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

Potter admits Chelsea form needs consistency

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 updates

• Nottingham Forest hold Chelsea to a draw as Serge Aurier cancels out Raheem Sterling’s opener
• FULL-TIME! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea
• 63’ - GOAL! Aurier finishes well to equalise (NFO 1-1 CHE)
• 16’ - GOAL! Sterling taps in after Boly hits his own bar (NFO 0-1 CHE)
• TEAM NEWS: Azpilicueta starts instead of the injured James for Chelsea
• TEAM NEWS: Gibbs-White back from injury for Forest but Lingard misses out

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Substitution Christian Mate Pulišić Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka

1 January 2023 18:13

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Azpilicueta finds space in the inside-right channel from Ziyech's offload, but Boly does well at the near post to block his cutback.

1 January 2023 18:11

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Johnson is withdrawn after a good shift and is replaced by Surridge.

1 January 2023 18:09

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

CLOSE! Ziyech angles a perfect cross to the back post for Aubameyang to attack, but the forward cannot make contact with his header amid pressure from Aurier.

1 January 2023 18:09

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1 January 2023 18:08

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

1 January 2023 18:08

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Kovacic collects in a good position on the edge of the Forest box, only to lose out to Johnson's covering challenge. It has been the difference between the sides in the second half. Forest have won every challenge.

1 January 2023 18:07

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1 January 2023 18:07

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

1 January 2023 18:06

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Worrall makes an important header in the box to guide Azpilicueta's cross away from Havertz in the middle.

1 January 2023 18:04