Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
An incredibly entertaining match at the City Ground is decided by a mad two minutes late in the second half, with Chelsea overturning a deficit to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2. Pochettino’s side took an early lead through Mudryk’s rolled finish, but the visitors were pegged back almost immediately by Boly’s far-post header from a Gibbs-White set-piece. The match was stretched in the second half as both teams searched for a breakthrough, with Hudson-Odoi, Yates and Silva all hitting the frame of the goal. The former Chelsea winger would eventually get his angles correct however, with Hudson-Odoi curling a lovely finish into the far corner with a quarter-hour to go, giving the hosts something to hang onto. All their hard work would be undone at the 80th minute, thanks to Sterling’s close-range finish after cutting inside ahead of Aina, and the 82nd minute, when Jackson’s back-post finish into an empty net overturned the deficit and put the Blues 3-2 ahead. The win puts Chelsea level on points with Newcastle in sixth ahead of their penultimate match of the campaign on Wednesday, when they host Brighton and Hove Albion. Nottingham Forest are still not mathematically assured of their survival, but are three points clear of the drop and have a better goal-differential than Luton by 12. They will contest their final game of the season next Sunday, travelling to play Burnley. That concludes our commentary of the Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea - we hope you’ve enjoyed it!
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Gibbs-White’s late inswinging corner is attacked by both Murillo and Wood, who push through Petrovic in an attempt to get to the ball first. The goalkeeper displays strength and poise however, stepping off his line to cling onto the delivery assuredly.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
The fourth official indicates seven minutes will be added to the end of the match for stoppages.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Play is stopped temporarily for Cucurella, who has gone down after successfully contesting an aerial duel with Elanga. The full-back seems to be suffering from a bit of cramp but he’ll be eager to wind the seconds off the clock in any case, with Chelsea seven minutes from a third-consecutive win.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Gibbs-White’s inswinging corner to the far post is collected rather easily by Petrovic, who takes the pressure off his penalty area by taking as much time as possible before throwing it out to a team-mate.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Substitution Callum James Hudson-Odoi Nicolás Martín Domínguez
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
A mad 120 seconds leaves Nottingham Forest just eight minutes to find a goal and put their Premier League status beyond question ahead of matchday 38. They have been so organised and determined in defence all match but have been caught napping, with the Chelsea substitutions completely changing the momentum.
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