Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea: Serge Aurier’s second-half goal cancelled out Raheem Sterling’s opener
Chelsea dropped more points in their quest to climb back up the Premier League standings as Serge Aurier earned Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw with Graham Potter’s side.
Fresh from their first league win in six games last time out against Bournemouth, Chelsea started well in the Nottingham drizzle, with Raheem Sterling firing them into the lead in the 16th minute.
Forest improved after the break and were desperately unlucky not to equalise early in the second half as Morgan Gibbs-White’s drilled half-volley hit the underside of the crossbar but bounced on the goal line and away.
The hosts kept coming and deservedly levelled things up as Aurier fired home in the 63rd minute from a corner and looked the more likely to go on to win the match but it ended all square.
Relive all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Chelsea have won their last seven meetings with Nottingham Forest in all competitions, with this the first match between the pair since January 2020 (2-0 in the FA Cup).
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Chelsea have made just one change to their side from their win over Bournemouth. Reece James is sidelined with a knee injury, which sees Azpilicueta slot into right-back in place of his team-mate.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Forest have made two changes to their side that lost against United last time out. Henderson returns after missing the game against his parent club to start between the posts. Gibbs-White has recovered from a calf injury and replaces the injured Jesse Lingard in the final third.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
CHELSEA SUBS: Mateo Kovacic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Marcus Bettinelli, Trevoh Chalobah, Hakim Ziyech, Conor Gallagher, Carney Chukwuemeka, Omari Hutchinson, Lewis Hall.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
CHELSEA (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Kalidou Koulibaly, Thiago Silva, Marc Cucurella; Denis Zakaria, Mason Mount, Jorginho; Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic.
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