| 21Omari HutchinsonF | 10 | 6.3 |