Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest: May 4, 2026

Nottingham Forest beat Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge, London on May 4, 2026 (2025-26 Premier League).

Full time · Played May 4, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM ET · StatsNext match records

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Score by half

Score by half — Chelsea / Nottingham Forest — Premier League — May 4, 2026
Team1st half2nd halfFinal
Chelsea011
Nottingham Forest213

Goals

  • 2′ Nottingham Forest: Taiwo Awoniyi
  • 15′ Nottingham Forest: Igor Jesus (penalty)
  • 52′ Nottingham Forest: Taiwo Awoniyi
  • 90+3′ Chelsea: João Pedro

Match statistics

Match statistics — Chelsea / Nottingham Forest — Premier League — May 4, 2026
StatisticChelseaNottingham Forest
Expected goals (xG)1.92.1
Shots216
Shots on target54
Big chances23
Possession %67.532.5
Passes649325
Corners101
Fouls1210
Yellow cards31
Red cards00
Saves14

What stood out

  • Expected goals: Chelsea 1.9, Nottingham Forest 2.1.
  • Shots: Chelsea 21, Nottingham Forest 6.
  • Managers: Calum McFarlane (Chelsea), Vitor Pereira (Nottingham Forest).

Player lines

  • Andrey Santos (MAN, substitute): 42 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Chris Wood (NFO, substitute): 34 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Cole Palmer (CHE): 100 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 5 SH, 2 SOT, 0.9 xG, 0.2 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Elliot Anderson (MNC, substitute): 55 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Enzo Fernández (MNC): 100 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 5 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.6 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Igor Jesus (NFO): 45 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 2 SOT, 0.8 xG, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Jair Paula (NFO): 45 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • James McAtee (NFO): 100 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • João Pedro (CHE): 100 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 1 SOT, 0.3 xG, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Levi Colwill (CHE, substitute): 55 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Liam Delap (NFO, substitute): 46 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.2 xG, 0.0 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Luca Netz (NFO): 100 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Malo Gusto (CHE): 100 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 1 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.1 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Matz Sels (NFO): 100 MIN, 4 SV, 32 PASS, 16 CMP, 0 YC
  • Morgan Gibbs-White (NFO, substitute): 21 MIN, 0 G, 1 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.6 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Neco Williams (NFO, substitute): 50 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Nikola Milenkovic (NFO, substitute): 55 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Romeo Lavia (CHE): 58 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC

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Head-to-head

Full Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head (2 meetings).

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